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Policy Archive

Archives for September 2016

Politics
Millennials have very little confidence in most major institutionsMillennials have very little confidence in most major institutions
Politics

The Democratic Party’s young voter problem goes beyond policy.

By Zachary Crockett
My dad spent years of my childhood in prison. His incarceration punished me too.
Criminal Justice

2.2 million Americans are behind bars. And they have mothers, fathers, siblings, and children, who are suffering on the outside.

By Dominique Matti
Science
The FDA’s drug reviewers keep leaving to work for big pharma, and it’s a big problemThe FDA’s drug reviewers keep leaving to work for big pharma, and it’s a big problem
Science

In a first, researchers measure the agency’s “revolving door.”

By Julia Belluz
What medical spending on pets explains about the cost of human health care
Health Care

The comparison is ruff, but important.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
3 winners and 2 losers from the first presidential debate3 winners and 2 losers from the first presidential debate
Politics

It wasn’t really close.

By Dylan Matthews
Education
Why trigger warnings are really so controversial, explainedWhy trigger warnings are really so controversial, explained
Education

How telling students about upsetting material became the flashpoint of the campus culture war.

By Libby Nelson
Technology
Why the tech industry should care about the next secretary of transportationWhy the tech industry should care about the next secretary of transportation
Technology

Political consultant Bradley Tusk wants Hillary Clinton to make the future of transportation a national issue.

By Eric Johnson
The murder rate went up in 2015. It’s still half of what it was 25 years ago.
Politics

Some conservative pundits blame Black Lives Matter protests for the increase. But it may not be that simple.

By German Lopez
Why Hollywood keeps coming back to Seven Samurai
Movies

The new Magnificent Seven owes everything to Akira Kurosawa’s samurai epic. It’s not the only one.

By Peter Suderman
Technology
Behind the scenes of Uber’s blistering political attacksBehind the scenes of Uber’s blistering political attacks
Technology

Meet Bradley Tusk, Uber’s first political consultant, on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
Uber is researching a new vertical-takeoff ride offering that flies you around
Technology

Do you want to fly to work?

By Kara Swisher
Politics
Why asking black people about “black-on-black crime” misses the pointWhy asking black people about “black-on-black crime” misses the point
Politics

An honest conversation about violence in black communities needs to recognize that “black-on-black crime” is not simply black people’s making.

By Victoria M. Massie
Congress members casually compare abortion to slavery, black genocide, and killing puppies
Politics

And one woman of color had the perfect response.

By Emily Crockett
Politics
Keith Lamont Scott’s wife filmed as Charlotte police shot and killed her husbandKeith Lamont Scott’s wife filmed as Charlotte police shot and killed her husband
Politics

Police refuse to release videos of Scott’s death. But we now have some partial footage — from Scott’s wife.

By German Lopez
Sports
MLB catcher mocks Charlotte protesters, saying they should be “locked behind bars like animals”MLB catcher mocks Charlotte protesters, saying they should be “locked behind bars like animals”
Sports

The Seattle Mariners’ Steve Clevenger shows how not to respond to protests on Twitter.

By Victoria M. Massie