by Jawied Nawabi* At least, since the end of WWII the world has advanced significantly in scientific knowledge, technology, and the institutionalization of universal human rights conventions, yet there still prevails enormous levels of inequality, malnutrition, and poverty in the world. With all our advancements in the social sciences in the past seven decades on how […]
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Please consider donating to this fundraising effort (here) to support Helen de Cruz’s family. There is no greater joy for a teacher than to see a student develop and grow; and no more satisfaction to a mentor than to be overshadowed professionally by one’s mentee. I have followed Helen’s intellectual development and blossoming professional career with […]
Billionaire money gets backlash, millions march against a monarch, concert tickets meet market forces, and consumer safety advocates score a win.
Maybe Doctor Who should only be blonde women from now on to shut up the haters, and we make the case for Kim Cattrall as the next Doctor.
Organizers argue that LA’s sanctuary laws aren’t enough to keep their immigrant neighbors safe.
The post Community Defense Groups Take the Last Stand Against ICE in LA appeared first on The Intercept.
. Good overview — but one thing one ought to pay more attention to is the following: Even if both sampling and assignment are made in an ideal random way, performing standard randomised experiments only gives you averages. The problem here is that although we may get an estimate of the ‘true’ average causal effect, […]
Community is key to solving the issue of immigration, argues Mathilda Mallinson
Chris Doyle of the Council for Arab-British Understanding on the 'escalating fears' experienced by people across the region
Homeland Security Investigations once targeted human traffickers and cartels. Now it’s leading the charge against student protesters.
The post Mahmoud Khalil Won His Freedom Despite the Best Efforts of ICE’s Intelligence Unit appeared first on The Intercept.
. As always, Murphy’s video masterfully distils abstract economic concepts into clear, jargon-free explanations, making complex issues accessible to non-experts and relevant to everyday life. In so-called ‘modern’ macroeconomics—whether in the form of Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE), the New Synthesis, New Classical, or ‘New Keynesian’ models — economic variables are treated as if they […]
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Starting a movie after 9 p.m.
Texting without your glasses
Eating a Costco hot dog
Celebrating the one-year anniversary of ignoring your car’s “check engine” light
Sitting under the ceiling fan you installed after taking two gummies
Vacationing without your CPAP machine
Parking in a space reserved for shoppers with toddlers
Not holding the handrail while riding an escalator
Driving after dusk
Refusing to complete your podiatrist’s online intake form
Pretending you haven’t heard that scratching sound coming from your attic
Fixing a bowl of cereal without sniffing the milk first
Believing you can seamlessly transition from an Android to an iPhone
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Having two drinks after 9 p.m.
Taking cold medicine that expired during the first Obama administration
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The upcoming results of the mayoral election could determine the future of the Democratic Party.
Gambling industry experts suggest 1XBet is the world's biggest 'visible illegal sports betting operator' in the world
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I thought we had come to the Home Depot to replace the metal numbers on my mother’s mailbox. But the problem we bring is not the problem we leave with. We walk down an aisle full of toilets, sinks, and light switches. Inexplicably, we are soon considering a patio repaving. And then new carpet for my brother’s bedroom, and a garage conversion. At the Home Depot, home improvement dreams begin to look like a matter of elbow grease and the right YouTube video.
After the Supreme Court overturned Glossip’s conviction, prosecutors claimed to have “a plethora of evidence,” while offering none.
The post Oklahoma Seeks New Conviction of Richard Glossip Using Old Evidence appeared first on The Intercept.
There are numerous reasons why my wife and I decided to have kids, like learning what it means to be parents, and providing an idyllic childhood that we lacked ourselves. But none mattered as much as procreating so we could blow off our single friends, particularly Jeff.
When you bring a child into this world, it lets you experience the joy of pushing out friendships from that same world. There is no better excuse to gradually recede from the guy who will never get his shit together. I have a child to care for, so no, Jeff, I can’t call you back, or come to the bar, or hear about the used-bookstore girl who dumped you. I must feed and clothe and bathe a helpless human life, and no longer have the time to do any of that for you.
New polling suggests that voters do not want the President to further involve the US in the Middle East conflict