In a politically turbulent and disaster stricken world, those more fortunate call for relief donations. It is comforting to think that our dimes and quarters, including those paid in taxes, can make a difference in the suffering of other humans, but the sad truth is that many of the agencies we trust to provide food are actually rife with inefficiencies that actually … [Read more...] about The Possibilities of U.S. Food Aid
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The Art of Activism: Voice, Visibility and Black Lives Matter — Emelia Ho
Then and Now: The Aesthetics of Protest On the homepage for The Guardian’s investigation The Counted, users are greeted by bright and bolded numbers, racing like slot machines against a collage of black and white portraits that tally the sum of people killed by police in the US. The interface has a number of engaging features: users can search and filter records by … [Read more...] about The Art of Activism: Voice, Visibility and Black Lives Matter — Emelia Ho
Patriotism in the Democratic Party: How Richard Rorty Was Wrong — Brittney Kidwell
Patriotism in the Democratic Party: How Richard Rorty Was Wrong This paper analyzes the nature of liberal patriotism in the United States. Since the 1960s, the Democratic party has appeared to struggled with the concept of patriotism, believing in the possibilities of America’s future while simultaneously criticizing aspects of its past and present, an acknowledgement many on … [Read more...] about Patriotism in the Democratic Party: How Richard Rorty Was Wrong — Brittney Kidwell
Pick a Card, Any Card: An Examination of Electronic Medical Records and a Proposition of an Alternative Record Storage System
After athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush observed a patient transfer from a hospital to a nursing home, Bush was shocked at the inefficiency of the process, commenting on how the individuals involved typed “the printout from the brand new [electronic medical record] into their EMR, so that their fax server can fax it to the bloody nursing home” (Whitney par. 2). Unfortunately, … [Read more...] about Pick a Card, Any Card: An Examination of Electronic Medical Records and a Proposition of an Alternative Record Storage System
The Music Industrialist: 2017 Revenue Study
This week, UK-based tech analysis company MIDiA Research released a study demonstrating a $1.4 billion increase in music industry revenue around the world in 2017, a considerable spike that may surprise independent artists making as little as $0.0006 per stream. . As CD and download sales rapidly decline, this growth is largely attributed to the continuing advent of streaming … [Read more...] about The Music Industrialist: 2017 Revenue Study