The classic definition of the tragedy of the commons involves the mismanagement of a shared resource. Individuals are said to act in pure self-interest by grabbing as much of the shared resource as they can, in order to privately profit at the expense of the collective wealth. The tragedy is that this resource, if properly managed
Fake news is a scourge upon the media landscape. While it’s certainly not a new phenomenon, the partisan divide in modern day America is certainly ramping it up to obnoxious levels. Satire based publications such as The Onion write fake news in a more or less obvious attempt at social commentary (“The play’s the thing
In a press release issued yesterday the FDA adds new warnings about Actos and bladder cancer risk. The diabetes drug pioglitazone, sold as Actos, Actoplus Met, Actoplus Met XR, Duetact and Oseni could increase patients’ risk of developing bladder cancer, prompting the Agency to uphold current label warnings in addition to adding new ones.
While the world was watching the standoff between the local authorities and water protectors at Standing Rock, the Navajo nation was preparing a lawsuit over the fouling of their water. The Gold King mine spill in August of 2015 turned the river a deep yellow and sent toxic pollutants like arsenic and lead coursing through
At approximately 6:15 PM on June 12, 2014, Oklahoma police officer David Jehle shot Marquis Pegues in a laundromat after the two engaged in a physical confrontation, rendering the victim paraplegic. Pegues, who is schizophrenic, was in the middle of a psychotic break when he was shot. In response to the series of unfortunate events,
Several studies have recently confirmed that Zika virus damage to infants may not show right away. Researchers have discovered that, despite the appearance of normalcy at birth, infants who were exposed to Zika in the womb may present microcephaly and other forms of brain damage as well as vision and hearing problems.
The recent tragic fire that engulfed Oakland’s Ghost Ship warehouse / artist space / underground residence, killing at least 36 people, is sparking a conversation about why so many people were living there in the first place. One obvious answer is that young artists that are struggling to get by can’t afford the exorbitant rents
Today’s post is a video post by Dr. Julio Novoa, an advocate for women injured by Essure. The video is published with his permission and runs about 14 minutes. It is very much worth watching. The big takeaway is this: no more plausible deniability for doctors implanting Essure.
In any society, there are people who break the rules. What the people of that society choose to do about that not only says something about that society, it also determines how well that society is going to re-assimilate the rulebreakers. If the crime is egregious and the victims hurt beyond repair, there is a
Shawnnon Hale was just 24-years-old on the December morning in 2014 when he received a phone call from Denver police at his grandmother’s house, where he lives, telling him he needed to come to the station for questioning. Hale agreed to be at the station by 10:00 AM, but because he was running late, police