Using Evidence to Restructure Healthcare Policy: Lessons for US Lawmakers from the UK
Tasnim Elmamoun looks into the evidence to find some lessons that US health care can take away from the UK’s NHS.
Fan Nonfiction
Heroic tales about video-game production mask how the hobby holds both its audience and performers captive. Michael Thomsen writes.
In New York, Crime Falls Along With Police Stops
After the repeal of stop and frisk, what happened? Crime stats went down to historic lows. Former NYT editor Joe Sexton on why he and other cynics missed the boat.
The Crisis of Western Democracy is a Crisis of Journalism
Without quality journalism, democracies will be low-intensity ones. Reporters Without Borders’ Christophe Deloire proposes a solution.
Unmaking and Remaking Everyday Life in Diyarbakır
The omnipresent threat of death has rearranged and redefined social life in the city of Diyarbakır, whose UNESCO World Heritage Sur district has been destroyed during a three month long “cleansing operation.” Hazal Dolek gives a psychosocial profile of life in the city.
Black Women Disproportionately Suffer Complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth. Let’s Talk About It.
African American women are four times more likely to die from causes related to pregnancy. Where is their voice in the health care debates? Adriana Gallardo talks to survivors.
From the Publisher: If Six Turned Out to be Nine
Our publisher muses over six years of running Seattle’s finest commons-based journal.
Universal Basic Income: Return to Eden?
Silvia Swinden explores the anthropology of work and urbanization, and suggests that a universal basic income might address a long-standing disconnect.
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