Month: January 2016

The Full History of Board Games — The Startup — Medium https://medium.com/swlh/the-full-history-of-board-games-5e622811ce89?source=userActivityShare-848cb952d7a2-1454176443 Mesopotamian Four Sided Dice and Stick Dice Dice were eventually made from a

Missing and Presumed Held by China – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/opinion/missing-and-presumed-held-by-china.html China has long had one of the world’s worst human rights records because of the way

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/22/water-lead-content-tests-us-authorities-distorting-flint-crisis Water authorities across the US are systematically distorting water tests to downplay the amount of lead in samples, risking a dangerous spread of the

The Need for a Tax on Financial Trading – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/opinion/the-need-for-a-tax-on-financial-trading.html?_r=0 A financial transaction tax — a per-trade charge on the buying and selling of

Thirty years ago, as the nation mourned the loss of seven astronauts on the space shuttle Challenger, Bob Ebeling was steeped in his own deep

Liberals Turn to Cities to Pass Laws and Spread Ideas – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/upshot/liberals-turn-to-cities-to-pass-laws-and-spread-ideas.html If Congress won’t focus on a new policy idea, and if state

Air Force officials say human error to blame for damaged nuclear missile | Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/23/air-force-officials-say-human-error-to-blame-for-damaged-nuclear-missile.html WASHINGTON –  Errors by three airmen troubleshooting a nuclear

Some 700 American troops on a long-running deployment could be in danger of an attack by extremists affiliated with the Islamic State, the Pentagon worries,

http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8129-9576-3 Kevin Bales, Author DETAILS Some of the developed world’s conveniences and pleasures will seem less enjoyable after reading this exposé of the global economy’s