Do Universities Increase Innovation In Their Communities?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. File this one under “random stuff that came through my Twitter feed today.” It’s a paper from Michael Andrews, a postdoc at Northwestern, and it examines whether universities promote innovation. The methodology is simple, though the work required to gather the data appears to be…
Reading Between the Lines of the USDA’s Bizarre Food Stamps Memo
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration appears to be taking aim at a food aid program that helps keep one in four US children and millions of disabled people adequately fed. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, has been in President Donald…
Donald Trump Jr. Refuses to Disclose His Discussions With His Father About Trump Tower Meeting
President Donald Trump denied collusion with Russia during comments on the guilty plea by former National Security Advisor Flynn on December 2, 2017.Shawn Thew/CNP via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. During eight hours of questioning by the House intelligence committee on Wednesday, Donald Trump Jr. acknowledged that he…
Don Jr. Refuses to Disclose Russia Conversation With Father
This is all you’re allowed to know about Don Jr’s testimony today.Alex Edelman via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump’s eldest son spent several hours under the klieg lights today testifying in front of the House Intelligence Committee. But he didn’t say much: Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday…
Fracking Is a Huge American Money Pit
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I learned something new today. Every year, fracking operations in the United States produce more than a billion barrels of oil and gas. And we’re basically just giving it all away: That’s right: the whole industry is a huge money sink. If you invested $100…
We Can’t Talk About the Los Angeles Fires Without Talking About Climate Change
Two spectators watch as a wildfire burns along the 101 Freeway Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in California.Jae C. Hong/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Fires have been ravaging Los Angeles and neighboring counties since Monday evening, scorching upwards of 83,000 acres of land. Flames have traversed the 405 and 101…