The bottom ninety percent are still poorer than they were in 2007 ~finance economics Article 628 words 23 votes
The Brutal Truth About Climate Change: William T. Vollmann’s latest opus is brilliant, but it offers no comfort to its readers ~enviro climate change Article published Sep 9 2018 24 votes
The first “social network” of brains lets three people transmit thoughts to each other’s heads. ~science biology Article 995 words 8 votes
In test case, US fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger (voice) calls ~tech privacy social media facebook Article 691 words 9 votes
Video game 'Donut County' asks big questions about gentrification... ~games Article 1238 words 7 votes
US President Donald Trump’s UN press conference, annotated ~news usa politics.usa Article 2513 words 12 votes
'Rank socialism': Facebook removes senator's official page over hate speech ~tech facebook social media Article 496 words 8 votes
The US was once a leader for healthcare and education — now it ranks 27th in the world ~health healthcare Article 509 words 9 votes
Bradley Cooper is not really into this profile - In “A Star Is Born,” his directorial debut, Mr. Cooper wrangles with the celebrity industrial complex ~movies Article 5282 words 4 votes
Here's proof that Russian-backed accounts pushed the Nike boycott ~sports.american_football Article 1050 words 12 votes
China can’t afford a cashless society ~finance business Article 1210 words, published Sep 11 2018 12 votes
WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton gives the inside story on #DeleteFacebook and why he left $850 million behind ~tech facebook social media Article 3096 words 20 votes
Australian employers will be forced to justify their decisions to knock back requests for flexible working arrangements under a new clause to be inserted into all modern awards by FWC ~life work Article 598 words 5 votes
“Myst” at 25: How it changed gaming, created addicts, and made enemies ~games Article 1882 words 19 votes
Peter F. Hamilton, author of The Commonwealth Saga, comments on how teleportation and other science fiction inventions would impact humanity. ~tech Article 954 words 8 votes
Sword killing was ‘practice’ for racial terrorism ~news usa.ny crime Article 1038 words, published Sep 20 2018 4 votes
US Senate Democrats investigate a new allegation of sexual misconduct from Brett Kavanaugh’s college years ~news usa politics.usa Article 4071 words 15 votes
The epic rise and fall of the name Heather ~humanities language Article 530 words, published Sep 15 2018 9 votes
For hackers, anonymity was once critical. That’s changing. ~tech security privacy Article 2431 words 10 votes
How Asia got crazy rich - Toward a materialist history of Crazy Rich Asians ~movies reviews Article 1962 words, published Sep 14 2018 8 votes
The dangers of DNA testing - In a new study, 74 out of 108 crime laboratories implicated an innocent person in a hypothetical bank robbery ~science biology Article 553 words 15 votes
AMC Networks’ plan to make ‘Walking Dead’ live forever; ten-year plan for movies, new TV series ~tv Article 11 votes
Aaron Rodgers says roughing the passer penalties are 'going in the wrong direction’ ~sports.american_football Article 666 words 10 votes
Where will we go without Café Loup? The iconic bar-café closes its doors after forty-one years ~food Article 926 words 4 votes
Raccoons bust into Toronto woman’s home, stare her down while defiantly eating her bread ~enviro Article 552 words 21 votes
Cody Wilson, 3D printed gun advocate, charged with child sexual abuse ~news usa crime Article 734 words 11 votes
New Mexico observatory closure stemmed from FBI child porn probe: documents ~space astronomy Article 386 words 14 votes
Astronomers have found an exoplanet around the same star that Vulcan orbits in Star Trek canon ~space astronomy Article 12 votes