Parenthood through surrogacy has become accepted in the United States, but it’s relatively unregulated compared with other countries – something that can be traced back to case of Baby M.
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What the 2003 Blackout Revealed About the U.S. Power Grid
In 2003, a blackout crippled areas of the U.S. and Canada, leaving some 50 million people in the dark. Years later, we are still grappling with concerns over the vulnerability of our power grid.
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Habeas Corpus and the Limits of Presidential Power: The Right to a Day in Court
With the release of Donald Trump’s new travel ban, a brief look at a Yale group that fought the original ban.
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Vaccine Skepticism Is Reviving Preventable Diseases
Skepticism and fear surrounding vaccines were fed by a flawed study done in 1998 linking the MMR vaccine to autism. The study was quickly discredited, we’re still dealing with the repercussions.
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Could the Dust Bowl Return? Climate Scientists Have Some Answers.
A recent United Nations report on climate change painted a grim vision of the future. Even if countries manage to cut emissions sharply in coming years, global warming will likely still reach a critical limit, 1.5°C, leading to increasingly extreme weather patterns and droughts.The United States reached a troubling milestone this year with the hottest […]
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New Anti-Trans Legislation Has Ties to a Dark Past
When Caitlyn Jenner came out as a trans woman in 2015, it was front-page news. Jenner, who lived publicly as a man for decades, gained fame at the 1976 Olympic Games, winning a gold in the decathlon. For many Americans, Jenner was the first openly transgender celebrity — and possibly the first openly transgender person […]
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The Most Notorious General You’ve Probably Never Heard of
Considered alone, with over 300,000 active duty members, the United States Air Force would be the 17th largest military force on Earth, larger than many countries’ entire operations. It flies over 5,000 aircraft and has over 400 nuclear missiles, with a budget of slightly over $153 billion this fiscal year. “In this day and age, […]
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The Chaos (and Pigs) Behind the Trial of the Chicago 7
The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago took place against a backdrop of large, often violent daily protests against the Vietnam War, with demonstrators clashing with the police. Among the most prominent and vocal protesters were members of the Youth International Party, better known as Yippies. (Among the party’s founders was the activist Abbie Hoffman, […]
