Amy R. Ramos < Back to Writers
Amy R. Ramos began her career working in local government, where she became familiar with numerous public policy issues, including land use and indigent mental health services. She is now an editor and freelance writer. Ramos has a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Brown University.
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Retirement Saving: To Nudge or to Shove?
Two new proposals look to greatly increase the number of people who have adequate retirement plans, one by encouraging workers to save and the other by requiring them to.
Academics Oppose 21 as Legal Drinking Age
Those suggesting a discussion on the legal drinking age appear to have focused on a specific outcome.
Urban Forest Management Is Up a Tree
It turns out it's not just the disappearance of rainforest trees - mahogany, teak, Brazil nut - that is cause for concern. In a new paper, "Street Trees - A Misunderstood Common-Pool Resource," Indiana University environmental affairs scholars Burnell C. Fischer and Brian C. Steed note that the tree cover in a number of metropolitan areas - the so-called…
ED Drugs Break Through Blood-Brain Tumor Barrier
Although it's unlikely to be incorporated into the ubiquitous marketing campaigns for erectile dysfunction drugs, a significant off-label use of the medications may have been identified by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In a laboratory study conducted on rats, the research team used erectile dysfunction drugs to increase…
Modern Marriage: Standing on Ceremony
Regarding same-sex marriage, there’s less daylight than might be expected between religious conservatives and some LGBT activists.