As the United States prepares for a new presidential administration, Nautilus and the Aspen Institute asked eminent scientists nationwide to offer recommendations for its science and technology agenda. Many group members called for additional investment in science, arguing that research is more ...
Through gross incompetence and active complicity, the federal government is allowing big hospitals to abuse a safety-net program, thereby defrauding taxpayers and harming patients’ access to medicines. Each year, massive hospital systems exploit the loopholes of a drug pricing program ...
Quality education isn’t as readily available nationwide. The most recent long-term trend assessments from the National Assessment of Educational Progress make that clear. Nationwide, 13-year-olds are drastically underperforming their peers from pre-pandemic levels in reading and math scores. ...
The most important issue facing Congress during its coming legislative session is whether it will allow Donald Trump to impose trillions of dollars in new taxes without a single congressional vote. The Constitution gives Congress the power to regulate commerce and levy taxes. However, ...
If it gets too hot or too cold for long next year or sometime in the next several years, you may find yourself in the dark, without air conditioning or heat, depending on the nature of the crisis. The electricity system is under stress — more so in some areas than others. The electricity ...
Listening to climate activists, you’d be forgiven for concluding greenhouse gas emissions are like acid rain: a domestic problem that U.S. legislation can solve. In their view, America must do its part for the global cause by radically slashing its own emissions. As NOAA’s Climate.gov has ...