Only you can prevent gross, smelly fatbergs from clogging up city sewers, says inspector ~enviro water.waste Article 695 words 7 votes
California Senate passes bill to ban gay conversion therapy ~lgbt Article 300 words, published Aug 16 2018 23 votes
Drought assistance to be dramatically ramped up by Turnbull Government ~enviro Article 1057 words 5 votes
US DEA wants more marijuana grown and fewer opioids produced in 2019. Really. ~health medicine Article 760 words 8 votes
America might be ready for democratic socialism. It’s not ready for the bill. ~society politics Article 2563 words, published Aug 7 2018 16 votes
Niger suppresses dissent as US leads influx of foreign armies. The western presence in one of the most militarised countries in Africa has sparked frustration and fear in locals. ~news usa niger politics Article 1157 words 5 votes
Coles 'bagflip' fiasco highlights the need for Australian legislation ~enviro plastics.single use pollution Article 5 votes
Foreigners face ban on buying homes in New Zealand after apocalypse bolthole fad hikes prices ~news new zealand law Article 55 words 7 votes
Cybersecurity experts from Homeland Security, the National Intelligence director's office, and private industry discussed how they're working to counter the most urgent threats ~tech security.national security.cyber Article 1976 words 3 votes
Environmental regulations drove steep declines in US factory pollution ~enviro pollution Article 493 words 5 votes
"Now the Donald Trump administration wants to limit US citizenship for legal immigrants" ~news usa politics Article 1375 words 24 votes
Italian upper house votes to overturn mandatory vaccinations despite surge in measles cases ~health medicine Article 284 words 9 votes
YouTube deletes Alex Jones' channel for violating its community guidelines ~tech google social media Article 301 words 46 votes
Trump and allies seek end to refugee status for millions of Palestinians ~news israel palestine usa Article 1625 words 7 votes
Donald Trump administration eyes US capital gains tax cut ~society politics Article 686 words 9 votes
Plastic toys vs plastic bags: Coles' Little Shop drove Australian bag backflip ~enviro plastics.single use pollution Article 486 words 2 votes
Australia's Coles caves and will give away free plastic bags indefinitely ~enviro plastics.single use pollution Article 588 words 7 votes
Why Australia wants to build its own 'Belt and Road' scheme with Japan and the US to rival China's investment ~finance Article 942 words 3 votes
Mayor Kenney won't renew Philadelphia's data-sharing contract with ICE ~news usa.pa.philadelphia Article 673 words 7 votes
US is unprepared for the health challenges of climate change, experts warn ~health Article 883 words 9 votes
It’s Rubens vs. Facebook in fight over artistic nudity ~tech social media facebook Article 589 words 5 votes
Why smart policies are key to solving the world’s clean water problems ~enviro water.drinking Article 889 words, published Jul 18 2018 6 votes
Betsy DeVos proposes rules that would cut student loan relief by an estimated $13 billion ~society politics Article 827 words 9 votes
'A huge win': New Zealand brings in paid domestic violence leave in world first ~news new zealand law politics Article 894 words 7 votes
An unlikely group of billionaires and politicians has created the most unbelievable tax break ever ~finance economics Article 3508 words 13 votes
Should we treat crime as something to be cured rather than punished? Scotland’s police force has adopted a public health model to tackle violence. Should the rest of the world follow suit? ~life Article 3855 words 20 votes
The man who exposed Vote Leave’s overspending was outed and asked to leave his job within days. But, after last week’s Electoral Commission verdict, he says he feels vindicated ~news united kingdom politics Article 1965 words 14 votes
New Vermont legalization law sparks 'gift' delivery service ~news usa.vt law politics Article 337 words 4 votes
Australian governments concede Great Barrier Reef headed for 'collapse' ~enviro climate change Article 13 votes
What the reality of breastfeeding looks like in the US ~health Article 466 words, published Jul 13 2018 12 votes
Science under siege: Behind the scenes at Trump’s troubled environment agency ~science Article 3434 words 8 votes
Debunking UBI funding schemes ~finance economics nsfw Article 1739 words, published Jul 5 2018 10 votes
Miami grandma targeted as US takes aim at naturalized immigrants with prior offenses ~news politics usa.fl.miami Article 2384 words 23 votes
Canadian Geographic's indigenous people's atlas - History of residential schools ~humanities.history Link 10 votes
Scott Pruitt resigns as US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator ~enviro Article 1744 words 32 votes
Two weeks after “ending” US family separation, parents still can’t contact their children ~life family Article 2074 words 7 votes
GST overhaul promises $9 billion federal injection to level playing field ~finance economics Article 809 words 1 vote
Is Facebook a publisher? In public it says no, but in court it says yes ~tech facebook social media Article 960 words 6 votes
Australian states and retail chains ban single-use plastic bags ~enviro plastics.single use pollution Article 425 words 16 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.” ~society politics Article 2125 words, published May 1 2018 13 votes
'We need more time': Malcolm Turnbull government concedes defeat on Australian company tax cuts ~finance Article 605 words 3 votes
China just handed the world a 111-million-ton trash problem ~enviro recycling Article 92 words 17 votes
US President Donald Trump proposes ending the crisis he created by creating another crisis -- The proposed executive order ending family separation is just here to create more hostages ~society politics Article 975 words 11 votes