The Supreme Court just declined to hear Exxon Mobil’s appeal in a climate change lawsuit ~enviro climate change Article 555 words 19 votes
What America can learn from the fall of the Roman republic (Interview with historian Edward Watts about his book "Mortal Republic") ~misc politics Article 1850 words, published Jan 1 2019 10 votes
Five key things learned from reading 1,182 emergency room bills ~health healthcare Article 2420 words 15 votes
In an extraordinary move, Juul is trying to make peace with its investors and employees by paying them more than $4 billion ~finance business Article 576 words 6 votes
US House Democrats unveil their first bill in the majority: a sweeping anti-corruption proposal ~news usa politics Article 1015 words 26 votes
NASA is landing on Mars for the first time since 2012. You can watch live (Monday, November 26th at 19:40 UTC) ~space Article 755 words 15 votes
A simple plan to dissolve Facebook, Google, and Amazon, from the man who coined the term "net neutrality" ~tech facebook google amazon Article 2331 words 30 votes
Seattle’s radical plan to fight big money in politics: swamp it with little money ~misc politics Article 3251 words 8 votes
A Financial Times editor calls for a Fox News advertiser boycott ~tv Article 388 words, published Oct 29 2018 9 votes
CBD is everywhere. But is it a scam? The super-popular cannabis compound, explained ~health Article 4784 words 12 votes
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is betting his reelection on a carbon tax ~enviro Article 1787 words 8 votes
Sarah Kliff brings transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at a time ~health healthcare Article 1863 words 5 votes
How The X-Files invented modern television: Twenty-five years after its debut, The X-Files is that rare show that seems to exist both in the time it aired and in the present. ~tv Article 2814 words 7 votes
Edible cottonseed is now a thing — and it could have big implications for world hunger ~food Article 882 words 8 votes
Hurricane Michael showed how woefully unprepared the military is for extreme weather ~enviro climate change Article 1107 words 9 votes
The long, long history of long, long CVS receipts ~finance business Article 1119 words, published Oct 10 2018 11 votes
Photos: What Hurricane Michael’s destruction looks like on the ground ~enviro Article 210 words 6 votes
The Kavanaugh hearings show how race affects our willingness to forgive bad teen behavior ~life Article 1512 words 19 votes
Thirty-five years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war ~humanities.history Article 888 words 16 votes
US House Democrats’ top priority if they win in November is a sweeping anti-corruption bill ~news usa politics Article 1183 words 18 votes
Amazon is stuffing its search results pages with ads, and they seem to be working ~tech amazon Article 1018 words 19 votes
Friedrich Nietzsche and the alt right ~humanities philosophy Article 1758 words, published Aug 17 2017 13 votes
The Hugo Awards just made history, and defied alt-right extremists in the process ~books science fiction Article 1656 words, published Aug 21 2018 31 votes
Bernie-backed Andrew Gillum wins Florida gubernatorial primary in upset ~news politics usa.fl Article 484 words 26 votes
A Black woman shot and killed her abusive husband in a “stand your ground” state. Now she faces murder charges ~life Article 1007 words 29 votes
What do Democrats fight about when they’re just fighting among themselves? The same thing the country fights about: Race. ~news politics usa Article 1248 words 7 votes
There should be ‘consequences’ for platforms that don’t remove people like Alex Jones, US Senator Ron Wyden says ~tech internet social media Article 3069 words 12 votes
If you’re wondering why you’ve lost friends in adulthood, this is probably why ~life relationships Article 1375 words, published Aug 16 2018 20 votes
America’s prisoners are going on strike in at least seventeen states ~news usa Article 2049 words 19 votes
The billionaire house hostage saga of Azealia Banks, Elon Musk, and Grimes, explained ~life Article 1455 words 12 votes
We need to talk about how Grindr is affecting gay men’s mental health ~lgbt Article 2016 words, published Apr 4 2018 13 votes
America might be ready for democratic socialism. It’s not ready for the bill. ~misc politics Article 2563 words, published Aug 7 2018 16 votes
Forget best popular film. Here are six new categories the Oscars actually need. ~movies Article 1741 words 10 votes
Antifa clashes with police and journalists in Charlottesville and DC ~news usa politics Article 428 words 11 votes
Elon Musk’s Tesla funding wasn’t quite ‘secured’ after all ~finance business Article 685 words 9 votes
Facebook's quarterly earnings show user growth hit record lows in Q2 ~tech facebook social media Article 19 votes
We're underestimating the mind-warping potential of fake video ~tech Article 2728 words, published Apr 20 2018 21 votes
Box CEO Aaron Levie says mistrust of Google and Facebook is a ‘contagion’ that could spread to every tech company ~tech facebook google social media Article 610 words 21 votes
A political scientist argues that the Democratic Party must play "procedural hardball" too: The Republicans aren’t engaged in a policy fight. instead, they’re waging a “procedural war.” ~misc politics Article 2125 words, published May 1 2018 13 votes
A genetically modified organism could end malaria and save millions of lives — if we decide to use it ~science medicine Article 5349 words 8 votes
Inside how a scooter-sharing startup Lime navigates San Francisco ~transport Article 1353 words 4 votes