Are Gun Policies Really Working? Compare Outcomes Using This Tool

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Are gun policies really working in America? According to the Gun Policy Outcome Explorer by the RAND Corporation, it depends on who you ask. While gun possession is largely (and constitutionally) protected in the United States, the often tragic results of such possession – firearm homicides, murders, mass shootings — aren’t always discussed equally. And …

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New York Has A Rat Map And It’s Pretty F’n Awesome

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New York has a rat map and it’s pretty F’n awesome! Officially known as the Rat Information Portal (or more fittingly, the R.I.P.), the “NYC rat map” lets you visualize the insane amount of rats in New York City. Not only does it show you active “hot spots” across the City, but you’re actually able …

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Millennials Still Make Less Money: Here’s The Proof

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Despite being better educated, Millennials still make less money than their parents. And unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard the same accusations why — Millennials are lazy, they bounce between jobs, they’re too educated, they’re tech obsessed — there’s a lot of them. But how much of this is true? Well, …

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Hate Groups In the United States: Using The SPLC Tool

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Hate groups in the United States come in many different forms — white nationalist, anti-LGBTQ, skinheads, neo-confederates, etc. — but how many of them actually exist? Well, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), who has been fighting hate groups since 1971, there are over 1600 extremist groups and 940 hate groups currently operating in …

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Top 5 States Where Renters Are At Risk Of Eviction

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According to a new report by AdvisorSmith, a significant number of households across the U.S. continue to be at risk of eviction due to the economic effects of COVID-19. In total, 17.1% of U.S. renters are late or behind on their rent and 49.1% of those households expect to be evicted within the next two …

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Visualize Sea Level Rise With NOAA’s New Tool

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The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has created a user-friendly tool to visualize the potential impacts of sea level rise on communities. Called the Sea Level Rise Viewer, the tool allows you to pick an area (in the U.S.) and explore potential inundation through best and worst case scenarios. Additionally, you can use it to …

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Protests And Civil Unrest: What Police Think

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The death of George Floyd sparked protests and civil unrest across the country on a scale that hasn’t been seen since the 1960’s. And all of us, participants or not, have to sit back and think about the sheer magnitude of it all. Because unlike other racially charged events since Dr. King’s assassination — that …

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The Many COVID Tools Available

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As of this writing, COVID-19 has killed 296,000 Americans and more than 108,000 are hospitalized. Needless to say, deaths are likely to substantially increase in the coming months. The good news? A vaccine is days away. The bad news? Distribution looks pretty difficult. In the meantime however, there are several tools you can use to …

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Analyzing The 2020 Election: A Look At Every Swing State

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This is an introduction for our first series: Analyzing the 2020 Election: A Look at Every Swing State As we continue to sift through the 2020 election data, analyzing every detail and trying to gain some sort of consensus about what it all means, it’s important to look at what we already know and see …

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