Despite possible new tariffs, Basic Fun CEO Jay Foreman says Trump’s unpredictability makes it risky to move production to countries such as Vietnam or India.
Source: www.cnbc.com/2019/08/30/basic-fun-ceo-jay-foreman-to-keep-production-in-china-despite-trump.html
A small collection selected from the thousands of remarkable images made by Margaret Bourke-White over a lifetime of pioneering photojournalism work
Source: www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/08/photography-of-margaret-bourke-white/596980/
In China, scoring citizensâ behavior is official government policy. U.S. companies are increasingly doing something similar, outside the law.
Source: www.fastcompany.com/90394048/uh-oh-silicon-valley-is-building-a-chinese-style-social-credit-system
Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, making everyoneâeven the richâmiserable. Maybe thereâs a way out.
Source: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/meritocracys-miserable-winners/594760/
Americans see value in higher education whether they graduated from college or not. Even so, there is an undercurrent of dissatisfaction – even suspicion – among the public about the role colleges play in society.
Source: www.pewsocialtrends.org/essay/the-growing-partisan-divide-in-views-of-higher-education/
In a given year, a small portion of the population is responsible for a very large percentage of total health spending. We tend to focus on averages when discussing health spending, but individualsâ health status â and thus their need to access and utilize health services â varies from year to year and over the …
Source: www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-expenditures-vary-across-population/
Trump’s Air Force One will cost taxpayers $5.2 billion. After his 2016 election, Trump said he negotiated the price down from $4.4 billion.
Source: www.businessinsider.com/air-force-one-pentagon-52-billion-2019-8
California’s Orange County, a longtime Republican stronghold, has now flipped to become majority-Democrat. The Orange County Register reported on Wednesday…
Source: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/orange-county-democrat-registered-voters
Here’s a video of a disconcerting encounter between a police officer and photographer that’s making the rounds online. It shows a police officer in San
Source: petapixel.com/2019/08/07/cop-points-gun-at-photog-because-he-doesnt-know-what-a-gopro-is/
A major study led by a lifelong Republican debunks this popular right-wing talking point.
Source: psmag.com/ideas/no-professors-arent-discriminating-against-conservative-students