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Policy Archive

Archives for January 2016

Politics
President Obama: We’ve improved cars and toy safety. Why don’t we improve gun safety?President Obama: We’ve improved cars and toy safety. Why don’t we improve gun safety?
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Politics

This has real consequences.

By German Lopez
Explainers
President Obama’s boldest action on guns yet, explainedPresident Obama’s boldest action on guns yet, explained
Explainers

Here’s what the president is doing.

By German Lopez
Technology
At CES, Uber Will Get You to the ChopperAt CES, Uber Will Get You to the Chopper
Technology

Uber, but for marketing gimmicks.

By Mark Bergen
Supreme Court
Why it matters that real women are telling the Supreme Court about their abortionsWhy it matters that real women are telling the Supreme Court about their abortions
Supreme Court

Women who have had abortions are telling their stories to fight stigma and defend reproductive rights in the biggest Supreme Court abortion case in decades.

By Emily Crockett
Politics
Did anti-police sentiment lead to more murders in 2015? One expert makes her case.Did anti-police sentiment lead to more murders in 2015? One expert makes her case.
Politics

A conversation with the leading proponent of the “Ferguson effect.”

By German Lopez
Explainers
The most convincing argument for legalizing LSD, shrooms, and other psychedelicsThe most convincing argument for legalizing LSD, shrooms, and other psychedelics
Explainers

Studies show hallucinogens help terminally ill patients. But they can help anyone.

By German Lopez
Technology
Renault-Nissan Opts for Slow but Steady Path to Self-Driving CarsRenault-Nissan Opts for Slow but Steady Path to Self-Driving Cars
Technology

The approach contrasts with some opinions that the most dangerous type of vehicle is one that requires a driver to take over some of the time.

By Ina Fried
Technology
I Drove the Chevy Bolt, GM’s Electric Car for EveryoneI Drove the Chevy Bolt, GM’s Electric Car for Everyone
Technology

This is a very unremarkable car on the road. And I mean that in the best possible way:

By Chris Ziegler
Politics
Lead exposure is a race issue. The crisis in Flint, Michigan, shows why.Lead exposure is a race issue. The crisis in Flint, Michigan, shows why.
Technology
A Chinese Drone Maker Built a One-Seat, Self-Driving Flying VehicleA Chinese Drone Maker Built a One-Seat, Self-Driving Flying Vehicle
Technology

You’re probably not going to ride in this, though.

By Noah Kulwin
Politics
Some states give rape survivors 30 years to pursue justice. Some give them 3.Some states give rape survivors 30 years to pursue justice. Some give them 3.
Politics

Where you live makes a huge difference in when, and whether, you can press charges on an old case of sexual assault.

By Emily Crockett
Explainers
Bill Cosby and the case for ending statutes of limitations on rapeBill Cosby and the case for ending statutes of limitations on rape
Explainers

In many states, women have as little as three years to come forward if they want to prosecute sexual crimes committed against them.

By Emily Crockett
Technology
Lyft Bets on Not Being an Asshole to Battle Uber in Las VegasLyft Bets on Not Being an Asshole to Battle Uber in Las Vegas
Technology

A former hotel exec runs Lyft’s operations during its first-ever CES.

By Mark Bergen
Technology
CEShowdown: Las Vegas Taxi Drivers and Cab Companies Are Still Super Pissed at Uber and LyftCEShowdown: Las Vegas Taxi Drivers and Cab Companies Are Still Super Pissed at Uber and Lyft
Technology

The quiet car-hailing tension surrounding CES.

By Noah Kulwin and Mark Bergen
Politics
Gun violence has already killed at least 147 people in the US in 2016Gun violence has already killed at least 147 people in the US in 2016