Matthew Vaz is a lecturer in the History Department at the City College of New York, City University of New York.
Culture
The New York Lottery, Now Kid-Friendly?
A new ad blitz makes deceptive claims.
Matthew Vaz
Culture
Powerball Trip
How a proposal for a socially conscious lottery panicked corporations and birthed the 9-figure jackpot.
Matthew Vaz
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