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Every wonder how languages keep on changing? We took a look at some of the data and found out where languages are going!

Things are heating up, despite this week’s snow storm and cold temperatures.

We know, you’ve seen it three times. You can quote it to perfection. But we’d bet you probably don’t know the actual number of lines each character has said throughout the seasons. We all did miss Michael in those last couple of seasons... It looks like Dwight takes the cake in his absence. Tag your Office loving friends!

Options? Squeeze? GameStop? We put together a little timeline of what’s going on with the stock market so you can get it in less than 2 minutes.

@ GameStop

We might think we have a particular aversion for Snapchat or a tendency to scroll through Facebook more than the rest, though these platforms actually offer many of the same features. In fact, take stories for example. We took a look at how susceptible Snapchat was to trends in usership as a function of key events like Instagram acquiring Stories, a feature we all thought would be Snapchat’s own for a while. Guess we were wrong…

Traffic jams. Something I think we all can universally agree to dislike, right? Swipe through for more information on why traffic bottlenecks happen and why it’s important to reduce vehicular traffic going forward.

Traffic jams. Something I think we can all universally agree on disliking, right? Swipe through for more information on why traffic bottlenecks and why it’s important to reduce vehicular traffic going forward.

Hey , can we get some free stocks for researching your platform?

Happy Birthday to the Federal Reserve! The Federal Reserve Act was signed into law by then President Woodrow Wilson on December 23rd, 1913 as a way for the government to stop relying on Wall Street investors to bail them out.

Can you guess how many movies were available on Netflix in 2020? Subscribe to our newsletter for more on streaming services and how they’re overtaking the entertainment industry in this historic moment.

We bet you’re wondering.

Checks and balances? Constitutional governance? Not to throw it back to your awkward high school years but it’s pretty important to understand how presidential powers can expand beyond traditional roles. If you’re wondering where the public stands on said expansion of power, well... depends on who’s in office (and your party alignment).

Unless you have taken a macroeconomics course or know a lot about banking, you might not know what the Federal Reserve does. This week, we broke down why the Federal Reserve started, what the Federal Reserve banks do, inflation rates, and more!

Check out how unemployment and underemployment skyrocketed after March 2020 in the United States. The coronavirus pandemic has put many people out of a job, and will forever change the landscape of employment as people continue to either struggle or succeed with remote work. On the bright side, there’s a vaccine coming and it’s more difficult to be late to meetings!

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I think we’re all looking for a light at the end of the tunnel, right? With the vaccine circulating in news cycles around the world, our team put together a graph to represent the potential end date of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how that has changed in recent weeks.

Have you ever applied to a job you’ve seen from Indeed.com? We actually found that the number openings for “high wage” jobs decreased the most in 2020, leaving a lot of college graduates and highly skilled workers high and dry. In fact, many actually took job they were overqualified for. A sticky situation to be in, indeed.

I think we can all be a little grateful that we’re not trying to whip the coronavirus out of our systems, though pretty impressive that travelers were required to quarantine right?

All this talk about stimulus packages for the unemployed has us wondering, how do we measure unemployment? In this week’s newsletter, we covered everything from the logic behind unemployment statistics to how higher education impacts employment opportunity. Subscribe to learn more!

How can we maximize voter turnout in future elections? We have our ideas, based on the hard numbers of course.

Want to know more about the history of vaccines and how far vaccines have come over time? Or how about the way the COVID-19 vaccine will get to you once it gets FDA approved in the states? Our newsletter has you covered.

Whether you’re gearing up to Zoom your family tomorrow for Thanksgiving or you’re finishing up exams and last minute work, Polici has you covered with important information that’s quickly digestible (unlike your mother in law’s Turkey).

On those quarantine nights where you’re feeling guilty about your 8th Seamless order of the week, how do you get your groceries? Research shows that grocery store commission and liquor store sales have increased drastically over quarantine. Those Zoom meetings sure are tough.

As America waits for the results of who will be the next president, we think you should know that there has been a bipartisan trend of expansions of presidential powers.
We’ve even got a trivia question for you about executive powers: Which part of the U.S. Constitution outlines Executive power?
(Answer in the commments!)

All eyes are on the news of the 2020 Election results and we’re here to help cut through the noise of the nonstop coverage. Take a break from the news - you deserve it! If that isn’t enough, take a look at misinformation on Twitter at around the same time in 2016.

Bots are taking up more real estate on social media and are influencing conversations across platforms. So that random person that commented on your post? Chances are it’s actually just a bot.

Public opinion isn’t the only thing that influences the government. Large companies endorse and pay large sums to have influence over key legislators.

The executive branch isn't just made up of the President, the Vice President, and the Cabinet. See how changes to federal agencies and departments and the army have shaped the executive branch over the years.

Big data and surveillance are on the rise, and you might be in databases you have no connection to. So we want to ask you, is this for safety or just a violation of privacy?

As tensions rise between China and Taiwan, here’s what you need to know about both countries.

How is power divided in the United States government? With the upcoming election and party control over each branch up in the air, be sure to learn more by signing up for our newsletter at polici.org!

How does the rising popularity of va**ng affect the perception of ci******es? Sign up for our newsletter to learn more about Rachel Brown and her team’s research on the relationship between va**ng and smoking at polici.org

What role does religion historically play in the government? How does religion affect the government and politics today? Find out about this and more by signing up for our newsletter at polici.org

With the next Supreme Court judge up in the air, it's got us wondering, what does the public think of the court's work? Find out about the Supreme Court and more by signing up for our newsletter at polici.org

It is the largest wildfire season in history in California and inmates have helped save the state $100 million per year by fighting these fires. Learn more about the role of inmates in firefighting and more in our newsletter. Sign up at polici.org!

A carbon tax addresses both climate change concerns and the growing federal debt. But who bears the burden of the tax? Learn about regressive and progressive taxes and more from our newsletter. Sign up at polici.org!

What is happening with China and Taiwan? Is the U.S. off to war? Sign up to read more: https://polici.org

It has been the largest wildfire season ever in California history. But the big question is, who's fighting those fires? In California, non-violent crime inmates make up about 40% of the state’s firefighters. Learn more about these felon firefighters and get graphics like this from our newsletter at polici.org