Alone on a mountaintop, awaiting a very hard rain ~science physics Article 1002 words, published Jan 21 2020 7 votes
The United States needs a third Reconstruction; whatever its shape, the era ahead must rekindle the aspiration of a nation molded in the ideal of perfect equality that we have always seeked ~society politics Article 2298 words 21 votes
I have cancer and now my Facebook feed is full of "alternative care" ads ~tech social media facebook Article 991 words 36 votes
The anti-semitism we didn’t see: DeSean Jackson’s Hitler moment—and mine—showed that Black Americans’ experience of racism doesn’t automatically sensitize us toward other forms of prejudice ~life Article 461 words, published Jul 13 2020 11 votes
Ancient Rome was teetering. Then a volcano erupted 6,000 miles away ~humanities.history Article 2010 words, published Jun 22 2020 5 votes
The last giraffes on earth - The planet’s tallest animal is in far greater danger than people might think ~science biology Article published Apr 17 2020 7 votes
Headaches top symptom for coronavirus, but only one third have any sign of illness ~health medicine Article 446 words 6 votes
Sydney's Crossroads Hotel COVID-19 cluster genomically linked to Melbourne outbreak ~health Article 573 words 4 votes
Why is a tech executive installing security cameras around San Francisco? ~tech security Article 2853 words 10 votes
Trump, Twitter, Facebook, and the future of online speech - The debate over censorship and Section 230 is thorny, contentious, and, above all, outdated ~tech social media facebook Article 4674 words 8 votes
The time Bernie Sanders almost ran against Barack Obama, explained ~society politics Article 2173 words, published Feb 19 2020 5 votes
People complain that going to the shore is a careless act during a pandemic, but the science so far suggests otherwise ~health Article 598 words 7 votes
Canada's sparrows are singing a new song. You'll hear it soon ~science biology Article 819 words 8 votes
Imagine if the National Transportation Safety Board investigated America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic ~health Article 9769 words 9 votes
You want a Confederate monument? My body is a Confederate monument (sexual assault trigger warning) ~life Article 423 words 20 votes
Counter-espionage agency ASIO is conducting a sweeping investigation into allegations Chinese government agents have infiltrated the office of a NSW Labor politician to influence Australian politics ~news china politics australia.nsw Article 503 words 7 votes
How the Philadelphia police tear-gassed a group of trapped protesters ~news usa.pa.philadelphia Article 81 words 9 votes
The NFL is suddenly worried about Black lives ~sports.american_football Article 486 words, published Jun 3 2020 7 votes
World tennis number one Novak Djokovic tests positive for COVID-19 ~sports tennis Article 593 words 17 votes
European Union may bar American travelers as it reopens borders, citing failures on virus ~health Article 2193 words 15 votes
The obscure US Supreme Court case that could be used by the Republican Party to gut the First Amendment ~society politics Article 501 words, published Jun 17 2020 8 votes
Shows of support for racial justice from social media giants like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube don’t address the way the platforms have been weaponized by racists and partisan provocateurs ~tech social media google facebook Article 1886 words 11 votes
‘The Platform’ review: An accidentally timely political allegory ~movies reviews Article 445 words, published Mar 26 2020 3 votes
The rape kit’s secret history - This is the story of the woman who forced the police to start treating sexual assault like a crime ~humanities.history Article 8171 words 8 votes
Fox News runs digitally altered images in coverage of Seattle’s protests, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone ~tv Article 801 words 41 votes