Millions of fake commenters asked the FCC to end net neutrality. ‘Astroturfing’ is a business model. Edward Walker - May 13, 2021 The technology used this time may be new, but the practice has been around for decades
If the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, will its military contractors stay? That’s not clear. Deborah Avant - February 28, 2020 Here’s what we know about this invisible army.
Nancy Pelosi said ‘the Squad’ was just ‘four people.’ But here’s why they might succeed. Jeffrey S. Lantis - July 24, 2019 Generational turnover and new technologies pose new challenges
This new tool allows you to easily visualize 2016 campaign finance data Joshua Tucker - October 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_20250" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Source: Creative Commons[/caption] My New York
A computer program used for bail and sentencing decisions was labeled biased against blacks. It’s actually not that clear. Sharad Goel, Sam Corbett-Davies, Emma Pierson, and Avi Feller - October 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_30290" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press)[/caption] This past summer,
How to track money in our multibillion-dollar election John Sides - January 31, 2016 [caption id="attachment_19061" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (bigstockphoto)[/caption] This week, ProPublica announced that
Financial firms don't need an inside job to get favorable Fed treatment Kindred Winecoff - September 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16333" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke and Timothy
Financial firms don’t need an inside job to get favorable Fed treatment Kindred Winecoff - September 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16333" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke and Timothy
Geithner's unicorn: Could Congress have done more to relieve the mortgage crisis? Sarah Binder - May 20, 2014 Publication of Timothy Geithner's Stress Test last week has unleashed a
Geithner’s unicorn: Could Congress have done more to relieve the mortgage crisis? Sarah Binder - May 20, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10627" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Unicorn. Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu,