Book Reviews: How the Wealth Gap Damages Democracy
Two new books explain the rise of economic inequality, and suggestthe rich are different than you or me: they have more political influence.
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Female Olympians Sidetracked from Prime Time TV
Female athletes continue to get short shrift on prime-time Olympic coverage.
Facebook: Saving Lives, One Kidney at a Time
Repressed death anxiety leads most of us to avoid becoming organ donors. Psychologists report Facebook may help change all that.
Television Violence Enticing, But Not Satisfying
New research finds people enjoy less-gory versions of television shows, even when they are enticed to watch by a graphically violent description.
Announcing Our New Name
Miller-McCune is renaming, and relaunching under the new moniker: "Pacific Standard."
Bitter About Your Life? Blame Facebook
New research suggests heavy Facebook users are more likely to believe other people have happier lives.
Miller-McCune’s Top Stories of 2011
A looming government shutdown, faulty comet theories, clever transit alternatives, and women's gaydar were among the top topics Miller-McCune readers flocked to in 2011.
Pop Charts Still Dominated by Men
New research finds predictions made in the late 1990s that women were nearing equality in pop music have failed to materialize.
Two Russian Films Give Differing Views of Motherland
"Khodorkovsky" and "Hipsters," two wildly different films currently making rounds of U.S., suggest that each step forward in Russia is greeted with one step back.
Securing Nebulous Privacy Rights in the Cloud
The cloud may be a blessing to global business, but it remains a major headache for sovereign states determined to protect its citizens’ privacy.