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Inside America’s dysfunctional trillion-dollar fighter-jet program ~tech Article 4600 words, published Aug 21 2019 8 votes
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A dead cat, a lawyer's call and a five-figure donation: how the media fell short on Jeffrey Epstein ~news journalism Article 3385 words 8 votes
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Why is Joe Rogan so popular? He understands men in America better than most people do. The rest of the country should start paying attention. ~life.men Article 5473 words 30 votes
Neil Young’s lonely quest to save music: He says low-quality streaming is hurting our songs and our brains. Is he right? ~music Article 7040 words 8 votes
Forty rebuttals to the media’s smears of Julian Assange – by someone who was actually there ~tech Article 6084 words 8 votes
Silicon Valley's crisis of conscience: the private retreat centers where Big Tech goes to ask deep questions ~tech Article 6795 words 5 votes
American capitalism is brutal. You can trace that to the plantation ~finance Article 5287 words, published Aug 14 2019 16 votes
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The eighteen-month fence hop, the six-day chair, and the difficulties of getting small details right in video games ~games Article 3785 words, published Aug 7 2019 8 votes
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