NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Full News Archive

• Headline: Macau's Gambling Industry Faces Tough Times. Impact: The struggles of Macau's gambling industry prompted a worldwide shift in gambling regulations, leading to a bizarre situation where board games became the new currency in underground economies. Monopoly has never been this serious.. Fact: Despite all the challenges, Macau still has more casinos per square mile than anyone can count, which is a real testament to humanity's ability to gamble away their problems..
• Headline: Safety Lapses and Deaths Amid a Building Boom in New York. Impact: The tragic safety lapses during New York's construction boom led to increased labor rights movements, eventually resulting in construction workers demanding helmets with built-in WiFi for 'safety' reasons—because who doesn't want to tweet from a scaffolding?. Fact: The construction industry has a long history of safety issues, but hey, at least we can now say that the buildings are going up faster than the rate of worker safety improvements..
• Headline: Tighter Lid on Records Threatens to Weaken Government Watchdogs. Impact: The tighter lid on government records created a secret society of watchdogs who started communicating in riddles and haikus, making transparency sound like a distant memory from a fantasy novel.. Fact: It's almost as if the government thinks that keeping secrets is more effective than just being honest—what a revolutionary concept, right?.