Brenda Salinas at 60dB, page four

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7 min readOct 10, 2017

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All the stories Brenda Salinas made for 60dB, page four. Page one here, Page two here. Page three here.

November 16, 2016

President Elect Donald Trump has promised to punish so-called “sanctuary cities”.

November 14, 2016

Young undocumented immigrants who obtained protected status through President Obama’s executive action face an uncertain future under a Trump administration.

November 11, 2016

Yes, it is possible for Trump and Clinton supporters to have productive (and calm) conversations.

November 9, 2016

Trump’s victory astounded pollsters and was likely driven by high turnout amongst unlikely voters.

November 8, 2016

If you want to help voters stuck in long lines, send them a pizza!

The Latino vote is shaping up to be decisive in 2016. What happens next?

November 8, 2016

It turns out pockets are a political construct.

November 7, 2016

Some experts say it’s the legal way to steal an election.

November 4, 2016

New documents show that AT&T is spying on Americans for profit.

November 3, 2016

Walmart raised it’s base wage and sales actually went up, does that mean we should raise the federal minimum wage?

Why is Facebook promoting bogus news stories?

November 1, 2016

So what would happen if non-Koreans attempted to break into the scene and channel that same pop aesthetic? Well, we’re about to find out.

November 1, 2016

It’s 11 times bigger than the White House, and it’s a lot more interesting.

One school in St. Louis found an unlikely cause of absenteeism and it did something about it.

October 31, 2016

Want to get more women with kids to work full time?

October 28, 2016

Trump’s vague and reckless calls for supporters to “monitor” elections is voter intimidation, and it may be illegal under the Voting Rights Act.

October 28, 2016

If you want to save the birds, you may have to kill the cats. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

October 26, 2016

Executive powers have expanded over the last few terms

October 25, 2016

Analysis suggests people will never live much beyond 115 but some scientists say that it’s too soon to assume a fixed shelf-life.

October 21, 2016

The battle to retake a city from ISIS is being live-streamed

October 18, 2016

A new federal program signed up hordes of eager students — just as the industry went bust.

October 18, 2016

It’s more than a victory lap, the Clinton campaign is spending money in traditionally red states.

October 17, 2016

Data-driven software promises to eliminate long waits

Think you can tell when your kid is lying? Think again

October 14, 2016

Many men, in fact, see Trump as the candidate who can restore men’s status in society. According to several recent analyses, about half of men feel American culture has become too soft and feminine, and they feel men are suffering as a result.

October 14, 2016

Several recent studies show that when men feel persecuted, they turn to Donald Trump for affirmation.

Several recent studies show that when men feel persecuted, they turn to Donald Trump for affirmation.

The story might sound familiar.

October 13, 2016

Sexual assault on planes maybe more common than you think.

October 11, 2016

Making your tweet go viral is no accident.

October 10, 2016

Brenda Salinas interviews Jared Lindzon about new research on the ways people quit their jobs and what employers can learn from losing an employee.

October 10, 2016

The way someone chooses to leave their job can serve as a “diagnostic tool” for the company.

October 7, 2016

Try real-life dating is hard? Try seducing a fictional character

October 6, 2016

Shirley Jackson became a literary icon in 1948 while raising 4 kids

October 5, 2016

The great veep debate of 2016.

October 4, 2016

What is the moral cost of subscription meal boxes?

October 3, 2016

Meet the guy biohacking puppies to make them glow in the dark.

September 30, 2016

Who run the world? Kids who scored high on the SAT at age 12

September 29, 2016

Have you ever thought about what will happen to your social media posts when you die?

September 28, 2016

Do you know where your old electronics are?

September 27, 2016

One a girl goes to juvenile court, it can be hard to escape the system.

September 23, 2016

Despite recent events in Tulsa if Police want to cut down on the shootings of unarmed citizens they should hire more women.

September 23, 2016

Chris Christie was on the baseball team in high school. David Wildstein was the team statistician. He’s been a sidekick ever since — but soon he might take the Governor down.

September 22, 2016

Research shows adding more women to the force helps reduce police brutality.

September 21, 2016

Expensive American cities need to embrace group living. A messy fight in Colorado shows how hard that can be.

September 20, 2016

The best thing our society could do to stop police brutality might be treat PTSD among cops.

September 20, 2016

To win the election, Hillary Clinton needs to get millennials of color to turn out the vote.

