John Light

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The Big Ban that Didn't Work Out

Friday, June 01, 2012

Cities across America have banned all sorts of things: styrofoam, plastic bags, plastic bottles, plastic happy meal toys, foie gras. These are just a few of the contemporary bans, of ...

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Is the Recession Redefining American Masculinity?

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Economists consider workers between 25 and 54 to be in their prime, and fewer of them are working than at any point since 1948. That means America’s workforce is going through a dra...

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Study of Studies Finds Retractions in Drug Literature Often Indicative of Misconduct

Thursday, May 31, 2012

In January 2003, The Lancet — one of the world's oldest and most respected medical journals — published an article championing the combination of two drugs (ACE inhibitors and ARBs) i...

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Unemployment Benefits Will Expire Earlier Than Many Expected

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Next month, 70,000 people will be cut off from unemployment earlier than they expected, bringing the total number of people who have lost aid prematurely to nearly half a million this year.

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It's Not All Bad: Stories From Past Guests Who've Escaped Unemployment

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

After losing their jobs, some Americans have been able to rebuild their careers after slight adjustments to their job descriptions.

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Cyber Security Experts Discover "Flame," The Newest, Best Way to Spy on a Country

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

A Moscow-based cyber security team has discovered the most advanced computer program for spying ever – they say a nation wrote it to spy on the Middle East, though they don't know whi...

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The Eurozone Crisis and a Possible Greek Exit

Friday, May 18, 2012

Fears about a Greek exit from the Eurozone — which some are calling the Grexit — are reverberating internationally. European historian Timothy Garten Ash explains.

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Shareholder Priest Challenges Jamie Dimon

Thursday, May 17, 2012

JP Morgan is now being investigated by the FBI following a $2 billion trading loss. Two separate shareholders are suing, and at the annual shareholder meeting in Tampa last Tuesday, a...

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Growing California Deficit Could Mean More School Cuts

Monday, May 14, 2012

California’s deficit has grown to $16 billion, and the governor says this means massive cuts to state institutions. Discussing how the state got to this point is Chris Megerian, a pol...

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This Week's Agenda: Hollande, Merkel, and Gay Marriage

Monday, May 14, 2012

On the agenda this week: France's new president Francois Hollande travels to see German Chancellor Angela Merkel within hours of being sworn in. And both leaders travel to Camp David ...

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PTSD: Will Changing the Name Lead to Less Stigma?

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

The American Psychiatric Association, the organization that writes the Diagnostic Statistical Manual and decides what counts as a mental illness, is meeting this week in Philadelphia....

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How Do We Measure Economic Change?

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

It's a fact: Our workforce is shrinking. And as it shrinks, the unemployment rate is also shrinking. Critics of President Obama have been quick to say the president hasn't actually cr...

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Tuesday's Indiana Primary May be Dick Lugar's Last

Monday, May 07, 2012

The Tea Party hasn't been making headlines recently, but in the Indiana Republican primary Tuesday, six-term Senator Dick Lugar may be unseated by a much more conservative candidate. ...

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This Week's Agenda: George Zimmerman Arraignment and Facebook IPO Buzz

Monday, May 07, 2012

Charlie Herman, business and economics editor for The Takeaway and WNYC and Callie Crossley, host of The Callie Crossley Show on WGBH, explore the stories for the week ahead, includin...

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Bin Laden as Political Playing Card

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Catching Bin Laden was the government's foremost security goal since September 11. How much leverage did his death actually give Obama for the upcoming election? And how is Mitt Romne...

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Government Scandal Happens in Vegas, Doesn't Stay in Vegas

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

In 2010, the GSA held a 300-person conference in Las Vegas that cost taxpayers $823,000. Martha Johnson, the former head of the GSA, described the conference as "a raucous, extravagan...

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One Month Anniversary of Trayvon Martin's Death Marked by Protests and New Facts in the Case

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Yesterday the case of Trayvon Martin took a number of significant turns — among them, a report that Martin knocked George Zimmerman to the ground and beat him before Zimmerman fired. ...

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2013 Budget Gives Republicans a Chance at Redefinition

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

After a short reprieve, the budget fight is back on in Congress. Today, Congressman Paul Ryan will give a speech introducing his 2013 budget, the Republican answer to the budget Obama...

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McCain Calls for Military Action in Syria

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

The Syrian National Council has formed a military body to serve the role of Defense Ministry and to coordinate rebel factions. But not all of the rebels are onboard yet, and the SNC is looking to the west for funding and weapons. In a speech Monday on the senate floor, John McCain called on the U.S. to lead an effort to help the rebels. The Obama administration is in a tight position. The president is expected to give a speech later today with a decision on how the U.S. should approach the SNC.

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GOP Leaders May Agree to Extend Payroll Tax Cut

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Despite months of partisan bickering, plans to extend the payroll tax cut have remained at an impasse — and all the while, the end-of-the-month expiration date was drawing nearer. But Monday afternoon, GOP leaders reversed their stance and agreed to extend the payroll tax cuts for another ten months beyond February. They have also rescinded their demand that congress find a way to pay for it.

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