Tag: quick reads
Why turning homelessness into a crime is cruel and costly
Joseph W. Mead, Cleveland State University and Sara Rankin, Seattle University
Increasingly, local laws punish Americans who are homeless.
By severely restricting or even barring the...
Drug shortages pose a public health crisis in the US
Sharona Hoffman, Case Western Reserve University
On June 12, the American Medical Association announced that drug shortages pose an urgent public health crisis. This crisis...
How Native American food is tied to important sacred stories
Rosalyn R. LaPier, The University of Montana
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling, on June 11, that asked Washington state to remove...
Social Security’s future is safe
Christian Weller, University of Massachusetts Boston
Social Security is the bedrock of Americans’ retirement income security. So you may have been concerned by the news...
Blood in your veins is not blue – here’s why it’s...
Marisia Fikiet, University at Albany, State University of New York and Igor Lednev, University at Albany, State University of New York
Whenever you see blood...
Federal judge rules Trump’s Twitter account is a public forum
Clay Calvert, University of Florida
A federal judge in New York has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot block people from following or viewing his...
What are these ‘levels’ of autonomous vehicles?
Huei Peng, University of Michigan
As automated and autonomous vehicles become more common on U.S. roads, it’s worth a look at what these machines can...
America’s graying population in 3 maps
Peter Rogerson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
The U.S. population has changed substantially in the last half century, growing by nearly...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