September 19, 2016

The first think piece about Millennials that won’t make you want to puke

September 15, 2016

Kentucky’s 2016 teacher of the year says all kids need time for exploration and play.

September 14, 2016

Jerry Hayes was beloved by beekeepers all over American. Then he did the unthinkable, he took a job at Monsanto.

September 13, 2016

Richmond was once the epicenter of black finance. What happened there explains the decline of black-owned banks across the country.

September 9, 2016

Airlines are surprisingly ill-equipped to handle accusations of sexual assault on their planes.

September 8, 2016

WhatsApp has become a virtual lifeline for the only “doctors” remaining in small town in Syria.

September 7, 2016

September 2, 2016

Black students at an elite South African school are protesting for their right to wear natural hair

September 1, 2016

Does showing pictures of terrorist create empathy for terrorists?

August 31, 2016

When young, upwardly mobile Latinos move back to their old neighborhoods, some residents are wary of the changes they bring.

August 29, 2016

Researchers are using artificial intelligence to identify speech patterns associated with the early stages of schizophrenia.

August 29, 2016

This catchy vocal fluctuation is showing up all over pop music.

August 25, 2016

Epi Pen’s profits are up 600%

August 25, 2016

Private prisons are unlikely to disappear, despite the Obama administration’s decision to stop using them within the federal prison system.

August 24, 2016

Ryan Lochte and Donald Trump gave seemingly insincere apologies to the press, is it a sign of the times?

No way is Trump going to lose Texas, so why is hold a rally in proud-to-be-blue Austin?

August 23, 2016

Chicago uses predictive algorithms to get ahead of likely crime — but instead of using these tools to deliver help victims they may have become a cyber drag net.

August 22, 2016

Is a feminist icon responsible for the misogynist statements her employees make?

August 17, 2016

Bloomberg reporter Esmé E. Deprez took a 3000 mile bus trip across the United States to speak with voters

August 17, 2016

A new Pew Research Center study shows that segregation is alive and well on social media

We are living in a segregated social media world.

August 16, 2016

Woodpeckers constantly bang their heads against trees, and you don’t see them wearing little bird helmets.

August 15, 2016

A Christian football coach is suing his school district for not letting him lead a prayer on the field, and that’s where the Satanists come in.

August 12, 2016

How the Philippines’ new leader is letting people get away with murder

It’s not the Olympics, but there are still blood, sweat and tears at the Microsoft Office World Championships

August 11, 2016

The Media’s Olympic coverage reminds us how taxing it is to be a female athlete

August 10, 2016

Are license plate readers that were installed to fight terrorism being used to fine and ticket low income communities?

Chinese women are paying $60,000 for a professional to befriend the ‘other woman’ and break up their husband’s affair.

August 8, 2016

An Indy Star investigation revealed that USA Gymnastics repeatedly failed to investigate charges of sex abuse

August 4, 2016

Ticket bot software helps tech-savvy scalpers make millions off Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’

August 3, 2016

This year a team of refugees will compete at the Olympic games

August 3, 2016

Molly O’Toole takes us on a trip to Tripoli and explains what’s up with the recent US bombing.

August 2, 2016

Heated rhetoric on immigration has Latino voters riled up and ready for November.

August 2, 2016

Immigration rhetoric has Latino voters riled up. Logo via Fusion.

July 28, 2016

Donald Trump is seeking to hire more foreign guest workers for his companies

July 27, 2016

After the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Police have been increasing their presence in gay spaces, but not everyone feels safer.

July 25, 2016

Tim Kaine speaks Spanish. Latinos need more than that to be impressed.

July 23, 2016

Russia is facing a likely ban from the Olympics in Rio. Emily Tamkin outlines what is know about the Russian doping program.

July 22, 2016

What’s said inside an Uber at the RNC.

July 20, 2016

Square is guilting us into tipping basically everyone.

July 20, 2016

There is a billion dollar battle over a new gene splicing technique called Crispr

July 20, 2016

A federal appeals court rules the Texas Voter ID law is discriminatory

July 20, 2016

Its official, Trump is the nominee. Christie Attacks. Tiffany Charms

July 19, 2016

Is it cool to use Black Lives Matter as your Starbucks name?

July 19, 2016

Protesters have been told not to bring soap boxes or pillow to the RNC…but guns, guns are ok.

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