News & Research

New Research Shows That Education May Be the Key to Avoiding Dementia

Prevalence of dementia diagnoses has dropped by 2.8 percent since 2000 and that may be due to more education. The risk may be declining but since the population of the elderly is significantly higher than previous generations, the number of people impacted will still be greater.

November 23, 2016
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Sheriffs Refuse to Send Troops to Standing Rock as Public Outrage and Costs Mount

Bump it!

North Dakota is stretched thin in its battle to protect the Dakota Access pipeline construction: Costs are nearing $15 million, and police reinforcements are diminishing.

November 23, 2016
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

Tag(s):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/3801540958

Obama Can Still Boost Transparency, Accountability Before Trump Takes Office

Bump it!

There are fewer than 60 days until President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in, but President Barack Obama can still take steps to improve transparency—and therefore government accountability.

November 22, 2016
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Tag(s):

2016 US Elections

E-Voting Machines Need Paper Audits to be Trustworthy

Bump it!

Election security experts concerned about voting machines are calling for an audit of ballots in the three states where the presidential election was very close: Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

November 23, 2016
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Tag(s):

The Mirage of Economic Recovery

Bump it!

According to CNN, Americans lost some $16.4 trillion in household wealth as a consequence of Wall Street’s machinations. Something that massive can’t help but have generational consequences.

November 23, 2016
0
Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Photo credit: Jeff Turner / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Numbers Lay Bare the Despair of Voters

Bump it!

Cleveland and Philadelphia, which hosted the GOP and Democratic conventions this summer, are prime examples of the economic dislocation enduring in the US. In Philadelphia, there are 40,000 vacant lots and