Author: Editor

Study: Breitbart-Led Right-Wing Media Ecosystem Altered Broader Media Agenda

Posted by Editor on in Extremism, Media 0 Comment

“A study of over 1.25 million stories published online between April 1, 2015 and Election Day shows that a right-wing media network anchored around Breitbart developed as a distinct and insulated media system, using social media as a backbone to transmit a hyper-partisan perspective to the world. This pro-Trump media sphere appears to have not only successfully set the agenda for the conservative media sphere, but also strongly influenced the broader media agenda, in particular coverage of Hillary Clinton.”

Keystone Pipeline Will Not Be Made of American Steel

Posted by Editor on in Energy, Executive Branch 0 Comment

“The [imported] pipes to be used in building a death funnel that will carry the world’s dirtiest fossil fuels through some of the world’s most arable farmland have been sitting in a field in North Dakota, open to the elements in a state that’s known for some serious elements, for at least three years… TransCanada, the company building the pipeline, has a long track record of building pipelines that fail spectacularly.”

Trump’s New Travel Ban Could Affect Doctors, Especially in the Rust Belt and Appalachia

Posted by Editor on in Healthcare, Muslim Ban 0 Comment

“Doctors subject to the ban are concentrated in Rust Belt states and Appalachia, and estimated that they account for more than 14 million patient visits a year. The doctors are more likely to work in underserved areas and more likely to practice in areas of medicine facing shortages, such as pediatrics and psychiatry, meaning that many likely play a vital role in vulnerable communities.”

America’s Leading Authoritarian Intellectual Is Working for Trump

Posted by Editor on in Executive Branch, Extremism 0 Comment

“The most intellectually important essay of the 2016 election cycle, and possibly of the whole political era that has begun, is “The Flight 93 Election.” Its previously anonymous author turns out to be former Bush administration speechwriter Michael Anton … who is now working as a senior national security official in the Trump administration.”

Where Alternative School Enrollment May Signal Problems

Posted by Editor on in Education 0 Comment

“Nearly 2,000 school districts house “alternative” schools intended to serve students with disciplinary or academic problems. Using federal data, we show the relative size of the alternative school population in each district. The color of the bubble reflects several factors that taken together are warning signs that a district’s alternative middle/high schools are of poor quality or that a district may be using alternative schools to improve accountability measures.”