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Policy Archive

Archives for April 2016

Technology
Why the Uber drivers’ lawyer settled their fight to become employeesWhy the Uber drivers’ lawyer settled their fight to become employees
Technology

Shannon Liss-Riordan, the attorney representing drivers, defends her decision to settle.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Technology
With the Model 3, will Tesla’s cult-like following stay that way?With the Model 3, will Tesla’s cult-like following stay that way?
Technology

With its first mass-market vehicle, Tesla will soon see its once-exclusive network of owners expand.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Explainers
A criminal record can ruin your job prospects. Obama is trying to fix that.A criminal record can ruin your job prospects. Obama is trying to fix that.
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Explainers

Employers discriminate against ex-prisoners all the time. But the federal government won’t be doing it anymore.

By Dara Lind
Technology
The Tesla of garbage trucks wants to make city buses more sustainableThe Tesla of garbage trucks wants to make city buses more sustainable
Technology

Wrightspeed is outfitting Wellington, New Zealand, with a cutting-edge electric bus system.

By Patrick Sisson
Politics
The anti-Trump protests are ramping up againThe anti-Trump protests are ramping up again
Politics

Seventeen demonstrators were arrested at a Trump rally in Orange County that drew hundreds on Thursday night.

By Libby Nelson
Technology
GoFundMe will match education donations to salute teachersGoFundMe will match education donations to salute teachers
Technology

The crowdfunding initiative coincides with Teacher Appreciation Week

By Dawn Chmielewski
Politics
The biggest myth about abortion that you probably believe is trueThe biggest myth about abortion that you probably believe is true
Politics

It seems nothing will revive the debate over abortion quite like an election year.

By Liz Plank
Politics
Criminal-justice reform in Congress has officially caved to a dangerous mythCriminal-justice reform in Congress has officially caved to a dangerous myth
Politics

You simply can’t fix mass incarceration this way.

By Dara Lind
Politics
The Senate’s criminal justice reform repeats one of the worst mistakes of the war on drugsThe Senate’s criminal justice reform repeats one of the worst mistakes of the war on drugs
Politics

A move to win conservative votes shows some lawmakers haven’t learned their lesson.

By German Lopez
Politics
A man two heartbeats away from the presidency was a serial child molesterA man two heartbeats away from the presidency was a serial child molester
Politics

Dennis Hastert admitted to his crimes in court.

By Dylan Matthews
Education
Yale is sticking with Calhoun College — named after a notorious slavery defenderYale is sticking with Calhoun College — named after a notorious slavery defender
Education

The university argues that changing the name would mean erasing the legacy of slavery.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
Think US gun violence is bad? A new study suggests it’s even worse than we think.Think US gun violence is bad? A new study suggests it’s even worse than we think.
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Politics

We may be severely underestimating the amount of shootings in America.

By German Lopez
Explainers
The disastrous, forgotten 1996 law that created today’s immigration problemThe disastrous, forgotten 1996 law that created today’s immigration problem
Explainers

The immigration reform Hillary Clinton wants could be limited — or even undermined — by a law her husband signed.

By Dara Lind
I have a high-stress job. I’m also bipolar. Here’s how I keep myself healthy.
Features

I’m not ashamed of having bipolar disorder, but I don’t want to go out of my way to tell people. I worry. Will this person not want to work with me anymore? Will they treat me differently? Will they think I’m unreliable?

By Charlotte Maine
Technology
The future of food and cars is on the Code agenda with Brown, Crenn, Liu and TanThe future of food and cars is on the Code agenda with Brown, Crenn, Liu and Tan
Technology

We still have more speakers to announce, but get ready for Code 2016, coming May 31 to June 2.

By Kara Swisher