A man emerges from a 75-day silent retreat in Vermont ~life Article 1241 words, published Jun 2 2020 21 votes
US Labor Department employment report shows unexpected improvement, but recovery could still take years ~finance economics Article 757 words 7 votes
The case for reparations: We've had 250 years of slavery, 90 years of Jim Crow, 60 years of separate but equal and 35 years of racist housing policy. Without addressing this, the US can't move on ~humanities.history Article 14 406 words, published Jun 3 2014 32 votes
Schools turn to surveillance tech to prevent Covid-19 spread: "We are very much interested in the automated tracking of students" ~tech privacy Article 720 words 6 votes
Nearly half of commercial retail rents were not paid in April and May ~finance business Article 1787 words 9 votes
A mysterious company’s coronavirus papers in top medical journals may be unraveling ~health Article 2582 words 15 votes
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune nears $150 billion ~finance business Article 1422 words 18 votes
Scores of testing sites forced to close because of vandalism in civil unrest ~health healthcare Article 1225 words 7 votes
A rocket launch can’t unite us until the space world acknowledges our divisions ~space spaceflight Article 1057 words 9 votes
Denmark should end all future oil and gas exploration in the North Sea – it hurts Denmark's ambition as a front-runner in the fight against climate change ~enviro climate change Article 321 words 6 votes
Protests over death of George Floyd disrupt Minneapolis, and beyond ~news usa.mn.minneapolis Article 550 words 77 votes
China outlines plan to carry out eleven missions in two years to construct a space station and will soon select a new batch of astronauts for the project ~space Article 422 words, published May 28 2020 5 votes
Facebook employees stage virtual walkout to protest US President Donald Trump posts ~tech facebook social media Article 894 words 16 votes
Revisiting Star Trek’s most political episode: In 1995, the Deep Space Nine installment “Past Tense” stood out for its realistic, near-future vision of racism and economic injustice ~tv Article 1751 words, published Oct 8 2017 14 votes
What an economic liberal and conservative learned from their friendship ~life Article 2695 words 5 votes
The nine-woman feminist rap group Daughters of Reykjavik was mocked online and in Iceland's news media – so they're taking their message elsewhere ~music Article 480 words 5 votes
US taxpayers' virus relief went to firms that avoided US taxes ~finance business.small Article 1769 words 12 votes
SpaceX’s Dragon launch ushers in a new era for Americans in space ~space rocketry Article 525 words, published May 27 2020 13 votes
People drawn to conspiracy theories share a cluster of psychological features ~science psychology Article 2661 words 16 votes
Police chiefs in Dallas and Atlanta walked their cities' streets and talked directly with protesters, as demonstrations broke out over the death of George Floyd ~news usa.tx.dallas usa.ga.atlanta Article 346 words 4 votes
Half of newly diagnosed coronavirus cases in Washington State are in people under 40 ~health Article 1055 words 7 votes
US President Donald Trump's executive order isn't only about Twitter; it's also attempting to ensure that Facebook won't change their own approach in the lead-up to the election ~tech facebook social media Article 2696 words 10 votes
SpaceX Starship prototype SN4 destroyed in spectacular fashion after static-fire test ~space Article 375 words 9 votes
SpaceX overcame never-before-seen parachute deploy and thruster problems during Crew Dragon development ~space Article 789 words, published May 25 2020 8 votes
European Union proposes $825 billion coronavirus rescue plan, giving Brussels power to raise money for first time ~finance Article 1487 words 12 votes
Coronavirus patients flood hospitals in Indonesia's second-largest city ~health healthcare Article 345 words 5 votes
African authorities conduct manhunts after hundreds flee quarantine centres in Zimbabwe and Malawi ~health Article 6 votes
Weather scrubs SpaceX commercial crew launch, Demo-2 ~space spaceflight.crewed spaceflight.commercial Article 624 words 4 votes
Victoria did not consult the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade before signing a controversial infrastructure deal with the Chinese government last year ~news australia.vic china politics Article 650 words 6 votes