We’re going back to the Moon. One year from now, humanity will be within lunar orbit for the first time since the famous Apollo missions half a century ago. NASA’s Artemis II is set to complete a lunar orbit in November 2024, a ten-day voyage that will test new launching and spacecraft technology. The spacecraft […]
Author: Irene Herrmann
Scandals and Lessons From Mallinckrodt
What do you think when you hear the word “Mallincrockt”? To the averageWashU student, it means Subway sandwiches, bookstore textbooks, and a convenientstop for the campus shuttle. But for many across the nation, particularly residents of St.Louis, Mallinckrodt PLC has a complicated legacy. From radioactive bombs to nuclearwaste, from overpriced medication to the national opioid […]
The Era of Debtors’ Prisons
Red and blue lights flash in the rearview mirror as you’re driving in St. Louis. Annoying, but not the end of the world, you think as you pull the car to the curb. Maybe you’re over the speed limit, or your expiration sticker expired, or you have an outstanding arrest warrant from a failure to […]