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Cookie pop-ups: why you should think twice before hitting ‘accept’

Free websites & apps often have tracking tech in the background harvesting huge amounts of data about who we are & what we do online

7 min readJul 20, 2022

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Cookie pop-ups: why you should think twice before hitting ‘accept’

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Frontier Group

Zombies and climate change: What our love for a genre says about climate anxiety

For the last 15 years, Americans have been on a real zombie kick. We’ve had I Am Legend, World War Z, the Resident Evil franchise, and…

5 min readOct 18, 2021

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Zombies and climate change: What our love for a genre says about climate anxiety

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R. J. Cross
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U.S. PIRG

U.S. PIRG to Federal Reserve: Don’t keep the public in the dark on stimulus

The biggest stimulus package in U.S. history deserves the most transparency in U.S. history

3 min readApr 17, 2020

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U.S. PIRG to Federal Reserve: Don’t keep the public in the dark on stimulus

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U.S. PIRG

Doubling down on debt: Recession, recovery and the rise of U.S. auto loans

Traps to avoid this President’s Day weekend

5 min readFeb 15, 2019

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Doubling down on debt: Recession, recovery and the rise of U.S. auto loans

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R. J. Cross
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Frontier Group

A Midterm Lay of the Land: Democracy

The 2018 election is now behind us, with a new Congress, new governors and new state legislators about to grapple with America’s biggest…

5 min readJan 8, 2019

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A Midterm Lay of the Land: Democracy

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The Public Interest Network

The Next City to Ban Plastic Bags Might Be…Omaha?

Omaha, Nebraska, is considering a plastic bag ban. I’ll be the first to admit I never thought I’d see the day.

4 min readApr 9, 2018

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The Next City to Ban Plastic Bags Might Be…Omaha?

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U.S. PIRG

The Bus Not Taken: How Easy Auto Loans Reinforced Car Dependence and Killed Transit Ridership

In Southern California, traffic is the centerpiece of daily life. According to my friend in Los Angeles, her 14-mile commute takes up to…

6 min readFeb 15, 2018

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The Bus Not Taken: How Easy Auto Loans Reinforced Car Dependence and Killed Transit Ridership

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Frontier Group

NEW REPORT: Big Money in Oregon State Elections

The dominating influence of large political donors shapes elections from beginning to end — from an individual’s decision to run for…

4 min readFeb 6, 2018

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NEW REPORT: Big Money in Oregon State Elections

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U.S. PIRG

Greetings from Tax Land: Are Postcards the Future of Simpler Taxes, or the Past?

A new poll released only two days before the passage of the Tax Cuts and & Jobs Act showed nearly two-thirds of Americans believed the new…

4 min readDec 28, 2017

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Greetings from Tax Land: Are Postcards the Future of Simpler Taxes, or the Past?

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R. J. Cross
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U.S. PIRG

Bleeding Kansas: What Congress Should Learn from My Home State’s Tax Experiment

With 2017 rapidly coming to a close, GOP lawmakers are eager to pass major legislation delivering on their promise of significant tax…

5 min readNov 20, 2017

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Bleeding Kansas: What Congress Should Learn from My Home State’s Tax Experiment

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R. J. Cross

R. J. Cross

Tax & Budget at U.S. PIRG, Policy Analyst at Frontier Group. Good government, transparency, democracy, financial reform, birds.

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