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Policy Archive

Archives for June 2016

Technology
Tesla has just put in an offer to acquire SolarCityTesla has just put in an offer to acquire SolarCity
Technology

The electric car company Elon Musk is the CEO of just offered to buy the solar company Elon Musk is the chairman of.

By Johana Bhuiyan
A team of ex-Apple engineers just launched the Nest for cars
Technology

Pearl wants to bring new technology to your old(ish) car.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Politics
What Jasmine Richards’s “lynching” conviction means for the Black Lives Matter movementWhat Jasmine Richards’s “lynching” conviction means for the Black Lives Matter movement
Politics

Jasmine Richards is the first African American in American history charged for felony “lynching.”

By Victoria M. Massie
Health Care
A woman had an abortion at 32 weeks. Our laws made her hellish experience even worse.A woman had an abortion at 32 weeks. Our laws made her hellish experience even worse.
Health Care

There’s no such thing as a “due date” abortion, but there are harrowing stories like this one.

By Emily Crockett
Criminal Justice
National Selfie Day 2016: 5 campaigns that demonstrate how selfies empower people of colorNational Selfie Day 2016: 5 campaigns that demonstrate how selfies empower people of color
Criminal Justice

Selfies are more than just a symbol of millennial narcissism.

By Victoria M. Massie
Criminal Justice
Why the death of Taliban leader Mullah Mansour won’t bring peace to AfghanistanWhy the death of Taliban leader Mullah Mansour won’t bring peace to Afghanistan
Criminal Justice

Afghanistan’s political problems run much deeper than just the Taliban.

By Vanda Felbab-Brown
Health Care
Is yoga bad for you? Here’s what the evidence says.Is yoga bad for you? Here’s what the evidence says.
Health Care

The reports of yoga harms are probably overblown.

By Julia Belluz
Politics
Donald Trump thought he could overpower the NRA. He was wrong.Donald Trump thought he could overpower the NRA. He was wrong.
Politics

The biggest sign yet that Trump isn’t remaking the GOP in his image.

By Dara Lind
Criminal Justice
How falsely accusing an imam of inspiring the Orlando shooter exposed anti-Muslim biasHow falsely accusing an imam of inspiring the Orlando shooter exposed anti-Muslim bias
Criminal Justice

Anti-Muslim bias has become a major problem in American media since the 9/11 attacks.

By Victoria M. Massie
Gun Violence
48 people were shot during a 15-hour filibuster on gun control48 people were shot during a 15-hour filibuster on gun control
Gun Violence

In the course of a gun control filibuster in the Senate, there were 36 shootings — or one every 23 minutes.

By Zachary Crockett and Javier Zarracina
After 3 years and 3 trials, another ex-Vanderbilt football player convicted in gang rape
Criminal Justice

Following a mistrial, Brandon Vandenburg was convicted a second time for orchestrating a gang rape.

By Emily Crockett
Politics
You need to read Sonia Sotomayor’s devastating, Ta-Nehisi Coates-citing Supreme Court dissentYou need to read Sonia Sotomayor’s devastating, Ta-Nehisi Coates-citing Supreme Court dissent
Politics

“We must not pretend that the countless people who are routinely targeted by police are ‘isolated,’” she wrote.

By Victoria M. Massie
Why millions of Americans — including me — own the AR-15
Criminal Justice

What everyone is getting wrong about the weapon behind some of the worst mass shootings in America.

By Jon Stokes
How America built itself on guns, then couldn’t let go
Criminal Justice

There was a time in our history when limiting the possession of guns meant limiting our liberty. But now?

By Alvin Chang
Politics
Trump “hates” the idea of racial profiling but is okay with racially profiling MuslimsTrump “hates” the idea of racial profiling but is okay with racially profiling Muslims
Politics

“I think profiling is something that we’re going to have to start thinking about as a country,” Trump said.

By Tara Golshan