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The History Of The Census And House Of Representatives
The History Of The Census And House Of Representatives
Almost a century ago, a law was passed that set up a once-a-decade fight for representation in Congress and the Electoral College after each census. It's meant that one state's win is another's loss.
The History Of The Census And House Of Representatives
Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang
Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang
As mass detentions and surveillance dominate the lives of China’s Uyghurs and Kazakhs, a woman struggles to free herself.
Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang
Record traffic in South Platte forest district spurs first-ever designated camping plan
Record traffic in South Platte forest district spurs first-ever designated camping plan
Illegal parking spots that become networks of roads pushing deeper into the forest. Piles of garbage left in campsites. Abandoned, smoking campfires. Illegal shooting. And so much poop.  That’s what pushed Brian Banks to the limit. The messes left by the masses have spurred the district ranger of the Pike National Forest’s 450,000-acre South Platte […]
Record traffic in South Platte forest district spurs first-ever designated camping plan
Satellite images show huge Russian military buildup in the Arctic
Satellite images show huge Russian military buildup in the Arctic
Russia is amassing unprecedented military might in the Arctic and testing its newest weapons in a region freshly ice-free due to the climate emergency, in a bid to secure its northern coast and open up a key shipping route from Asia to Europe.
Satellite images show huge Russian military buildup in the Arctic
How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations
How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations
Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions. Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. But the money helped keep Donald Trump’s struggling campaign afloat.
How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations
These Text Messages Pointed the Feds to Matt Gaetz
These Text Messages Pointed the Feds to Matt Gaetz
Rep. Matt Gaetz, now facing a reported probe into a pay-for-sex scheme, came to investigators’ attention after an alleged off-hours visit to a Florida tax agency.
These Text Messages Pointed the Feds to Matt Gaetz
Colorado's chief court administrator resigns amid Post investigation
Colorado's chief court administrator resigns amid Post investigation
Colorado’s chief court administrator, the second-highest ranking administrative official in the state’s Judicial Department, resigned Thursday amid a Denver Post investigation into a $2.5 million c…
Colorado's chief court administrator resigns amid Post investigation
Money in Politics, One Month Later
Money in Politics, One Month Later
Since the Capitol riot, companies have re-evaluated their political donations. Will this be a turning point or a momentary blip?
Money in Politics, One Month Later
What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
The New York Times analyzed the state’s new 98-page voting law and identified 16 key provisions that will limit ballot access, potentially confuse voters and give more power to Republican lawmakers.
What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
What Congress Traded in 2021
What Congress Traded in 2021
Politicians and their immediate families bought $267 million and sold $364 million worth of assets this year, of which 60% were company stocks. Republicans bought $100 million worth of stock versus $75 million for Democrats.
What Congress Traded in 2021
The 2021 NFT Market Explained
The 2021 NFT Market Explained
In 2021, users have sent at least $26.9 billion worth of cryptocurrency to ERC-721 and ERC-1155 contracts, the two types of Ethereum smart contracts associated with NFT marketplaces and collections.
The 2021 NFT Market Explained
Puppet Entrepreneurship
Puppet Entrepreneurship
How should lawmakers assign legal rights and responsibilities in areas where corporations have blurred these lines of entrepreneurship.
Puppet Entrepreneurship
COVID-19 has made inflation a global problem
COVID-19 has made inflation a global problem
In case you haven’t heard … prices? They’re higher these days. That’s not terribly surprising, given the global supply chain debacle, but it turns out a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic has an impact, too. Dozens of countries have experienced inflation since the onset of the pandemic, and the United States has one highest rates. Today, we look at how the U.S. approach to addressing inflation differs from other countries around the globe. We’ll also take a trip to a warehouse to see its role in the global supply chain, hear how the Great Resignation isn’t necessarily benefitting everyone and celebrate jobless claims that haven’t been this low since the Beatles were together.
COVID-19 has made inflation a global problem