AUGUST 11, 2016

Full News Archive

• Headline: Exploring Greece's Economic Crisis Literature. Impact: If Greece hadn't cried out for help, we might have been spared endless books on economic meltdowns, but then again, who would have written all those bestsellers about financial despair? Thank you, Greece, for keeping authors employed!. Fact: The Greek economy has been through so many ups and downs, it could qualify for a reality TV show titled 'Keeping Up with the Greeks'..
• Headline: Reevaluating Zero-Tolerance Policing Policies. Impact: The doubts about zero-tolerance policing might just inspire future law enforcement to try something even more ridiculous, like 'one-strike-and-you're-out' policing, where they just give up entirely. Good luck with that!. Fact: The 'broken-windows' theory was based on the idea that fixing small problems prevents bigger ones. Turns out, it just fixed a lot of windows... and not much else..
• Headline: Fox News Faces Ongoing Harassment Allegations. Impact: As the harassment crisis unfolds, it could lead to a future where workplaces are actually safe for women, or at least the ones who don’t have a secret stash of incriminating evidence on their bosses. Progress!. Fact: Fox News has so many scandals, they should just start a reality show called 'Keeping Up with the Foxes'..
• Headline: Hack of Democrats’ Accounts Was Wider Than Believed, Officials Say. Impact: The hack of the Democrats' accounts could lead to a future where everyone uses encrypted emails or maybe just decides to communicate via carrier pigeons instead. Who needs privacy when you can have a bird as a messenger?. Fact: If you think your email being hacked is bad, just imagine if someone hacked your carrier pigeon and started sending out fake messages!.
• Headline: Airbnb and Others Set Terms for Employees to Cash Out. Impact: The pressure on Silicon Valley startups to let employees cash out could lead to a future where everyone sells their stocks for a quick buck and then finds themselves broke, begging for change outside Starbucks. Thanks, capitalism!. Fact: Airbnb employees cashing out could lead to more people renting out their living rooms than actually living in them. Welcome to the future!.