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Numbers and Power: Congress and News Media

Oct 19, 2021 | Election Campaign News

Brief #28 – Elections and Politics
By Rosalind Gottfried

Congress, responsible for policies and legislation, and the news media, responsible for dissemination of information and opinion, are two of the most powerful institutions in the country. How do they fare in terms of parity on race, ethnicity, and gender? The 117th Congress is more diverse than previous Congresses but only slightly more than the 116th. Congress is 77% white while the general population is 60% white. Women comprise 24% of all seats though women are more than half of the American population.

The Facebook Files Follow-Up: Facebook’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Oct 19, 2021 | Technology

Brief #64 – Technology
By Scout Burchill

Frances Haugen, the whistleblower behind the Wall Street Journal’s hugely-consequential Facebook Files (see Brief #64 for more details) took center stage earlier this month, revealing her identity in a primetime interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes before testifying in front of Congress in a series of high-profile hearings. Haugen’s revelations, coupled with an hours-long complete blackout of all Facebook-owned platforms, added up to one of Facebook’s worst weeks ever.

The Facebook Files: A Clarion Call for Real Accountability and Transparency

Oct 19, 2021 | Technology

Brief #63 – Technology
By Scout Burchill

A remarkable investigative series published last month by the Wall Street Journal reveals the profound, and deeply disturbing, ways Facebook is warping our society. The Facebook Files, as they are called, expose bombshell revelations about the harms the biggest social media company in the world knowingly perpetrates. While much ink has been spilled on this topic before, the Facebook Files are already shaping up to be the most damning scandal to rock the company since Cambridge Analytica.

Judge Pitman’s Abortion Ruling Illustrates Flaws of Texas Senate Bill 8

Oct 18, 2021 | Civil Rights

Brief #176 – Civil Rights
By Rodney A. Maggay

Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8) bans abortions approximately six weeks after pregnancy. Under the new law any person may sue a Texas health care provider to prevent them from performing an abortion and gives those persons who bring a lawsuit money damages of $10,000 if they are successful in their lawsuit against the health care provider.

Bears Ears National Monument: A Proper Boundary Reestablished

Oct 18, 2021 | Environment

Brief #132 – Environmental Policy
By Tim Loftus

In December of 2016, President Obama issued Presidential Proclamation 9558 – Establishment of the Bears Ears National Monument. This relatively new monument is unique. Situated in southeastern Utah, the monument was created largely at the behest of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition composed of five Colorado Plateau tribes who share a longstanding cultural connection to the landscape: Hopi, Navajo, Ute Mountain Ute, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, and Zuni Tribe.

Supply Chain and Customer Service Shortages: The Real Drivers of Inflation

Oct 15, 2021 | Economic Policy

Brief #126 – Economic Policy
By Rosalind Gottfried

There are some indications that the economy is strong. The US economy is expected to grow at 6% this year and fall to 3.9% for 2022, a greater rate than for most years since the turn of the century. Economists are predicting a steady expansion of the economy for the second half of 2021. The unemployment rate is under 5%, marking only 17 months to recover that rate since the pandemic started. Unemployment is currently at 4.8% which is down from 5.2% in August.

Screws Tighten on Unvaccinated Healthcare Workers

Oct 15, 2021 | Health & Gender

Brief #137 – Health and Gender
By S. Bhimji

By now most people in the country are fed up with unvaccinated individuals. For whatever reason, there are still a significant number of Americans who are still refusing to be vaccinated against Covid. And sadly a great many of these unvaccinated individuals are healthcare professionals that include doctors, nurses, pharmacists, EMS technicians, nursing assistants, and lab technicians.

Finally A Malaria Vaccine: A Monumental Discovery

Oct 11, 2021 | Health & Gender

Brief #136 – Health and Gender
By S. Bhimji

While much of the talk these days is about covid-19, the parasite that causes malaria is far more sophisticated and insidious than coronavirus. The malaria parasite has evolved to escape the immune system and it also has a complicated life cycle that spans across humans and mosquitoes. Even when it is inside the body, it escapes surveillance and different forms affect different organs.

How Redistricting In Oregon and Colorado Made The Case For State Independent Redistricting Commissions

Oct 11, 2021 | Civil Rights

Brief #175 – Civil Rights
By Rodney A. Maggay

On September 27, 2021 Oregon became the first state in the union to pass congressional and state legislative redistricting maps after the 2020 Census. Soon thereafter one of Colorado’s two independent redistricting commissions approved a state map for Colorado’s congressional state map.

Russia’s Relationships with the Muslim World

Oct 7, 2021 | Foreign Policy

Brief #134 – Foreign Policy
By Avery Roe

As President Biden is reinventing American foreign policy, particularly with regards to the Muslim world, Russia has been able to further establish itself as a viable alternative for those unhappy with President Biden’s plans and stances.

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