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Research: Rideshare Companies Are Reducing Drunken Driving & Car Accidents

6 days ago
1 min

Research: Rideshare Companies Are Reducing Drunken Driving & Car Accidents

It has been widely speculated that rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft would reduce drunken driving, but until recently there hasn't been a lot of research on the subject. It would be an important development because about one-third of all motor vehicle accidents involve a driver under the influence of alcohol, and accidents, including motor vehicle crashes, cause more than 170,000 deaths in the US each year, the third leading cause of death. A new study published in JAMA

"Critical Race Theory" and GOP Efforts to Sanitize America's Racial History

Jun 2
3 min

"Critical Race Theory" and GOP Efforts to Sanitize America's Racial History

Today, it seems that when Republican legislators aren't engaged in voter suppression efforts, they are trying to stop high school students from hearing about "Critical Race Theory [CRT]," which is pretty ironic because their efforts to make voting more difficult seem aimed, at least in part, at voters of color. There are dozens of frequently cited definitions of CRT, but the central tenet is that since our founding racism has been a fundamental part of America's laws and soci

America Needs to Address the "Baby Bust" and the Aging of Our Work Force

May 10
4 min

America Needs to Address the "Baby Bust" and the Aging of Our Work Force

Some problems, like the Covid pandemic, sneak up on us unexpectedly, but others are apparent for years, sometimes decades, before they become a crisis. Democracies like our own often handle the long-term challenges poorly because there are always politicians willing to convince us that we can kick the can down the road without taking actions that might be painful or expensive. Climate change, the nation's crumbling infrastructure, and the coming Social Security shortfall are

CO Family Planning Initiative that Cut Teen Pregnancies & Abortions Also Increased HS Grad. Rates

May 7
2 min

CO Family Planning Initiative that Cut Teen Pregnancies & Abortions Also Increased HS Grad. Rates

We have written before about Colorado's groundbreaking Family Planning Initiative [CFPI], which dramatically reduced teen pregnancies and abortions in the state beginning in 2009. The CFPI expanded contraceptive access by providing funding that made a wide variety of long-acting FDA-approved contraceptive methods available to clients in Colorado's Title X family planning clinics at low or no cost. Illuminate: Colorado outlined their results in a report titled, Colorado's succ

Trans-Athletes; the New Boogeyman in the GOP's Ridiculous Culture War

May 4
2 min

Trans-Athletes; the New Boogeyman in the GOP's Ridiculous Culture War

If you have spent any time watching Fox News or listening to talk radio you would think that transgender student-athletes are taking over women's sports. Fox alone has aired 126 segments on the topic since 2019, making it one of the new battlefronts in the Republican culture wars, joining the "war on Christmas," nonexistent burger bans, bogus election fraud claims, anti-vax conspiracy theories, climate denial nonsense, and their attempts to teach a sanitized [patriotic] versi

The 6 Reasons that Many Corporations are Abandoning the GOP to Embrace Progressive Policies

Apr 9
4 min

The 6 Reasons that Many Corporations are Abandoning the GOP to Embrace Progressive Policies

Generally corporations try to stay out of high profile political conflicts like Georgia's new voting suppression law. Angering some segment of the electorate is just not good for business. Corporate leaders would prefer to influence public policy through lobbying and donations as they have for generations. That has begun to change, however. Large corporations like Coke, Verizon, Amazon, Google and many others are becoming more vocal in support of issues such as gun restrictio

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