Prime leverage: How Amazon wields power in the technology world ~tech amazon.web services Article 3013 words 5 votes
The US Internal Revenue Service sent a letter to 3.9 million people. It saved some of their lives. ~health Article 982 words 6 votes
Lovers in Auschwitz, reunited seventy-two years later. He had one question ~life relationships Article 3381 words, published Dec 8 2019 7 votes
The famous pasta-making women of Bari, Italy, are worried that a crackdown on contraband orecchiette pasta could threaten their way of life ~food Article 1459 words 13 votes
'A present from Norway and it's dead' – Christmas tree unites London in dismay ~life Article 748 words 8 votes
Nancy Pelosi says US House of Representatives will draft impeachment charges against Donald Trump ~news usa politics.usa Article 377 words 18 votes
In a major ethical leap for the tech world, Chinese start-ups have built algorithms that the government uses to track [Uighurs] members of a largely Muslim minority group ~tech Article 5665 words, published Apr 14 2019 13 votes
Ta-Nehisi Coates: "Cancel culture" has always existed - for the powerful, at least - now social media has democratized it ~tech social media Article 1262 words 18 votes
SoftBank poured $100 billion into start-ups that use armies of contractors, upending the lives of drivers, hotel operators and real estate agents around the world ~finance business Article 3071 words 8 votes
I got access to my secret consumer score. Now you can get yours, too. ~finance Article 1631 words 14 votes
Yang vs. Warren: Who has the better tax plan? ~finance Article 1044 words, published Sep 27 2019 14 votes
The 1619 Project by the New York Times ~humanities.history Article 137 words, published Aug 14 2019 4 votes
Twelve hours. Four Syrian hospitals bombed. One culprit: Russia. ~news syria russia Article 1491 words 12 votes
India isn’t letting a single onion leave the country ~food Article 1188 words, published Oct 1 2019 9 votes
The greening of Paris makes its mayor more than a few enemies ~design urban planning Article 1506 words 9 votes
Scientist who discredited meat guidelines didn’t report past food industry ties ~health diet Article 1822 words 8 votes
Donald Trump administration will deny visas to US immigrants who cannot prove they will have health insurance or the ability to pay for medical costs ~news usa politics.usa Article 430 words 6 votes
US President Donald Trump pressed Australian leader to help William Barr investigate Robert Mueller inquiry’s origins ~news usa australia politics.usa Article 536 words 11 votes
Where theory meets chalk, dust flies - A photo survey of the blackboards of mathematicians ~science mathematics Article 6 votes
Nancy Pelosi plans formal impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump ~news usa politics.usa Article 456 words 49 votes
Blame economists for the mess we’re in: Why did America listen to the people who thought we needed “more millionaires and more bankrupts?” ~finance economics Article 1520 words 19 votes
Our food is killing too many of us: Improving American nutrition would make the biggest impact on our health care ~health diet Article 908 words, published Aug 26 2019 11 votes
What college admissions offices really want - Elite schools say they’re looking for academic excellence and diversity. But their thirst for tuition revenue means that wealth trumps all ~life education.higher Article 8803 words 10 votes
Sacklers would give up ownership of Purdue Pharma under US settlement proposal ~health medicine Article 1022 words 11 votes
Will the millennials save Playboy? ~news usa journalism Article 2721 words, published Aug 2 2019 10 votes
India loses contact with Chandrayaan-2 mission during moon landing attempt ~space Article 1166 words 20 votes
Did Venus Williams ever get her due? How the first Williams sister changed the course of women’s tennis ~sports tennis Article 6172 words 12 votes
Flaws in cellphone evidence prompt review of 10,000 verdicts in Denmark ~news denmark law Article 736 words 8 votes
In short-staffed jail, Jeffrey Epstein was left alone for hours, and one of the two guards didn't normally work as a correctional officer ~news usa crime Article 553 words 11 votes
In Russia, days of fake news and real radiation after deadly explosion ~news russia Article 921 words 13 votes
Twitter unlocks Mitch McConnell’s campaign account after pressure ~tech social media Article 973 words, published Aug 8 2019 12 votes
As warming temperatures dramatically reshape Iceland's landscape businesses and the government are spending millions for survival and profit ~enviro climate change Article 1719 words 4 votes
Uber quarterly results show $5.2 billion loss and slowest-ever revenue growth rate ~transport Article 504 words 7 votes
NY Times public editor: The readers versus the masthead ~news usa journalism Article 1436 words 11 votes
What explains US mass shootings? International comparisons suggest an answer ~life Article 1438 words, published Nov 7 2017 22 votes
8chan is a megaphone for shooters. ‘Shut the site down,’ says its creator. ~tech internet social media Article 989 words 32 votes
Swedish authorities have refused a prominent researcher's request for access to official Hammarskjold-related documents ~humanities.history Article 880 words 5 votes
Should board gamers play the roles of racists, slavers and nazis? ~games.tabletop board games Article 2159 words 7 votes