Wuhan virus: China confirms human-to-human transmission, says medical workers infected ~health Article 577 words 11 votes
Norway's right-wing Progress Party is quitting the government over a decision to bring home from Syria a woman suspected of affiliation to the Islamic State ~news norway politics Article 178 words 6 votes
Biden wants to get rid of law that shields companies like Facebook from liability for what their users post ~tech social media facebook Article 481 words 17 votes
Norway made an outspoken right-wing lawmaker who once called wind turbines 'white monsters' its oil and energy minister ~enviro energy.renewable Article 357 words 9 votes
Denmark's government wants a planned bridge over the Kattegat sea between Aarhus and Copenhagen to carry trains as well as cars, more than doubling the cost ~transport Link 6 votes
Southern Schleswig – Far-right Danish politician calls for return of German region ~news denmark politics germany Link 5 votes
Brazilian culture secretary fired after echoing words of Nazi minister of propaganda Joseph Göebbels ~news politics germany.nazi Article 445 words 7 votes
Norway's government risks splitting after a coalition partner threatened to pull its support over the repatriation of a woman who joined Islamic State in Syria ~misc politics Article 6 votes
Voters second choice candidates show a presidential race that is still fluid ~misc politics Article 1532 words, published Dec 6 2019 5 votes
A Missouri bill intended to bar libraries from stocking “age-inappropriate sexual material” for children could land librarians who refuse to comply with it in jail ~books libraries Article 534 words 15 votes
Putin has suggested a bunch of constitutional amendments. Here’s what he wants to change ~news russia politics law Link 21 votes
Sanders climbs, now tied with Biden among registered voters: Reuters poll ~news politics usa Article 446 words 23 votes
Death threats will force Virginia lawmaker to a safe house during pro-gun rally ~news politics usa.va Link 9 votes
Office of Management and Budget—Withholding of Ukraine security assistance ~misc politics Article 3154 words 11 votes
The complex US network pushing for Ukraine dirt — with Rudy Giuliani at its center ~misc politics Article 1239 words 6 votes
Would capping office space ease San Francisco’s housing crunch? ~design urban planning Article 4 votes
Russia's government resigns as Putin offers spot on Security Council to Medvedev ~news russia politics Link 13 votes
Facebook's Ad Library, one of its main tools for election transparency, is riddled with issues and lost 74,000 ads just before the UK election ~tech facebook social media Article 1377 words 7 votes
Pack the union: A proposal to admit new states for the purpose of amending the constitution to ensure equal representation ~misc politics Article 6169 words, published Jan 10 2020 11 votes
The Australian government has been forced to talk about climate change, so it’s taking a subtle – and sinister – approach ~enviro climate change Article 1167 words 11 votes
US Supreme Court hears arguments in New Jersey "Bridgegate" scandal. The decision could have broad implications for how federal prosecutors pursue allegations of public corruption. ~news usa.nj politics law Article 971 words 8 votes
Andrew Yang’s staff become latest campaign workers to unionize ~news usa politics Article 372 words, published Jan 9 2020 9 votes
A comparison of American history textbooks from Texas and California ~books Article 1975 words 16 votes
Taiwan’s president wins second term with landslide victory over pro-Beijing rival ~news taiwan china politics Article 1415 words 20 votes
UK Parliament gives final backing to Withdrawal Agreement bill, UK is due to leave EU on January 31 with eleven-month transition period ~news united kingdom politics Article 487 words 24 votes
Taiwan re-elects President Tsai Ing-wen in landslide victory, signaling strong support for her tough stance against China ~news china taiwan politics Article 516 words 15 votes
Free-of-charge public transport isn't free, Finnish experts say ~transport Article 787 words 12 votes
Norway opens its doors to six hundred people evacuated from Libya to Rwanda ~life Article 454 words 9 votes
How the US helped create El Salvador’s bloody gang war ~humanities.history Article 3080 words 5 votes
LA-area residents flock to Taiwan to vote in ‘do or die’ presidential election ~news usa.ca.los angeles taiwan politics Article 1596 words 12 votes
A New Electorate: Can the Bernie Sanders Campaign Alter the Course of the Democratic Party? ~news politics usa Article 13 284 words, published Jan 3 2020 7 votes
The appointment of Sanna Marin as Finland's prime minister has reversed the dwindling fortunes of her Social Democratic party ~news finland politics Article 6 votes
David Edgerton: "Boris Johnson might break up the UK. That’s a good thing." ~misc politics Article 1224 words 11 votes
Sweden's PM Stefan Löfven wants swift and complete probe into Iran plane crash ~transport Article 8 votes
How to fail at democracy 101: The Weimar Republic ~humanities.history Video 7:53, published Oct 22 2017 6 votes
Greenland is not used to being the centre of attention – as the ice melts, it considers its future ~misc politics Article 1095 words 7 votes
I’ve studied the ‘weirdos’ Dominic Cummings is talking about – I’m not sure he really understands who they are ~misc politics Article 932 words 14 votes
India and Pakistan: A continuing story ~humanities.history Video 47:59, published Dec 31 2019 9 votes
Report from the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has called on Denmark to improve conditions in two centres where migrants are detained ~misc politics Article 346 words 7 votes
Finland's new prime minister is spearheading youth-led centrism – but will the rest of Europe follow her lead? ~misc politics Article 740 words, published Jan 2 2020 11 votes
In the 1980s, a far-left, female-led domestic terrorism group bombed the US capitol ~humanities.history Article 1859 words 9 votes