What We Talk about When We Talk about Millennials

    has been eight years since the Great Recession, and the current economic crisis has become a permanent state of exception. Early this month, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation released a damning report on prospects for young adults around the world. The condensed version is that we don’t have many. For the so-called millennials, born between 1980…

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      As Health Nonprofit Cashes In, Cystic Fibrosis Drug Remains Unaffordable for Most

      Years after investing in the small biotechnology company Vertex to encourage the development of drugs to fight cystic fibrosis—a deadly disease that attacks the lungs and digestive system—the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced Wednesday that it has sold its royalties for the medication that resulted from that investment for $3.3 billion—the largest windfall ever made by…

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        Why a vaccine may not be enough to end the pandemic

        Without a vaccine or treatment, the world has been forced to adopt severe tactics to slow the spread of Covid-19: social distancing, shutdowns, closures, and cancellations. As states in the US begin to reopen, it’s clear there is still much hardship to come — for those laid off, for businesses forced to implement costly new…

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          Ruscz, Broussard earn Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player, Pitcher of Week honors

          LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tufts’ Cassie Ruscz and Belhaven’s Julienne Broussard have been selected as the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Ruscz, a junior first baseman from Wolcott, Conn., hit .500 (13-for-26) with eight runs, five homers, 17 RBI, four walks and just one strikeout in 30 plate appearances…

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