Axios: “China criticizes the U.S. for undermining global stability and says it won’t “renounce use of force” against Taiwan in a defense white paper published on Wednesday. Details: Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian told a news conference if “anyone dares to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will certainly fight, resolutely defending the country’s… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2019
The library bus in Afghanistan that is driving change
The National – “At only 27, Freshta Karim is the founder of Charmagz, an organisation that transforms buses into mobile libraries. They drive them around Kabul so that Afghanistan’s youngest citizens can develop and foster a love for critical thought and reading. “We are a group of young Afghans who have witnessed war and its direct… Continue Reading
Artificial Intelligence and Law: An Overview
Surden, Harry, Artificial Intelligence and Law: An Overview (June 28, 2019). Georgia State University Law Review, Vol. 35, 2019; U of Colorado Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 19-22. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3411869 “Much has been written recently about artificial intelligence (AI) and law. But what is AI, and what is its relation to the… Continue Reading
E-Nudging Justice: The Role of Digital Choice Architecture in Online Courts
Sela, Ayelet, E-Nudging Justice: The Role of Digital Choice Architecture in Online Courts (March 18, 2019). 2019 Journal of Dispute Resolution 127 ( 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3414176 “Justice systems around the world are launching online courts and tribunals in order to improve access to justice, especially for self-represented litigants (SRLs). Online courts are designed… Continue Reading
Justice Department Reviewing the Practices of Market-Leading Online Platforms
DOJ: Review Focuses on Practices that Create or Maintain Structural Impediments to Greater Competition and User Benefits – The Department of Justice announced today that the Department’s Antitrust Division is reviewing whether and how market-leading online platforms have achieved market power and are engaging in practices that have reduced competition, stifled innovation, or otherwise harmed… Continue Reading
Backlash grows against unstaffed libraries
The Guardian – Use of keycards and self-service scanners cannot replace librarians, say campaigners – “Harriet Connides hasn’t been to her local library in north London’s East Finchley for months. She used to go every few days, often with her young daughter, but now it is staffed for only 16 hours a week and Connides, who… Continue Reading
Even Unhatched, Birds Exchange Survival Skills
The New York Times – Eggs vibrate in response to parental alarm calls, then pass on the warning to nearby eggs. “On Sálvora Island, off the coast of Spain, thousands of yellow-legged gulls dot the grassy cliffs from April to late July. It is a riot of white wings and plaintive calls. Occasionally, the chorus… Continue Reading
When You Wear Sunscreen, You’re Taking Part in a Safety Study
The New York Times: “The Food and Drug Administration almost never tests products itself. But in May, the Journal of the American Medical Association published the results of a randomized trial, conducted by F.D.A. researchers, to determine whether the chemicals in four commercially available sunscreens are absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream. Four times… Continue Reading
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Report on Third-Party Debt Collections
CFPB: “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) released a report [Market Snapshot: Third-Party Debt Collections Tradeline Reporting] that found that more than one-in-four consumers with a credit report have at least one debt in collection by third-party debt collectors. Today’s report, which covers 2004 to 2018, is drawn from the Bureau’s Consumer Credit Panel (CCP),… Continue Reading
Trust and Distrust in America
Pew – Many Americans think declining trust in the government and in each other makes it harder to solve key problems. They have a wealth of ideas about what’s gone wrong and how to fix it: “Trust is an essential elixir for public life and neighborly relations, and when Americans think about trust these days,… Continue Reading
The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2019
“When Fast Company introduced the 100 Most Creative People in Business 10 years ago, it was a watershed. Other business publications ranked individuals by wealth or power, but this publication sought to take stock of something intangible and, as then editor Bob Safian explained, offer a “snapshot of the range and depth of creativity across… Continue Reading
Trump falsely states Constitution gives him ‘the right to do whatever I want’
Washington Post: “President Trump believes the Constitution gives him a wide breadth of power. That’s the message he delivered ― not for the first time — on Tuesday while addressing a crowd of teenagers and young adults at the Turning Point USA Teen Student Action Summit in Washington. There are numerous viral video clips from… Continue Reading
