To Fix Inequality, Silicon Valley Needs to Share a Lot More Data
The tech industry needs to embrace big diversity data just like it does every other kind of data. The post…
How Funny Or Die Helped Congress Finally Agree On Something
in the digital age, humor sometimes can capture national attention—and spur action—more readily than serious efforts to elicit public support.…
A Video Game Explores A Family’s Battle With Son’s Cancer
“All the tricks you learn as a father to comfort your child don’t work.” The post A Video Game Explores…
Clinton and Trump Can’t Unite On Orlando Because Twitter Won’t Let Them
National tragedies used to unite the country. Now, they tear us apart. As soon as a crisis happens, the social…
Senate Democrats Are Filibustering for Gun Control. Watch Live
Sen. Chris Murphy is filibustering on the Senate floor right now to push for legislation that would prevent terror suspects…
Trump Spurns GOP Pieties to Meet With NRA on Terror List Gun Ban
Trump’s tweet makes it pretty clear who dictates the country’s gun laws. And it puts the GOP establishment in a…
Obama: Clinton Is Good For Feminism, Feminism Is Good for Security
Obama wants to see more women in the corner office. And he happens to have a corner office—well, an oval.…
VP Biden: Changing Rape Culture Will Take All of Us
Violence against women is an epidemic, and this country is a long, long way from eradicating it. The post VP…
At the White House’s United State of Women Summit, A Call for More
It’s not about how far we’ve come, but how far we still need to go. The post At the White…
Trump Bans Washington Post in Latest Assault on the Press
It’s an assault on the First Amendment. It’s also no surprise. The post Trump Bans Washington Post in Latest Assault…