Policy Archive
Archives for October 2016


The law could have jailed women for miscarriages. It’s a remarkable, sudden reversal.


Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen makes the case for optimism about educational technology.

In the self-driving universe, this is actually a good thing.


Mike Pence denied it at the VP debate. He’s wrong.


One Chicago police study found that 19 percent of guns recovered on the streets could be traced to Indiana.

The GOP looked like it was moving past racial polarization on criminal justice. Then Trump happened.

Like Alfred Olango and Keith Lamont Scott, at least 25 percent of people shot by police have a mental illness or disability.

American health care, in one bill.

This was ... unexpected.


Dmitri Dolgov showed Recode how sensors on Google’s self-driving car help it navigate and interact with pedestrians.


On abortion, Tim Kaine in 2016 is very different from Tim Kaine in 2005.

Funds intended for needy families are going to “crisis pregnancy centers,” which lie to women to try to talk them out of abortion.

“This is a mass addiction.”


Luke Cage isn’t Marvel’s best television show. But it’s the most powerful one.


Amanda Knox kissed her boyfriend at the worst possible moment. The aftermath is a dark tale of sexism, slut shaming, and tabloid mythmaking.
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