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Policy Archive

Archives for March 2019

Technology
Investing in Uber’s IPO means investing in Uber’s rivalsInvesting in Uber’s IPO means investing in Uber’s rivals
Technology

What is Uber? It’s an amalgamation of a bunch of Ubers of other countries.

By Theodore Schleifer
Politics
The Trump administration wants all of Obamacare overturned by the courtsThe Trump administration wants all of Obamacare overturned by the courts
Politics

DOJ is escalating its legal assault against the health care law, arguing the whole statute is unconstitutional.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
House plans first-ever hearing on surprise medical billsHouse plans first-ever hearing on surprise medical bills
Politics

This is the first big action we’ve seen from the House on surprise medical bills lately.

By Sarah Kliff
Criminal Justice
2 Parkland school shooting survivors have died2 Parkland school shooting survivors have died
Criminal Justice

Their tragic deaths highlight the lingering trauma left by gun violence.

By Amanda Sakuma
Politics
East Pittsburgh police officer acquitted in shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon RoseEast Pittsburgh police officer acquitted in shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose
Politics

The jury took less than four hours to deliberate.

By Amanda Sakuma
Politics
Idaho voted to expand Medicaid. Republican lawmakers are trying to roll it back.Idaho voted to expand Medicaid. Republican lawmakers are trying to roll it back.
Politics

As new revelations about Chief Justice John Roberts’s Supreme Court Obamacare ruling come out, states are still fighting over Medicaid expansion.

By Dylan Scott
Explainers
Trump’s policy of returning asylum-seekers to Mexico faces its day in courtTrump’s policy of returning asylum-seekers to Mexico faces its day in court
Explainers

A federal judge is hearing a lawsuit Friday over whether to allow Trump to keep forcing Central American asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Trump’s new executive order on campus free speech is more symbolism than substanceTrump’s new executive order on campus free speech is more symbolism than substance
Politics

Trump is tying free speech to federal research grant money. That’s already part of current law.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
New survey shows Americans are unhappier than they’ve been in yearsNew survey shows Americans are unhappier than they’ve been in years
Politics

There’s a potentially surprising reason why.

By Alex Ward
Gun Violence
It took one mass shooting for New Zealand to ban assault weaponsIt took one mass shooting for New Zealand to ban assault weapons
Gun Violence

The US’s unique politics and political system make it much harder for America to take similarly swift action.

By German Lopez
Science
There’s finally a drug for postpartum depression. Too bad it’s $34,000.There’s finally a drug for postpartum depression. Too bad it’s $34,000.
Science

Brexanolone was designed to address an unmet medical need. It’s also complicated to use.

By Julia Belluz
Education
What the college admissions scandal says about racial inequalityWhat the college admissions scandal says about racial inequality
Education

America’s broken education system fails poor black and Hispanic students well before college application season.

By P.R. Lockhart
Why the Washington measles outbreak is mostly affecting one specific group
Politics

The CDC says 75 percent of recent measles cases are linked to tight-knit communities.

By Julia Belluz
Politics
Rep. Devin Nunes’s bizarre $250 million lawsuit against Twitter, explainedRep. Devin Nunes’s bizarre $250 million lawsuit against Twitter, explained
Politics

Featuring a parody cow, a parody parent, a real Republican strategist, and a giant social media platform.

By Jane Coaston
Politics
The Supreme Court’s liberals are very worried about indefinite detention of immigrantsThe Supreme Court’s liberals are very worried about indefinite detention of immigrants
Politics

The court confirms ICE can bar immigrants from bond based on years-old crimes. Liberal justices worry detainees’ basic rights are under attack.

By Dara Lind