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Thinking Outside the Box
It’s been a little over a year since Rhode Island’s “Ban the Box” law went into effect, making it the sixth state in the country to...
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Mar 28, 20155 min read


Smoke and Mirrors
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker have a lot in common. Both are in positions of power and have a...
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Mar 27, 20157 min read


The Revolving Door For Women In STEM
According to the National Science Foundation, women earn 57 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in the United States and “about half of all...
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Mar 23, 20155 min read


When Supplements Kill: Vitamins and the FDA
Somewhere on almost every bottle of vitamin C or echinacea is the sentence: “This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This...
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Mar 21, 20155 min read


At Last: The Big Push for Immigration Reform
At long last, the Obama administration is making a decisive move on immigration reform. On November 20, 2014, the president announced...
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Mar 21, 20157 min read


Before the Court Again: Will the Wording of Obamacare Be Its Downfall?
Having déjà vu? The Affordable Care Act is once again facing a significant challenge in the Supreme Court this week. The piece of...
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Mar 19, 20155 min read


Blurring the Boundaries: Humanitarianism and Neutrality
The knife-wielding terrorists that have been appearing in our social media newsfeeds with alarming regularity over the past months do not...
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Mar 18, 20156 min read


Looking to Doctors: Big Pharma and Its Consumers
On February 5, John Oliver opened his new season of Last Week Tonight with a 17-minute segment attacking the unsavory advertising...
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Mar 17, 20155 min read


Survival of the Fittest: The 2016 Foreign Policy Election
Twelve months from now, the American public will be embroiled in one of the most highly anticipated election seasons of recent memory....
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Mar 16, 20155 min read


Shots Not Fired
A family weekend at Disneyland costs less than getting your children vaccinated — unless, of course, they come down with the measles....
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Mar 14, 20157 min read


Oklahoma! A Case Against the AP US History Ban
On Monday, February 16th, the Oklahoma House Education Committee voted to ban the Advanced Placement (AP) United States History...
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Mar 13, 20154 min read


Does Netanyahu’s Speech Really Matter for US Elections?
There has been much talk surrounding the Israeli Prime Minister’s most recent trip to the United States. Just a few weeks ago, on March...
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Mar 13, 20154 min read


The More You GMO
In a nation where 75 percent of processed food contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Vermont reignited an already contentious...
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Mar 12, 20156 min read


A Mayor and a Modem
The amazing thing about the dollar menu in a New York City McDonald’s is not that one can buy a meal for a dollar, but that free WiFi...
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Mar 12, 20154 min read


What is the Best Way to Provide a Social Safety Net?
The Positives of Private Philanthropy Story by Benjamin Koatz Across the country, private organizations aren’t waiting for big government...
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Mar 12, 20156 min read


License to Bill
Nevada requires emergency medical technicians to complete 26 days of training before obtaining a license — a pretty standard state...
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Mar 12, 20156 min read


Dr. Safelove
We cannot afford to lose another decade,” warned the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in April 2014, explaining...
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Mar 12, 20154 min read


Medicaid and the Construction of an Undeserving Poor
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, it undertook a major expansion of Medicaid—a public assistance program that offers...
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Mar 12, 20157 min read


Blame It on the Gerrymandering: Risky Moves in the House
On November 5, in the wake of the midterm election sweep in which they picked up nine seats in the Senate, thirteen seats in the House of...
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Mar 11, 20154 min read


The Fifth Domain: Cyber-Metaphors and Apocalyptic Rhetoric
On Friday, February 15, 2015, President Obama signed an executive order creating the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center...
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Mar 10, 20156 min read
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