The Worst Voter Turnout in 72 Years

The Editorial Board, The New York Times, November 11, 2014 The abysmally low turnout in last week’s midterm elections — the lowest in more than seven decades — was bad for Democrats, but it was even worse for democracy. In 43 states, less than half the...

Russia Update: The Media’s ‘Sputnik Moment’

The Interpreter, November 10, 2014 This new column follows day-to-day developments in Russia: A mysterious toxic gas spreads across Moscow, and the Kremlin’s promise to reorganize the Russian media landscape is several steps closer to completion....

Obama Asks F.C.C. to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules

Edward Wyatt, The New York Times, November 10, 2014 In his most direct effort yet to influence the debate about the Internet’s future, President Obama said on Monday that a free and open Internet was as critical to Americans’ lives as electricity and...

The coming crisis in antibiotics

Ramanan Laxminarayan, Ted Talks, November 10, 2014 At TedMed this past September, researcher Ramanan Laxminarayan spoke about how antibiotic drugs save lives. But because we use them too much, the drugs will stop working for everyone, as the bacteria they target...