Month: July 2020
An Oral History Of How Barbie Lost The Presidency Yet Again
Mattel has released iterations of presidential Barbie since 1992, and this year she has a whole campaign team. In an exclusive interview, those women discuss why Barbie has never won the White House. (Image credit: Barbie website)
Read MoreVirus-Driven Push to Release Juvenile Detainees Leaves Black Youth Behind
After an initial decrease in the youth detention population since the pandemic began, the rate of release has slowed, and the gap between white youth and Black youth has grown.
Read MoreBig-Money Investors Gear Up For A Trillion-Dollar Bet On Farm Land
A trillion dollars worth of American farmland will change hands in the coming years. Wealthy investors are likely to buy more of it, with the power to shape rural communities and the environment. (Image credit: Dan Charles/NPR)
Read MoreAbout 20% of N.J. Prisoners Could Be Freed to Avoid Virus
Believed to be the first Covid-19 bill of its kind, the legislation could free more than 3,000 New Jersey prisoners who are within a year of release.
Read MoreA Half-Century After Wallace, Trump Echoes the Politics of Division
George Wallace’s speeches and interviews from his 1968 campaign feature language and appeals that sound familiar again as the “law and order” president sends federal forces into the streets.
Read MoreHow Pimco’s Cayman-Based Hedge Fund Can Profit From the Fed’s Rescue
Congress said borrowers in taxpayer-backed rescue programs had to be from the United States. Wall Street has a workaround.
Read MoreWill Missouri Be The Next Red State To Expand Medicaid? Voters To Decide
Advocates for expansion say it would create jobs, protect hospitals from budget cuts, bring billions of federal taxpayer dollars back to the state, and bring health coverage to 230,000 more people. (Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Read MorePoll: More Than Half Of Young People Lack Resources To Vote By Mail
As the coronavirus pandemic has upended normal balloting, a need for more information about how to navigate voting by mail could be particularly acute among young people of color. (Image credit: Scott Bauer/AP)
Read MorePolice brace for mass rallies outside PM’s residence after violent incidents
Additional forces to be deployed, marches likely to be banned; acting commissioner says action will be taken against ‘violence in any form’ after far-right attack on demonstrators
Read MoreSingapore-based Volopay wants to be the “Brex of Southeast Asia”
Volopay founders Rajith Shaji and Rajesh Raikwar Small- to medium-sized companies that do a lot of international business have to deal with two big headaches: high foreign exchange fees and corporate expense tracking. Volopay, a Singapore-based financial tech startup with
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