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- IZA shares an interesting window into the complex calculations of gender pay equity in the United States. -- The Gender Wage Gap -- Apr 27
- Pew Research shares interesting statistics on the sharply more optimistic views of emerging societies, contrasted with their rich, developed counterparts. -- Developing Economies are More Optimistic -- Apr 27
- The Atlantic explains that there are declining birth rates among millennials - is this enough to threaten the "sustainability" of the next generation? -- The Childless Millennial -- Apr 27
- This great TED talk explains the dangers of "single-story" stereotypes and strategies for overcoming them. -- The Danger of a Single Story -- Apr 27
- Pew Research shares interesting statistics about how the United States really is exceptional in views and values. -- When Americans Stand Out -- Apr 27
- Pew sheds light on another key to understanding United States' big conflict: the relationship between education and politics. -- Education Causes an Ideological Gap -- Apr 26
- The New York Times sharse another reason why democracy is in trouble: the growing unwillingness to accept the legitimacy of political defeat. -- The Cult of Sore Losers -- Apr 26
- The Washington Post shares a new way of understanding gun violence in their high-tech window into when, where, and how often guns are actually fired. -- A New Way to Measure Gun Violence -- Apr 23
- The Intercept gives those ready to ask hard questions about the role that the US has played in the Middle East a good place to start. -- The Long, Misguided War -- Apr 23
- The New York Times offers one explanation for US complacency about climate change: the weather in the US has been getting better. How are we to respond? -- Global Warming Feels Quite Pleasant -- Apr 21
- Every liberal should read Vox's argument that the "smugness" problem is making our problems much tougher. -- American Liberals are Smug -- Apr 21
- The Washington Post shares two fascinating statistical snapshots illustrating enormous cultural changes in how the US thinks about marriage. -- Cultural Changes in Finding a Spouse -- Apr 19
- The Atlantic shares a great essay on "concept creep" in psychology, and the costs and benefits of a field's efforts to expand its scope. -- Sensitivity and Concept Creep -- Apr 19
- Moyers and Company discuss the need for limiting the risk of nuclear war. Murphy was right, if anything can go wrong it EVENTUALLY will! -- Murphy's Law an Nuclear War -- Apr 19
- The New York Times gives a persuasive explanation of how diminished competition (and antitrust enforcement) are undermining the economy. -- Robber Baron Recessions -- Apr 18
- Vox presents a big study of the negativity of campaign coverage, showing that Clinton's coverage is more negative than Trump's. -- Who Gets the Most Negative Media Coverage? -- Apr 15
- TED shares great stories of people who figured out how to do important things cheaply, a big key to making things better in the world. -- Making Expensive Things Cheap -- Apr 14
- Commentary offers a tough challenge that merits serious consideration of supporters of the US sponsored peace process. -- The Peace Process Is an Obstacle to Peace -- Apr 14
- Data USA has a really great collection of visualizations of U.S. Public Data, for those who have trouble being moved to tears by statistics. -- DataUSA Visulaizations -- Apr 14
- FiveThirtyEight challenges climate activists (and anyone else pushing for changes in human behavior) to "walk the talk." -- Advice from and to Climate Scientists on Flying -- Apr 14
- TED shares about the doomsday seed bank, where seeds are stored in case of plant extinction. The need for this project tells us a lot about the precariousness of the human condition. -- Doomsday and the Keeper of Seeds -- Apr 14
- Foreign Affairs offers a thoughtful exploration of the conflict between "solutionism" and "anti-solutionism" in the Israeli context, where decisions are not rushed. -- Solutionism -- Apr 14
- Vox points out that it looks like progressive populists are like everyone else–-they want more benefits and they're willing to pay for. -- We Must be Willing to Pay for Revolution -- Apr 14
- In Foreign Affairs' new article, we finally have recognition by the world's big corporations that corruption threatens the viability of the world economy. -- The Danger of Corruption -- Apr 14
- In the New York Times, Nick Kristoff shares a great essay with lots of links on the corporate welfare problem–-something we really have to find a way to solve. -- Welfare Cheats in the Corporate World -- Apr 14
