by Deca | Nov 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
by Deca | Nov 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
by Deca | Nov 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
by Deca | Nov 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
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....
by Deca | Nov 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Christopher Rosen, The Huffington Post, November 9, 2014 Harry Belafonte was this year’s recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award during the sixth annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 8th. The honorary Oscar is Belafonte’s first, and...
by Deca | Nov 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Jennifer Miller, Fast Company, November 6, 2014 We tend to think of brilliant artists and inventors as solitary individuals, toiling alone until they finally produce their masterworks. But history tells a different story. Some of our culture’s best...
