The US bought three Virgin Islands from Denmark – the deal took fifty years ~humanities.history Article 924 words 8 votes
Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation's prime minister said Greenland was not for sale ~news denmark politics usa denmark.greenland Article 650 words 16 votes
A young mayor makes the case for a guaranteed income ~finance economics Article 2542 words, published Aug 16 2019 11 votes
1968 Democratic National Convention Chicago police riots ~humanities.history Article 2415 words 4 votes
Bolsonaro was ridiculed on social media after criticising Norway for whaling techniques which the country does not use ~news norway politics Article 508 words 13 votes
UK will delegate its voting rights in meetings it does not attend to Finland, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU ~news finland politics united kingdom Article 554 words 7 votes
I lost my job for keeping Charlottesville police accountable. I'd do it again ~life Article 808 words 12 votes
Elections Canada says that calling climate change real could be considered partisan ~news politics canada Article 861 words 6 votes
Art Spiegelman: Golden age superheroes were shaped by the rise of fascism ~comics Article 1720 words 12 votes
Trump says he wants to buy Greenland – but Denmark isn't selling ~news denmark.greenland politics usa Article 14 votes
India shut down Kashmir’s internet access. Now, ‘we cannot do anything.’ ~news india pakistan politics Article 1380 words 14 votes
Hungary’s far-right government vilifies Finland over rule of law inquiry ~news finland politics hungary law Article 674 words 5 votes
An armed man who caused panic at a Walmart in Missouri says it was a 'social experiment' ~news usa.mo politics law.constitutional Article 32 votes
Surrogate Angels of Death—What to make of the First Lady holding the motherless child and youngest survivor of the El Paso massacre. ~news usa politics Article 1191 words 7 votes
Twitter unlocks Mitch McConnell’s campaign account after pressure ~tech social media Article 973 words, published Aug 8 2019 12 votes
One American import we could do without: hard-right religious conservatism ~humanities religion Article 802 words 14 votes
Elizabeth Warren’s Classroom Strategy: A lifelong teacher, she’s the most professorial presidential candidate ever. But does America want to be taught? ~news usa politics Article 7123 words, published Aug 6 2019 13 votes
To build a movement: Michael Walzer’s "Political Action" contains many useful guidelines for organizers today, but social movements are often messy and unpredictable affairs ~books reviews Article 2845 words 5 votes
The ‘warspeak’ permeating everyday language puts us all in the trenches ~humanities language Article 940 words, published Aug 6 2019 12 votes
A draft executive order from the White House would have the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission police alleged social media censorship ~tech social media Article 7 votes
US Republican Party boycotting Twitter ads over Mitch McConnell’s campaign Twitter lock ~tech social media Article 399 words 10 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
India tells 'alarmist' Pakistan Kashmir is an 'internal affair' ~news india pakistan politics Article 742 words 3 votes
Former FBI agent says agency is “hamstrung” by Trump in investigating white supremacist movements ~news usa politics Article 615 words 14 votes
China lets yuan tumble past seven per dollar as trade war escalates ~finance economics Article 15 votes
Cesar Sayoc, who mailed explosive devices to Trump’s critics, sentenced to 20 years in prison ~news usa crime politics Article 687 words 12 votes
To succeed, the US Green New Deal must tap the power of collective action ~enviro climate change Article 1108 words 5 votes
Swedish authorities have refused a prominent researcher's request for access to official Hammarskjold-related documents ~humanities.history Article 880 words 5 votes
Politics complicate the hajj spiritual journey for some Muslims ~humanities religion Article 1359 words 8 votes
Once again authorities are looking at the feasibility of a railway to Tromsø in the north of Norway ~transport Article 922 words 6 votes
Stopping climate change will never be “good business” ~enviro climate change Article 1975 words 5 votes
The empty radicalism of the climate apocalypse: What would it mean to get serious about climate change? ~enviro climate change Article 5848 words, published Jun 19 2019 13 votes
Cities: Skylines | Power, Politics, & Planning: Episode 6: Public Housing Part 2 ~life housing.public Video 1:03:34 11 votes
How Not to Regulate Social Media: Proposed privacy and bot laws don’t target real problems, and would cause needless harm ~tech internet social media privacy Article 2746 words 4 votes
Donald Trump to be given official state visit to Denmark ~news denmark politics usa Article 380 words 4 votes
Donald Trump sent the US special presidential envoy for hostage affairs to Stockholm to monitor the A$AP Rocky court proceedings ~music Article 605 words 16 votes
Proposed US law would ban infinite scroll, autoplaying video ~tech social media Article 482 words 13 votes