Alex Park
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How the fast-food industry courted African American customers
How the fast-food industry wooed black Americans. → Read More
The world's two richest men made $21 billion last year
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett give billions to charity. Here's what their 2014 earnings could buy. → Read More
These charts show how Ronald Reagan actually expanded the federal government
One of the many, many problems Jeb Bush faces in his quest for the Oval Office is his break from Republican orthodoxy on president Ronald Reagan's legacy. In 2012, Bush told a group of reporters that, in today's GOP, Reagan "would be criticized for doing the things that he did"— namely, working with Democrats to pass legislation. He added that Reagan would struggle to secure the GOP nomination… → Read More
This new report explains exactly how the Afghan economy will fall apart
Don't say you weren't warned. → Read More
Will private prisons finally be subject to the Freedom of Information Act?
A new bill would shed light on private prison companies that contract with the federal government—but only if it passes. → Read More
The spending bill includes a huge insurance indusry giveaway too
Is your commercial property in good hands? → Read More
Does the US really need millions to prepare for Ebola at home?
The Ebola panic has made it "politically possible" to invest more in US hospitals. → Read More
Is the Gates Foundation still investing in private prisons?
Bill and Melinda Gates' philanthropy won't say. → Read More
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How a war-shattered African nation gave birth to a heavy-metal scene
These were people who'd experienced unimaginable things," says Jeremy Xido, the filmmaker behind "Death Metal Angola" → Read More
How Ebola caused a hunger crisis in Liberia
New cases of the disease may be declining, but most Liberian families are now finding it harder to get enough to eat. → Read More
Here's what it looks like when a typhoon devastates your city
A year ago, Typhoon Haiyan slammed the Philippines. Here's what that looked like. → Read More
Here's what it looks like when a typhoon devastates your city
One year ago, Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines. → Read More
Surprise! This GOP senator's theory about volcanoes and climate change is totally wrong
This should not actually come as a surprise. → Read More
Surprise, this GOP senator's theory about volcanoes and climate change is totally wrong
Lisa Murkowski's climate comments are "nonsense," says climate scientist. → Read More
The climate lost big-time in Tuesday's election
Climate deniers are officially in charge of Congress, and other bad news. → Read More
Happy Halloween from Mitch McConnell and friends
Senate Republicans get in the spirit of things with a friendly reminder about "ObamaScare." → Read More
Court rules Maine can't quarantine Ebola nurse
Gov. Paul LePage just lost his battle to keep Kaci Hickox from going outside. → Read More
This is the stupidest Halloween thing ever
Ebola is bad. So let's just it out of the holidays, shall we? → Read More
An American doctor in Sierra Leone explains how to fight Ebola
With Ebola's arrival in the United States, some health care workers are questioning how prepared their state-of-the-art hospitals are for the disease. Despite these problems, and some serious missteps in Dallas that led to the infection of two nurses, it's unlikely that there will be a widespread outbreak here. But in the Ebola-ravaged countries of West Africa, where the disease has infected… → Read More