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Policy Archive

Archives for October 2016

Climate
Hey, Leonardo DiCaprio: true climate champions don’t fight against urban densityHey, Leonardo DiCaprio: true climate champions don’t fight against urban density
Climate

It’s the most powerful thing cities can do to fight climate change.

By David Roberts
That viral chart showing a link between mental hospitals and prisons? It’s kind of misleading.
Politics

Deinstitutionalization didn’t cause mass incarceration. But it did contribute to it.

By German Lopez
How America’s criminal justice system became the country’s mental health system
Explainers

A story of how the criminal justice system neglects, abuses, and sometimes kills people with mental illness.

By German Lopez
Top police chief apologizes for “historical mistreatment” of racial minorities
Politics

He acknowledged that the police have been the “face of oppression for far too many of our fellow citizens.”

By German Lopez
Trump, Cosby, Ailes: it took celebrity accusers to make us listen to sexual assault victims
2016 Presidential Election

The pattern has played out predictably in 2016.

By Sarah Kliff
Criminal Justice
Rape and sexual assault are common. So why don’t we believe victims?Rape and sexual assault are common. So why don’t we believe victims?
Criminal Justice

There’s a long, twisted history behind it.

By Emily Crockett
What we know: the firebombing of a GOP HQ in North Carolina
Politics

State officials have called it an act of “political terrorism.”

By Jeff Stein
Margaret Sanger’s grandson hopes for a future where we don’t need Planned Parenthood
Health Care

On Planned Parenthood 100th anniversary, the birth control pioneer’s grandson discusses her legacy.

By Emily Crockett
A black photographer and Indian reporter were doing their jobs by a school. Someone called the cops.
Police Violence

Just another example of very obvious racial profiling.

By German Lopez
Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls her Kaepernick criticism “inappropriately dismissive and harsh”
Politics

The Notorious RBG admits she didn’t know what Kaepernick’s protest was about when she called it “dumb.”

By Victoria M. Massie
Hyperloop One raised $50 million and hired former Uber CFO Brent Callinicos
Technology

The new round, led by DP World Groups in Dubai, brings the company’s total funding to $160 million.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Politics
Kaepernick on Ruth Bader Ginsburg critique: it’s “disappointing” but common from powerful white peopleKaepernick on Ruth Bader Ginsburg critique: it’s “disappointing” but common from powerful white people
Politics

For Kaepernick, calling his protests “dumb” is a way to “sidestep the real issue.”

By Victoria M. Massie
Reviews
The Accountant wants to be a thriller about neurodiversity. Instead, it’s just stupid.The Accountant wants to be a thriller about neurodiversity. Instead, it’s just stupid.
Reviews

There’s a way to make a movie about autism, but this isn’t it.

By Alissa Wilkinson
The FBI is finally taking steps to better track police use of force across the US
Politics

The FBI’s database currently misses more than half of people killed by police.

By German Lopez
Mischiefs of Faction
Paul Ryan’s biggest failurePaul Ryan’s biggest failure
Mischiefs of Faction

As speaker of the House, Paul Ryan faces divided loyalties as a leader of his party and a leader of the nation’s most democratic institution.

By Seth Masket