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24 votes
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Why haven’t we made it safer to breathe in US classrooms?
9 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted on four counts on Tuesday, by a grand jury in the District of Columbia, over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election
205 votes -
As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth
28 votes -
Cool it! Eco-friendly New York ice cream trucks are here to serve.
3 votes -
The impact of vaccines and behavior on US cumulative deaths from COVID-19
9 votes -
The mind-blowing machines that stamp millions of metal parts
20 votes -
Private equity firms in US health insurance - the private-equity backed health insurer Friday Health Plans shut down under order by Colorado state regulators in July
27 votes -
US President Joe Biden to designate a new national monument surrounding the Grand Canyon
45 votes -
Interview with Colson Whitehead: ‘A city summons you into its weird drama’
4 votes -
The weirdly lucrative business of searching for old jeans
14 votes -
William Friedkin, acclaimed director of ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Exorcist,’ dies at 87
27 votes -
Action Bronson: NPR Tiny Desk Concert (2023)
8 votes -
Moody's downgrades regional US banks
8 votes -
The coming enshittification of US public libraries
98 votes -
Why Americans love big cars
43 votes -
The writers’ strike over AI is bigger than Hollywood
65 votes -
No more freebies: Companies crack down on customer perks and rewards
47 votes -
The end of the US Women’s Soccer dominance
15 votes -
What affordable housing actually means
25 votes -
When help shows up after a house fire, it might be gang members
19 votes -
Twitter, Elon Musk and the Indigo Blob
19 votes -
US knocked out of Women’s World Cup after penalty shootout loss to Sweden
30 votes -
Among US whistleblower claims: Nonhuman biologics have been recovered
45 votes -
Former Lizzo dancers were weight-shamed and pressured while at strip club, lawsuit says
35 votes -
Men in the arena: Can indoor football be revived in the US?
7 votes -
AP psychology effectively banned in Florida over lesson on sexual orientation, gender identity
64 votes -
Polyphia live at The Factory in Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas (Full concert, 2023)
21 votes -
Six Mississippi 'goon squad' deputies plead guilty to torturing Black men
57 votes -
Fitch downgrades US credit rating from AAA to AA+
65 votes -
Cardiovascular ER visits plunged after Pittsburgh coal plant shut, study finds
33 votes -
US CNBC anchor accuses UAW leader of 'class warfare' for fighting for workers
32 votes -
Warner Bros. Discovery says strikes saved it more than $100 million in Q2, David Zaslav hopes negotiating resumes soon
11 votes -
Mark Margolis, actor on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83
40 votes -
Bank failure: Kansas Heartland Tri-State Bank closed by US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
29 votes -
US SEC awards more than $104 million to seven whistleblowers
23 votes -
John Hughes | What you see is what you get
5 votes -
US movie-theater behavior has gone off the reels
46 votes -
UK vendors started boycotting the Etsy platform over its payment reserves system
18 votes -
NASA’s trio of mini rovers will autonomously team up to explore the Moon
15 votes -
‘Republican stooge’: Robert F Kennedy Jr mocked in the US after it’s revealed half his Super PAC funding comes from GOP mega donor
30 votes -
Japan’s Fumio Kishida hopes to further strengthen strategic cooperation with US and South Korea at summit
5 votes -
ArtSEA: Seattle’s waterfront makeover brings new art to Alaskan Way
7 votes -
Reigning Indy NXT champion Linus Lundqvist will make his IndyCar Series debut this weekend in Nashville for Meyer Shank Racing
7 votes -
High school administrators trapped a student in a Kafkaesque nightmare. They gave her the option of being suspended or face the threat of rape and assault. Her family is now suing the school district.
51 votes -
RFK Stadium | Abandoned
7 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 31
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
14 votes -
Twitter threatens legal action against US nonprofit that tracks hate speech
113 votes -
Aspiration vs Amalgamated Bank (ethical banking)
Does anyone here have any experience with Aspiration or Amalgamated bank? I am interested in opening a new credit account and can't seem to decide which one to pick. I've picked these two because...
Does anyone here have any experience with Aspiration or Amalgamated bank? I am interested in opening a new credit account and can't seem to decide which one to pick.
I've picked these two because of their environmental commitments, but I'm leaning towards Amalgamated since it's based in the East Coast.
Edit: Unfortunately, Beneficial is only in the West
6 votes -
The San Francisco cable car's (not quite as famous) Welsh cousin
16 votes