Daily Clips: September 9th, 2016
NYT Editorial Board warns that debate moderators must hold candidates accountable: I feel like that point should go without saying…but here we are.
Police-involved injuries of civilians rises nearly 50%, says Harvard study:
The rate of serious injuries caused by police and private security increased nearly 50% from 2001 to 2014, according to a new study from Harvard public health researchers that looked at emergency room visits.
Marijuana legalization could help solve the heroin epidemic
Review of the US stock market and economy: Eddy Elfenbein’s excellent blog, Crossing Wall Street, has a terrific post on the state of the US economy (he does these every couple of weeks, it seems). He, like most honest people, doesn’t have a great idea as to whether or not we are performing well or not. Or in his words:
The big takeaway is that the economy is slowly improving. Sure, it’s certainly not great. But it’s getting better. With each jobs report, I’ve been keeping a close eye on wages. The good news is that Americans are finally getting a pay raise. It’s been years since we could say that.
Tweet of the day
*NFL player tries to kill wife/unborn child*
Nothing.*Player exposed as serial rapist*
Nothing.*Player kneels during a song*#boycottNFL
— Jerry Topsider (@BostonJerry) September 9, 2016
