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Most of us are really tired of the members of our Congress fighting like hummers instead of getting anything done.

We live in a world of extremes, which we cycle through: One extreme belief seems to dominate, until the opposing belief "wins," and then IT dominates most people’s thinking. This occurs in economics as well as politics, despite the fact that the REAL way to get things done–in marriage as well as in government–is COMPROMISE. Researchers want to know why a majority of the population doesn’t settle on an intermediate position that combines the best of the old and the new.
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Tweeting false information could put you in jail. During Superstorm Sandy, a Twitter user spread misinformation by tweeting that the New York Stock Exchange "is flooded under more than 3 feet of water" and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo "is trapped in Manhattan. Has been taken to a secure shelter."

The Supreme Court has held that such statements are imminently dangerous and not protected by the First Amendment.
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You may not have noticed, but women are now on top. They’re supporting their families during the recession, because they’re more flexible–they’re better at adapting to major changes in the economy and the culture. Is the recession really a "mancession?"

In the recession, three-quarters of the millions of jobs lost were lost by men. The worst-hit industries were overwhelmingly male, such as construction, manufacturing, and high finance. In 2009, for the first time in American history, the workforce tipped towards women, who continue to occupy around half of our nation’s jobs.
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If climate change continues, coastal cities may drown. Even our Capitol may eventually be under water!

Current trends and predicted increases suggest that our nation’s capital is likely to face flooding and infrastructure damage in both the short- and long-term brought about by sea level rise, which is linked to thermal expansion of the oceans and melting of global ice sheets.
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