Unions say they help stop covid from spreading. They may be right. Jamie McCallum and Adam Dean - April 26, 2022 Unionized nursing homes were far safer for workers and residents, our research finds, with lower rates of covid-19 cases and deaths.
Companies are commercializing outer space. Do government programs still matter? Svetla Ben-Itzhak - January 10, 2022 For now, national governments control the rules — and much of the funding
Delayed holiday gifts? The supply chain crisis isn’t going away soon. Benjamin McKean - December 21, 2021 How corporations organize global production is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
David Bowie, ‘Space Oddity’ (Live, 1973): The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - July 23, 2021 The flight of Blue Origin
Biden’s transition teams mix centrists and progressives. But keep an eye on this obscure White House office. Elizabeth Popp Berman - November 20, 2020 OIRA is the most important office you’ve never heard of
The Trump administration is investigating Google. Good luck pinning the giant down. Maha Rafi Atal - October 25, 2020 It’s hard to regulate Big Tech
AOC just played ‘Among Us’ on Twitch. Over 400,000 people came to watch. Jack Farrell and Henry Farrell - October 21, 2020 Embracing video games can make for good politics
The House rebuked Trump over the post office. Here are 3 takeaways. Sarah Binder - August 24, 2020 House Democrats are doing more than just sending a message
Uber wants to limit its drivers’ rights in California. User loyalty is its secret political weapon. Henry Farrell - August 21, 2020 Uber is using “platform power” to sway California voters.
Last week’s Twitter hack could have been much, much worse Heather Williams - July 21, 2020 Governments need to prepare for hackers trying to start a war — leading to escalation by tweet
Delaware offered Amazon $4.5 million to locate a new facility there. Guess who wins? Nathan M. Jensen - March 10, 2020 Our new book reveals the unexpected consequences of incentive programs
Amazon will move into New York City after all. Did it really need public investments? Nathan M. Jensen - December 10, 2019 Research suggests public incentives don’t really shape corporate decisions
Here’s how Democratic candidates can change American opinion when talking about inequality Bastian Becker - September 16, 2019 Americans feel uneasy about income gaps that grow from characteristics that are hard or impossible to change.
Silicon Valley paints itself as a hotbed of free enterprise. Here’s how the government helped build it. Henry Farrell - July 16, 2019 Margaret O’Mara’s book explains how government, women and marketing pizzazz helped build up Silicon Valley.
Jeff Bezos’s new plans for space have stirred up old fights in science fiction Henry Farrell - May 10, 2019 Is planet Earth all that we have, or do we need to go to the stars?
Europe just hit Google with a 10-figure fine. Again. Henry Farrell - March 20, 2019 E.U. Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager spoke Tuesday at a
Happy Giving Tuesday! Here are 3 ways foundations go beyond giving — and influence politics and policy. Jennifer Mosley and Brenda Bushouse - November 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_46926" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his
How Venezuela’s economic crisis is undermining social science research — about everything Tyler Burleigh, Scott Clifford, Ryan Jewell, Ryan Kennedy, and Philip Waggoner - November 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79925" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)[/caption] For social scientists,
Should Robert Bowers, the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect, be called a terrorist? Idean Salehyan - November 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79683" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People embrace in front of a
The Kavanaugh confirmation polarized women, and motivated them to vote — some for Republicans, some for Democrats. Jin Kim - October 31, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68027" align="alignnone" width="960"] A voter leaves a polling place
China is reportedly hacking computer motherboards. The economic fallout could be huge. Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman - October 4, 2018 Update: The Bloomberg story discussed below has been heavily disputed
Europe has just hit Google with a record $5 billion fine. Expect fireworks. Henry Farrell - July 18, 2018 The European Commission, which administers antitrust policy in the European
Amazon’s next big TV series is based on Iain Banks’s Culture novels. What are the Culture novels? Henry Farrell - February 21, 2018 Jeffrey P. Bezos, the CEO of Amazon (and owner of
A liberal think tank has just pushed out an employee who criticized Google. That’s worrying. Henry Farrell - August 30, 2017 The New York Times reports that the liberal-leaning think tank
Facebook is at the center of a huge privacy controversy. For once, it isn’t Facebook’s fault. Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman - September 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29866" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Mark Zuckerberg, right, is the founder
Facebook is at the center of a huge privacy controversy. For once, it isn't Facebook's fault. Henry Farrell - September 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29866" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Mark Zuckerberg, right, is the founder
Yes, Amazon and eBay can ban sales of Confederate merchandise. Is that good or bad? Henry Farrell - June 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26443" align="aligncenter" width="296"] Retailers move to remove Confederate merchandise
Researchers are rushing to Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Should they? Kathleen Searles and Barry Ryan - May 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24081" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Amazon's Mechanical Turk service
Researchers are rushing to Amazon's Mechanical Turk. Should they? Joshua Tucker - May 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24081" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Amazon's Mechanical Turk service