Big Pharma Quietly Enlists Leading Professors to Justify $1,000-Per-Day Drugs
As it readies for battle with Trump over drug prices, Big Pharma is deploying economists and health-care experts…
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If We’re Serious About Early Learning, Here’s How It Should Look
A case for why the United States needs a clear early care and education infrastructure. By Laura Bornfreund,…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Investigations
But many prominent Democrats argue that’s not enough. By Kate Wheeling Jeff Sessions at his confirmation hearing on…
A Sneak Peek at Trump’s New Travel Ban
After an appeals court suspended parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning certain travelers and refugees from…
Ava DuVernay and the Rhetoric of Resistance
The documentarian offers blueprints for how communities under threat can carve out their own cultural narratives — and fight back.…
Will China Fill the Rights Vacuum Left by the United States?
Some analysts warn that it’s time to start envisioning a world without a hegemonic champion of social justice.
Trump Said He Made $21 Million in Income From His New York Contracts—He Actually Made a Lot Less
The president has said he’ll be distancing himself from his business empire, but he still continues to benefit…
What Is a Think Tank? Who Is a Think Tank?
Until racial diversity in think tanks reaches critical mass, perhaps the simplest metric for improvement will be a…
The Department of Justice Just Changed Its Position on Texas’ Discriminatory Voter ID Law
The DOJ is walking back years of effort aimed at limiting the harmful effects of state voter ID…
Here’s Why Trump’s Military Spending Goals Will Be Tough to Meet
Trump says he’ll call for a 10 percent increase in military spending, but making budget cuts elsewhere could…