Obamacare Makes Us So Proud
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act recently celebrated its year and a half of existence. If you haven’t heard about it in
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Quick Takes – The Right to be Forgotten
A European Union court recently ruled that Google must heed the complaints of citizens who want to remove links about themselves not relevant to
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Quick Takes – Televising Executions
With the media’s focus on the recent botched executions in the news, some journalists have proposed making the process publicly viewable to make
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Quick Takes – Eliminating Mosquito-borne Disease
Resources Should be Used to Target Underlying Causes of Illness Mosquitoes kill 725,000 people a year worldwide by transmitting diseases like malaria and
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Quick Takes – Natural Learning Environments
Creative Work Environments Allow for Better Learning and Performance When writing essays or working out math problems, it’s often suggested that students briefly
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Quick Takes – Volunteering to Pay Off College Debt
Sponsor Change is an organization that aims to connect non-profit organizations with skilled college graduates who can use volunteer work as a means
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Quick Takes – “Blackfish” Documentary
2013’s documentary “Blackfish” raises question about the well-being of captive orcas at SeaWorld and whether or not these animals should be released back
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Quick Takes – Sudbury Valley School
The Sudbury Valley School and the related ‘unschooling’ education movement promote a free-form learning environment in which there are no classes, and students
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Quick Takes – Prison Reforms
The Smarter Sentencing Act and the recidivism reduction and public safety act would reduce jail time for nonviolent crimes and allow low-risk prisoners
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Quick Takes – 3-D Printers Made for Kids
Hasbro Inc., a globally branded toy company, has announced a partnership with tech firm 3-D systems, aimed at creating 3-D play printers for
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