All the stories Brenda Salinas made for 60dB, page three. Page one here, Page two here, Page four here
March 22, 2017
Axios’ Jonathan Swan says the bill’s authors are struggling to please both Republican moderates and the far-right. Photo via Twitter.
March 21, 2017
The Atlantic’s Clare Foran gives a recap of Day 1 of the confirmation hearing and a look ahead to day 2. Franz Jantzen for Wikimedia Commons.
March 20, 2017
Neil Harbisson has a surgically-implanted antenna that helps him hear color. Photo via Twitter.
March 17, 2017
When it comes to cyber attacks, we don’t really have any red lines. Logo via SXSW.
March 15, 2017
60dB reporters Daisy Rosario and Brenda Salinas give you a rundown of all the new technology they saw at SXSW. Photo via SXSW.
March 13, 2017
Quartz’ Leah Fessler shows you how to look for visual clues that employees might not be happy.
March 10, 2017
The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins dug into Trump’s history.
March 8, 2017
Quartz’ Ana Campoy says Trump, yes Trump, might be the president that finally achieves comprehensive immigration reform.
March 7, 2017
The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin says conservative politicians are doing some risky calculus. Photo via Twitter.
March 6, 2017
Photographer Sima Diab spent time on a refugee rescue ship off the coast of Libya. Photo via Sima Diab.
March 3, 2017
Politico’s Josh Meyer points out the parallels and the differences.
March 2, 2017
Fusion’s Rafael Fernandez de Castro and Tim Rodgers discuss how Mexico could hit back at the Trump administration
March 1, 2017
Politico’s Ben Schreckinger thought he was in shape, until he tried RBG’s workout. Illustration by Patrick Welsh.
February 28, 2017
The Washington Post’s Mike DeBonis gives us a preview of what Trump might say tonight. Photo via Twitter.
February 27, 2017
Quartz’ Leah Fessler spent last week saying some pretty nasty things to robots — for science.
February 23, 2017
The Atlantic’s Supreme Court correspondent Garrett Epps weighs in on Hernandez v Mesa. Photo via Wikimedia Commons
February 23, 2017
Quartz’ Steve Levine says for the American press, Trump is just a drill.
February 22, 2017
Vox’s Dara Lind gives us the lowdown on Secretary Kelly’s memos to the Department of Homeland Security
February 21, 2017
The Atlantic’s David Frum outlines what an effective protest movement would look like. Photo via Twitter.
February 20, 2017
Research shows immigrants actually decrease an area’s crime rate.
February 17, 2017
Wired writer Emily Dreyfuss explains the Illusory Truth Effect
February 16, 2017
Washington Post White House reporter Ashley Parker asks if VP Mike Pence is outside of President Trump’s inner circle.
February 15, 2017
Fusion’s Jorge Rivas talks about the nationwide ICE operation that detained over 680 immigrants over 5 days.
February 13, 2017
The Atlantic’s David Graham wonders if Trump might vote one of his advisors off the island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
February 9, 2017
The Washington Post’s Andrew Blake thinks we could be heading towards a constitutional crisis. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
February 9, 2017
Quartz’ David Yanofsky breaks down his interactive graph documenting the breath of Mexican imports. Photo via Twitter.
February 8, 2017
Quartz’s Gwynn Guilford unpacks what Trump’s chief policy advisor wants to accomplish. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
February 7, 2017
The Washington Post’s Renae Merle discusses Trump’s evolving relationship with Wall St. Photo via Twitter.
February 4, 2017
Football player Zac Easter suffered from CTE — but he never played past high school. Reid Forgrave, as well as Zac himself, tells the story of Zac’s football-induced descent into darkness. Photo courtesy of the Easter family.
February 2, 2017
What are the mass-surveillance implications of drug-testing sewage?
February 1, 2017
The Washington Post’s Darla Cameron talks about President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
January 31, 2017
Victoria Advocate Editor Chris Cobler talks about the fire that ravaged a Muslim community in Texas. Photo via the Victoria Advocate.
January 31, 2017
Wired’s Klint Finley talks about why all the apps to contact your representatives might have unintended consequences.
