Also on Maplight, Follow your Favorite Initiative
And one more: to follow the money behind California’s upcoming initiatives, go here: votersedge.org/california. (Another Maplight site.) Right…
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Track Your Favorite Super PAC
For a closer look at where Super PAC money is coming from, see Maplight’s State of Influence Super…
The Ayatollah Drops by the Stem Cell Lab UPDATED!
“Ayatollah Khamenei visiting Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine,” Instagram via @Khamenei_ir, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s Twitter feed. The Royan…
Why California Needs High-Speed Rail, in Real Time—Updated
Right now my mother is on the Amtrak Coast Starlight, paralleling California’s Highway 101 south, on her way…
How Fast Is Usain Bolt?
Yesterday Usain Bolt won the Men’s 100-meter final in 9.63 seconds. He is faster than an elephant (but…
Why 320 Million Indians Didn’t Notice When the Lights Went Out
Last week, the giant blackout in India – reportedly the largest in human history – furnished many of…
Schwarzenneger On Growing List of Funders Trying to Fix What is Broken
Last week our former governor announced a new partnership (from the LA Times): The University of Southern California and former…
China Arrests 2000 in Fake Meds Bust
Here’s an interesting postscript to our story on fake malaria meds: a report out of Beijing this morning…
Ronald McDonald, Swing Voter
If that bumper sticker or yard sign wasn’t enough to publicize your political stance, then the Chick Fil-A…
Despite Bloomberg’s Best Efforts, Disincentives Remain for Breastfeeding
Last week, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced an initiative to encourage mothers to breastfeed their babies. Nurses…