Want fewer cars on the roads? Don’t offer parking, research suggests
New research draws a direct line between dedicated parking spots and the number of cars owned among affordable housing residents in San Francisco.
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New research draws a direct line between dedicated parking spots and the number of cars owned among affordable housing residents in San Francisco.
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Disparity studies can expose discrimination in government contracting. But do they lead to lasting change?
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Academic studies that explore minimum wage changes tend to look at how those changes affect employment levels. There are hundreds of studies on this.
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The analysis indicates broadcast news outlets are partly to blame for growing political polarization in the U.S. and voters’ heightened dislike for members of the opposing political party.
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What most people think of as the Confederate flag is actually the battle flag of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia — it was never an official flag of the Confederacy.
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In analyzing 64 U.S. protests from 2017 and 2018 where counter-protesters were present and arrests were made, York University sociologist Lesley Wood finds right-leaning protesters account for 8% of total arrests while left-leaning protesters account for 81% of arrests.
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There are several things she says journalists can do to minimize harm and keep rumors, lies and other forms of bad information out of their coverage. Here are four of them.
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As it turns out, 2020 has been an enormous news year — extraordinarily overwhelming, relentless and historic.
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As 2020 thankfully nears its end, we’re taking a few moments to reflect on some of the JR pieces that meant the most to us this year.
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When problems arise during the brief period when one U.S. president hands off executive power to the next, it can have serious consequences for the country, academic studies show.
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