Tyler Adams

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Mexican Artist Pedro Reyes Transforms Firearms into Musical Instruments

Thursday, May 30, 2013

In an art studio in Mexico city - a city synonymous with drugs and violent crime - there is an artist transforming weapons into art. An electric guitar is made out of pieces of guns,...

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Was the I.R.S. Correct to Flag Certain Organizations for Additional Review?

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Was the I.R.S. correct to flag certain organizations applying for tax-exempt status for additional review? New analysis from The New York Times finds that in many cases groups single...

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New Report: Women are Increasingly Breadwinners

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

A new report by the Pew Research Center finds that 40 percent of households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who provide the sole or primary source of income for the ...

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European Union Ends Arms Embargo on Syrian Rebels

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

The European Union voted yesterday to end the arms embargo on the Syrian opposition, allowing member states to decide their own policy on sending weapons. The decision raises the poss...

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Women Investors Push Back on Claim that Mothers Can't be Traders

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Tudor Investment Corporation's Paul Tudor Jones found himself in the middle of a firestorm of his own making on Thursday when the Washington Post published a video of a speech he gave...

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Richard Clarke Weighs In on Hacked U.S. Weapon Designs

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

The Washington Post reports that Chinese hackers may have compromised many advanced U.S. weapon systems, citing a report by The Defense Science Board, which suggests that more than tw...

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Oregon Leading the Way on Implementation of Affordable Care Act

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Just a couple of years ago, the health care budget situation in Oregon was bleak. Oregon was facing a $2 billion deficit in its Medicaid program. The Obama administration cut a deal w...

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Obama Administration Juggling Multiple Scandals

Thursday, May 16, 2013

This week, three major scandals have picked up steam in Washington: the I.R.S. unfairly targeting conservative groups, the Department of Justice's subpoena of journalists' phone numbe...

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American Diplomat Suspected of Espionage Detained by Russian Authorities

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

On Monday night, Russian authorities detained an employee of the American embassy named Ryan Christopher Fogle. They accused him of working for the CIA, and trying to recruit Russian ...

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The House Votes to Repeal Affordable Care Act for the 37th Time

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Today marks the 37th time the House has attempted to repeal the health care law. Is there any possibility of the law finally being overturned, and if not, why do Republican leaders pe...

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The Affordable Care Act in a State that Has Embraced It

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

While implementation of the Affordable Care Act differs from state to state, Colorado has mostly embraced the ACA, tailoring the law to fit the state's needs. Dr. Michael Pramenko, a ...

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How Does the Affordable Care Act Affect Independent Care Providers?

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Obama administration has said that the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges are very good news for people who don't have affordable insurance coverage through their wo...

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The Evolution of Marijuana Culture

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Marijuana culture in this country is changing. There was legalization of recreational marijuana use back in November in Washington and Colorado. Medical marijuana is still legal in Ca...

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Secretary of State Kerry in Moscow for Talks on Syria

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

US Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Moscow, in the hopes of reaching an agreement with Russia on how to move forward in Syria. Nikolas Gvosdev, National Security Affairs Prof...

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From Technology to Agriculture, Immigration Reform and American Workers

Tuesday, May 07, 2013

As Congress debates immigration reform, industries across the country want a piece of the pie. While tech companies lobby for programs to bring scientists and engineers to the US, far...

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Major U.S. Companies Profit from Exploitative Labor Brokers

Thursday, May 02, 2013

A new report by Pro-Publica and Marketplace looks at a system of Latino labor brokerage in cities across the U.S., a system which provides leading U.S. companies cheap labor whenever ...

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Can Facebook be Used to Predict and Fight Obesity?

Thursday, May 02, 2013

A new study suggests that people's Facebook likes are good indicators of a neighborhood’s obesity levels. Rumi Chunara, an author of the study and an instructor at Harvard Medical Sch...

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With 70,000 Syrians Dead, Why are Chemical Weapons the Game Changer?

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

President Obama says the United States will not intervene in Syria unless there is clear evidence that chemical weapons have been used by the Assad regime. But with already 70,000 peo...

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How to Fight the Wealth Gap

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Anne Price, Program Director for Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative evaluates a proposal made yesterday on our program by Darrick Hamilton for baby bonds as a policy interventio...

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ADHD or Sleep Deprivation?

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder now affects 11 percent of school-aged children.  At the same time, it's been found that kids are getting at least an hour less of sleep now th...

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