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9 actually good things that happened in 2024
2024 featured advances in the environment, health, politics, development, and much more.
Science & Technology
www.vox.com
I got malaria on purpose and so can you
We need new malaria drugs — so I spent a year as a guinea pig.
www.vox.com
The antipoverty agenda under Trump isn't all lost
One positive election outcome? Voters raised the minimum wage.
www.vox.com
Debt ceiling vote: The reason we're stressed about the debt ceiling deadline — again
House Republicans are expected to pass their opening salvo in negotiations this week.
www.vox.com
Do polls matter for elections? Not as much as we think they do
Stop expecting them to offer clear and accurate predictions — and stop being surprised when they don't
www.salon.com
"Mitch McConnell never needed free lunch": Solving childhood hunger shouldn't be a partisan issue
Why have an expanded Child Tax Credit and universal free school meals both been stymied by Republicans?
www.salon.com
Inflation is a problem. Is the Federal Reserve the only way to fix it?
The Fed fights inflation by hiking interest rates, cooling down the economy and potentially causing unemployment. Does it have to be this way? Nathan Tankus says no.
www.vox.com
philosophy and social movement that applies evidence and reason to determine the most effective ways to benefit others
Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruism Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32720654 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Science & Technology
en.wikipedia.org
Killing PEPFAR means killing millions of people
Millions rely on PEPFAR for lifesaving HIV treatment, but US funding freezes have left clinics shuttered. Here's what's happening — and why it matters.
www.vox.com
Universal basic income actually isn't that radical — it's just good poverty policy
A world with basic income is one of less poverty and higher taxes, not utopia or collapse.
www.vox.com
Spectacle, Early Deaths, and Printing Brain Cells
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Knowable Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
daily.jstor.org
Debt ceiling: What happens if US government defaults?
What is the debt ceiling? What happens if the US breaches it? And other questions you were too embarrassed to ask.
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The world to come
Earth's population passed 8 billion this month — now what? Plus: the rise of an anti-vaccine America, the looming dangers of superintelligent AI, the shifting landscape of higher ed, and more.
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Queen Elizabeth II was history's greatest spectator
The monarch viewed the drastic changes of the 20th century from a uniquely privileged position.
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There's a giant loophole in Biden's student-debt relief that could make college even more expensive. Here's how it works
Changes to the federal student loan income-drive repayment (IDR) system could incentivize universities to charge more, critics of Biden's student loan forgiveness plan say.
Business
fortune.com
Oxfam serves up a lot of dodgy statistics
Their numbers are more polemic than informative.
Science & Technology
noahpinion.substack.com
TGIF: It's Elon's World
Twitter's hostile takeover. Plus: the New York subway shooter. Victor Orban's win. And more.
Science & Technology
bariweiss.substack.com
Seven ways of looking at Elon Musk
Seven politics writers weigh in on how to understand Elon Musk.
www.vox.com
The 10 most read Future Perfect stories of 2023
The case against pets, what Oppenheimer got wrong, and the magic of meditation. Vox's Future Perfect covers animal welfare, global poverty, and meta-science.
www.vox.com
4 ways around a debt ceiling crisis — and why they might not work
From an obscure congressional maneuver to a trillion-dollar coin, there are many ideas out there to help the U.S. can avoid debt default but they are untested and have major potential problems
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