Getting Poorer While Working Harder: The Cliff Effect
There is no place in the country where a family supported by one minimum-wage worker with a full-time job can live and afford a 2-bedroom apartment at the average fair-market rent.
U.S. Laws Protect Police, While Endangering Civilians
U.S. Laws Protect Police While Endangering Civilians. The ritual of an unnecessary police killing with no real accountability has become painfully familiar.
A FEW DAYS WITH LENIN AND TROTSKY IN 1920
A Few Days With Lenin And Trotsky In 1920 By the American cartoonist Ellison Hoover.
How UK Population Will Look Like by 2061 Under Hard, Soft or No Brexit Scenarios
With the British parliament still deadlocked, the UK’s future Brexit strategy is not yet set in stone. Whatever path the UK chooses from here will have an impact on the future of British immigration policy
New Zealand To Prioritize Well Being Over GDP in New ‘Well Being’ Budget
The Wellbeing Budget signals a new approach to the way governments work, by placing the wellbeing of New Zealanders at the heart of what we do.
Indiana Becomes 34th State To Pay Exonerees for Wrongful Incarceration
Indiana governor signed legislation to provide state compensation for innocent Hoosiers who were exonerated of crimes they did not commit.
UNOOSA and ESA Join Forces To Address the Space Debris Challenge
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a joint statement on their wish to cooperate on the challenge of space debris.
GENETICS EXTENDS THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW
Genealogists help solve crimes, sometimes identifying suspects with the DNA of distant relatives they’ve never met. Concerns about privacy issues persist.
Building privacy right into software code
The best way to avoid privacy problems is to take the task of privacy protection away from humans and entrust it to the computers themselves.
ICELAND LANDSCAPES
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Brexit: How the End of Britain’s Empire Led To Rising Inequality That Helped Leave To Victory
The echoes of empire have continued to reverberate in British political life. These echoes had a strong influence on why people voted for Brexit.
Facebook Wants to Combat Fake News With ID Checks – With Grave Implications for Privacy
To combat fake news, Facebook started requesting ID verification for people who wish to advertise or promote political posts or ads.
Through His Art, a Former Prisoner Diagnoses the Systemic Sickness of Florida’s Penitentiaries
While imprisoned, he made a series of pencil drawings on the back of stray sheets of paper to document the brutality of his time spent behind bars.
Game of Thrones: Teasing Hints From Welsh Language and Legends Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight
The events of medieval Britain were a source of inspiration in Game of Thrones. Characters’ names contain hints at events yet to come.
The Not-So-Nobel Past of the Nobel Prizes
“The Nobel Prize has interrupted my work. I’m not sure it is a useful interruption, though it certainly is a pleasant one.” 2010 Physics laureate Andre Geim.
Facebook’s Transparency Efforts Hide Key Reasons for Showing Ads
Facebook ads platform is an extremely powerful system which lets advertisers target specific users according to a detailed range of attributes.
Climate Change Is Putting Even Resilient and Adaptable Animals Like Baboons at Risk
The final baboon species, the chacma baboon from South Africa (known for raiding tourist vehicles to steal treats) is predicted the worst habitat loss.
EUROPEAN ELECTIONS GUIDE: HOW SHOULD REMAINERS USE THEIR VOTE
what are the options for Remainers in the European Elections? With so many options, the vote is likely to be split across several parties.
How Cryptocurrency Scam Works?
Millions of cryptocurrency investors have been scammed out of massive real money. In 2018, losses from cryptocurrency-related crimes were US$1.7 billion.
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency: A Financial Expert Breaks It Down
Unlike Bitcoin, which is not pegged to any other currency, Facecoin will need the backing of real money to maintain its fixed price.
COMPLICATIONS AND QUANDARIES IN THE ICT SECTOR – STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS AND COMPETITION ISSUES
Complications and Quandaries in the ICT Sector – Standard Essential Patents and Competition Issues Ashish Bharadwaj, Vishwas H. Devaiah, Indranath Gupta Introduction Many countries have formulated policies and re-oriented their economy to foster innovation as
Pharmacologist Looks at the Untapped Healing Compounds of Marijuana
Marijuana is more than just a source of cannabinoids. It is a particularly rich source of medicinal compounds that we have only begun to explore.
Pi Might Look Random but It’s Full of Hidden Patterns
Despite the endless string of unpredictable digits that make up pi, it’s not a random number. And it actually contains all sorts of surprising patterns.
Baseball’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Pace of Play – It’s Teams Tanking
MLB’s biggest problem isn’t pace of play, it’s teams tanking. Tanking, or intentionally losing, is corrupting the standings and the future of baseball.
Declassified Archives Show Us Helped Argentine Military Wage Dirty War That Killed 30,000
Newly declassified United States military and intelligence documents recently delivered to Argentina offer new details about the country’s brutal military.