Brazil Is Finally Cracking Down on Corruption
Growing up in Brazil in the early 1990s, I remember hearing people say things like, “Brazil could be…
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It’s Important for Us to Be Critical of STEM Education Efforts
We need to confront the ways in which classroom cultures are shaped to systematically exclude marginalized students.
This U.S. Restaurant Chain Just Settled One of the Largest Age Bias Cases in Decades
Texas Roadhouse has agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit by the government that accused the national steakhouse…
Tom Price’s $150,000-Plus Stock Windfall
Tom Price doesn’t appear to have suffered a financial hit when he fulfilled his pledge to sell off…
Paying for Health Care With Trees: A Win-Win for Orangutans and Communities
“I’m a dentist by training,” says Monica Nirmala, executive director of Indonesian non-profit Alam Sehat Lestari. The name…
Trump’s Opioid Plan and the Bones of the War on Drugs
Throughout his insurgent campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump spoke about the nation’s growing opioid epidemic, vowing to…
Trump Can Technically Pull Money From His Businesses Whenever He Wants
When President Donald Trump placed his businesses in a trust upon entering the White House, he put his…
What Happens When Blackness Becomes Integral to the Culture of Twitter
Social media has given corporations unprecedented access to blackness online, but the relationship is one of consumption without credit.
Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Pledge May Be At Risk With His Border Wall
In one of his first tweets as president, here’s how Donald Trump promised to spend taxpayer dollars: “We…
What’s Wrong With America’s Current Approach to Cybersecurity?
It’s almost impossible these days to avoid media coverage of Russia’s role in hacking the 2016 election. So…