The State Integrity Investigation, which measures hundreds of variables to compile transparency and accountability grades for all States Have come up with stunning findings. The best grade in the nation, which went to Alaska is just a C. Only two others earned better than a D+; 11 states received failing grades. The findings may be deflating to …
An article in the Washington Post earlier this month discussed vaccines. In the United States, when you mention vaccines, thoughts turn to measles, small children and bogus claims about childhood vaccination. But the real problem, says the author, David Ropeik, is the small take-up of flu vaccination. As many as 49,000 older people a year …
Customer service technology is coming to American airports as part of an effort by federal agencies to make it easier for people to give the government anonymous feedback. There are four round buttons with emoticons that represent different satisfaction levels, interpreted as happy, kind of happy, not happy, really unhappy. The survey kiosk will ask …
Over the last 10 years, thousands of businesses across the United States – from big corporations to storefront shops – have used arbitration to create an alternative system of justice . There, rules tend to favor businesses, and judges and juries have been replaced by arbitrators who commonly consider the companies as their clients. The …
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If we really want the parties to reconnect with voters, we should import – from Australia, say, or Brazil – a far more important innovation: compulsory voting. Obliging people to cast a ballot may sound illiberal, but it has the huge advantage of forcing political parties “to reach beyond their comfort zone”. Labour/Democrats could no …
