Yi Wu

Bio

Yi is a recent graduate from Boston University, currently working in the market research industry. His interests include economic policy, criminal justice/drug policy, education and human rights. Ardent fan of soccer, 1960-1970s rock and folk music, and dance works of Pina Bausch.
New York Casinos Are Coming, So Here's How the State Can Make Them Work
By Yi Wu
On this year's Election Day, citizens of New York state approved Proposal 1 with 57% of the vote, allowing seven casinos to be built within the state. Prior to its passage, only Native American tribes and horse-race tracks could open gaming…
New Apple iPad Air: Think Twice Before Buying One, If You Care About an Open Internet
By Yi Wu
We all know the internet is heavily censored in China, and some American companies have been complicit in the Chinese government's crackdown on online dissent. For example, Yahoo handed over to the authorities emails sent by Chinese journalist Shi…
This Horrible Law Keeps You From Getting the Most Out Of Your iPad
By Yi Wu
Correction: a previous version of the story stated that jailbreaking smartphones is illegal. In fact, an exemption was made for jailbreaking, and it is allowed until 2015. Unlocking phones made after 2013 remains illegal. When you purchase…
War on Drugs in Rochester Ignores History and Puts Residents in Danger
By Yi Wu
On September 3, 1958, wearing a panama hat, suit, and tie, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was heading to a courthouse in Alabama to attend a court arraignment of a professor and fellow activist. But instead, he was arrested. The charge? "Loitering,"…
Why Nashville's Solution to Homelessness is a Model For Other Cities
By Yi Wu
Have a roof above our heads is among humanity's basic needs. Nevertheless, in the United States, one out of 500 people is without a home. Instead of providing solutions to the problem, policymakers often consider the homeless population a nuisance.…
Shutdown 2013 Won't Kill the Education System, It'll Make it Stronger
By Yi Wu
This week, due to Congress' inability to pass a reconciled budget, many functions of the federal government have been shut down. Some "essential" operations remain unscathed by the crisis, but PolicyMic's Robert Taylor and Alex Uriarte gave us a…
Janet Yellen Next Fed Chair: How She Could Keep America Out Of Another Recession
By Yi Wu
With Ben Bernanke's retirement coming, Washington has been discussing who President Obama might pick to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve. After months of deliberation, it seems President Obama may have settled on a front-runner. In true…
3 Stealthy Ways Republicans Are Torpedoing the Obamacare Bill
By Yi Wu
As major provisions of Obamacare are rolled out, opponents of the reform measures have gone desperate and resorted to an assortment of unscrupulous tactics to block its implementation. On the federal level, some Republicans called for threatening to…
What's Really Behind the Republican Push to Drug Test Welfare Recipients
By Yi Wu
Since 2011, in the middle of the Great Recession, instead of providing more adequate public assistance to those affected, Republicans across the country brought back the idea of drug-testing welfare recipients and denying those who fail such tests…
3 Charts That Prove Prison Reform is the Most Important Economic Issue in America
By Yi Wu
Fifty years ago, more than 200,000 Americans joined together at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his legendary "I Have a Dream" speech. A watershed moment for the Civil Rights movement in America,…