Paul A. Volcker, Fed Chairman who helped shape American economic policy for decades, notably by leading the Federal Reserve’s campaign to subdue inflation in the 1970s and 1980s, is dead at 92 ~finance economics Article 4178 words 4 votes
A tale of two covariates: Why OWID and company are wrong about US healthcare ~health healthcare Article 7213 words, published Nov 8 2019 4 votes
The fight to make Austin affordable ~life housing.affordable Article 1981 words, published Dec 6 2019 4 votes
Art Basel: Maurizio Cattelan's $120,000 banana eaten by artist ~arts art.performance art.conceptual Article 186 words 12 votes
For the first time in US history, a decade will pass without the country falling into a recession ~finance economics.macro Article 724 words 13 votes
Falcon 9 cargo mission for NASA demonstrated long-duration coast required by US Air Force ~space spaceflight.military Article 294 words 5 votes
SpaceX working on fix for Starlink satellites so they don’t disrupt astronomy ~space satellites astronomy Article 419 words 12 votes
These guys just drove an E63 AMG across America in a record twenty-seven hours, twenty-five minutes ~sports.motorsports Article 2532 words, published Dec 3 2019 13 votes
Four dead in police shoot out after UPS truck was hijacked ~news crime usa.fl Article 1237 words 17 votes
Samoan authorities have arrested a prominent anti-vaccination activist amid an outbreak that has killed at least 63 people, most of them children ~health Article 582 words 14 votes
Sweden's telecoms giant Ericsson has agreed to pay more than $1bn to resolve allegations of bribery, the US Department of Justice has announced ~finance business Article 317 words 4 votes
Three studies describe different parts of the 2018 Kīlauea caldera collapse ~science Article 556 words 6 votes
America's parents want paid family leave and affordable child care. Why can't they get it? ~life family education parenting Article 4003 words 15 votes
Paul Skalnik is a liar, a con artist and a snitch. The state of Florida is planning to execute a man based largely on his word. ~life Article 14 291 words 13 votes
US SEC rejects NYSE plan to allow companies to raise capital during direct listings ~finance Article 63 words 6 votes
America’s dark history of killing its own troops with cluster munitions ~humanities.history Article 5998 words 8 votes
The Montauk Project: The alleged US military program that inspired Stranger Things ~humanities.history Article 2657 words 7 votes
Raise the Dead - A six part series on the (US) 1960 election and its stunning parallels to 2016 ~humanities.history Link 8 votes
CNN treats politics like a drama, and it's making us all less informed ~tv Video 6:03, published Apr 17 2017 35 votes
The new debtor's prisons: High-interest loan companies are using Utah’s small claims courts to arrest borrowers and take their bail money ~finance Article 5416 words 15 votes
McKee, Kentucky has a population of 1200 people and gigabit internet provided by the Peoples' Rural Telephone Cooperative ~tech internet Article 3505 words 7 votes
Nancy Pelosi says US House of Representatives will draft impeachment charges against Donald Trump ~news politics usa Article 377 words 18 votes
George Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin's family for more than $100 million ~news usa.fl Article 455 words 21 votes
How McKinsey helped the Trump administration carry out its immigration policies ~misc politics Article 1962 words 7 votes
How Chinese sci-fi conquered America: The translator Ken Liu has done more than anyone to bridge the gap between Chinese science fiction and American readers ~books science fiction Article 4294 words 18 votes
More Teslas on the road meant hours-long supercharger lines over Thanksgiving ~transport Article 234 words 20 votes
A$AP Rocky told he cannot perform for inmates at his old Swedish jail – national prison board cites logistical and security issues ~music Article 246 words 4 votes
US FDA bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc ~health Article 3536 words 7 votes
How herpes became a sexual boogeyman: It’s not a serious health threat. The CDC doesn’t even recommend regular testing. So how did herpes get so aggressively feared? ~health Article 4369 words 12 votes
US Trade Representative investigation concludes that France's Digital Services Tax discriminates against US companies, proposes retaliatory tariffs of up to 100% on French products ~finance Article 416 words 7 votes
The Vietnam draft lotteries functioned as a randomized experiment—which has allowed social scientists to study its life-changing effects ~science psychology Article 2281 words 7 votes
I was a drug rep. I know how pharma companies pushed opioids. ~health medicine Article 1671 words 12 votes
How a meteorite ruined an Alabama woman's afternoon sixty-five years ago ~space Article 650 words 9 votes
The US FAA is examining whether the trend toward smaller seats and less personal space on today’s planes poses safety risks to those aboard in the event of an emergency ~transport Article 987 words 14 votes