How Think Tanks Amplify Corporate Americaâs Influence
New York Times
Think tanks have clout in Washington because of their perceived independence from corporate interests. But the need for money brings some think tank scholars to support agendas backed by their corporate donors, blurring the line between independent research and corporate lobbying. The Story Behind Indonesia's First Female Suicide Bomber
Time
Increased recruitment efforts by Islamic State are threatening to destabilize Indonesia's secular democracy. A reporter interviewed a female ISIS recruit who tried to suicide bomb Indonesiaâs presidential palace about how ISIS is making inroads in southwest Asia--including its efforts to inspire female terrorists. Suspicions Surround Elite Nike Running Team
Der Spiegel
American anti-doping investigators believe a Nike-sponsored team of elite runners based in Oregon are engaged in a systemic doping and coverup scheme. A confidential report was leaked by Fancy Bears, a Russian cyber-espionage group believed to have foreign-intelligence agency ties. Exoneration Stats Show Blacks More Likely to Be Wrongfully Convicted
Reason
Researchers from the National Registry of Exonerations recently reviewed 27 years of exonerations and found that African Americans constituted 47 percent of the 1,900 exonerations since 1989, despite only accounting for 13 percent of the U.S. population. Near Reservation, 7 Cans of Beer Sold Per Minute
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Whiteclay, Nebraska. Population: 12. Four liquor stores. More than 42 million cans of beer sold over 10 years. The beer is bought mainly by Lakota from a reservation just across the border in South Dakota, where alcohol is illegal. Result: alcoholism and related deadly problems unprecedented almost anywhere else in the country. | 