January 30, 2017
Brendan Koerner talks to Brenda Salinas about a controversial program in Minneapolis that tries to rehabilitate wannabe terrorists. Photo via Twitter.
January 28, 2017
Buzzfeed writer Doree Shafrir talks about NBC’s runaway hit, This is US. Photo via Twitter.
January 28, 2017
Foreign Policy’s Molly O’Toole explains what Trump’s actions on refugees and Arab immigrants really mean.
January 27, 2017
What if you could shrink the government and keep all the good stuff? Photo via Twitter.
January 26, 2017
President Donald Trump is making good on his campaign promises. Photo via Twitter.
January 25, 2017
Secretary of Health and Human Services had a second confirmation hearing yesterday.
January 24, 2017
Trump’s executive pen got a workout.
January 23, 2017
Philanthropists, governments and vaccine makers are investing 500 million dollars to save the world.
January 22, 2017
For the Trump administration, counting crowds is a political act.
January 20, 2017
Democrats are unprepared for the age of President Donald Trump.
January 19, 2017
President Obama’s last minute pardons don’t alter his legacy of attacking whistleblowers.
January 19, 2017
Trump’s transition stumbles into office with key vacancies and a fundamental disagreement on Russia.
January 18, 2017
President-Elect Trump just threatened to dismantle the American-European Alliance as we know it.
January 17, 2017
There are lots of people staring gofundme campaigns to cover medical bills. Photo via Twitter.
January 13, 2017
We haven’t had a billionaire president, but we have had a billionaire mayor — Michael Bloomberg
January 12, 2017
It’s not just blue collar workers who should be concerned.
January 10, 2017
Today is going to be a crazy day in politics.
January 9, 2017
How do women deal with unwanted pregnancies when legal abortion isn’t accessible?
December 23, 2016
A new study says the U.S. looses billions of dollars by not legalizing unauthorized workers.
December 22, 2016
2,500 business have popped up in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.
December 21, 2016
Will women have to compete with submissive robots?
December 19, 2016
For something she did during her time as France’s Chief Finance Minister.
December 19, 2016
Conservative Christian Mark Baurlein makes the case for Donald Trump.
December 16, 2016
Two scientists are making big waves in the physics community with their new theoretical research.
December 15, 2016
Is the Fed acting out of political partisanship like Donald Trump says?
December 14, 2016
When Sameer Siddiqi was in junior high, 2 FBI agents knocked on his family’s door. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
December 13, 2016
Why is President-Elect Donald Trump forming such a brass-heavy cabinet?
December 12, 2016
Trump’s Carrier deal has nothing on Enrique Peña Nieto’s Walmart score.
December 9, 2016
After a tragedy, Oakland must reckon with its affordability crisis
December 8, 2016
Kimberly Lyle thinks African-Americans should stop lionizing Castro as champion of black liberation
Analysts say the “Tough Love” industry is worth 1.2 billion dollars.
December 6, 2016
The economy is changing, but there are still good middle class jobs out there.
December 5, 2016
The hash tage #AirbnbWhileBlack highlights just how easily discrimination can reshape the sharing economy. But online marketplaces didn’t always work this way. And if they are well designed they don’t have to. The first generation of online marketplaces, including eBay, Amazon, and Priceline, made it hard for sellers to discriminate. Transactions were conducted with relative anonymity.
December 1, 2016
Fake news isn’t a recent problem in the US — it almost destroyed Abraham Lincoln
Donald Trump has called for a national awakening in the U.S. — but really he is sparking one in Mexico.
November 29, 2016
Can a fringe group like the Alt-Right really affect our politics?
November 23, 2016
Trump’s plan focuses on trade, deregulation, tax cuts and spending.
November 22, 2016
What can you do if a kid you know is experiencing racial bullying?
November 21, 2016
What does the way Vice President-Elect Mike Pence reacted to an HIV outbreak as governor in Indiana tell us about his relationship with science?
November 17, 2016
There are signs of chaos in Trump’s transition team.
November 17, 2016
Caitlin Leach was surprised at her classmates’ reaction to Trump’s election.
