Economics Can Alabama Crack Down on Predatory Lending? With skyrocketing annual interest rates on payday loans, borrowers often don’t have enough money left over to cover rent and groceries. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief A Look at the New Rules on Fracking Just-announced regulations take a step toward ensuring safer and more transparent fracking methods. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice This Week in Fraternities A round-up of news and research on those hard-partying bastions of brotherhood. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice Kids’ Diets Could Impact Their ADHD Fatty acids in fish oil may help kids with ADHD focus. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice The Drugs Cost Too Damn Much Why are prescription drugs, like ipilimumab, so expensive? Kate Wheeling
Social Justice What We Can Learn From Brian Sutton-Smith Remembering the great lessons from the late psychologist. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief It’s Time to Rethink Our Approach to Sex Offenders Thousands of sex offenders are released from prisons every year. Where should they go? Kate Wheeling
Environment The Dancing Man Is an Example of Both Fat Shaming and the Internet’s Glory A nasty viral photo prompted an unlikely invitation, and serves as a reminder of the Internet's power for good—and evil. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Should There Be Cameras in Courtrooms? The only visual representation the public will get of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial is an artist's sketch. It turns out there's a case to be made for, and against, courtroom cameras. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice An Unexpected Use for an Antidepressant A new study in mice shows that the antidepressant Paxil may be a step toward a cure for heart failure. Kate Wheeling