Confessions of a former bastard cop - An essay by a former police officer on why police are like this
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What kind of man only works part time?
9 votes -
Maybe that police station shouldn’t have broken the law
9 votes -
Philip Manshaus's trial raises important questions about the role of freedom of speech in enabling far-right extremism
5 votes -
The unintended consequences of working from home
5 votes -
The right to work from home should be a demand far beyond the pandemic
8 votes -
Why I’m learning more with distance learning than I do in school
8 votes -
Why I don’t feel safe wearing a face mask
10 votes -
Searching for the small wins is getting me through this pandemic
4 votes -
It's been surreal to watch friends, family and the broader public thrust so suddenly into a world I have inhabited for years: figuring out how to navigate Centrelink
6 votes -
How the working-class life is killing Americans, in charts
26 votes -
I worry for my teenage boys – the beauty standards for young men are out of control
28 votes -
Too many of America’s smartest waste their talents
11 votes -
Why we should change Australia Day ... to the fourth Friday in January
5 votes -
Portrait of an inessential US government worker
8 votes -
'You don't have to settle': the joy of living (and dying) alone
10 votes -
People who work from home earn $2,000 more a year
6 votes -
Shame on those who defend the "loving smack": it's just plain violence against children
19 votes -
I lost my job for keeping Charlottesville police accountable. I'd do it again
12 votes -
Résumés are starting to look like Instagram—and sometimes even Tinder
14 votes -
In Iceland I found I couldn't write – but then I started to notice small things
6 votes -
Dog funerals may sound self-indulgent, but there should be no shame in pet grief
11 votes -
When I went on Newstart I knew it would be hard but I wasn’t prepared for the mental load
16 votes -
Hasina Shirzad – After leaving Afghanistan I was unprepared for life in a country where tasks are not strictly divided between the sexes
10 votes -
Madelaine Gnewski: ‘Sweden's parental leave may be generous but it's tying women to the home’
8 votes -
Reparations are not the answer - The struggle against poverty needs to be a collective fight
11 votes -
Let me speak freely: Our freedom of speech 'crisis' is culture warriors' codswallop
9 votes -
Op-eds from the future: It’s 2059, and the rich kids are still winning
9 votes -
Truly progressive policies to support stable, affordable rental housing for all are a golden political opportunity
11 votes -
All prisoners must be able to vote, no matter what their crime
19 votes -
The tyranny of convenience
12 votes -
Text, don't call: The new phone etiquette
14 votes -
What rural America has to teach us
11 votes -
Go home to your ‘dying’ hometown
11 votes -
This is why we don't leave justice in the hands of victims
7 votes -
Let children get bored again
23 votes -
Who is more dangerous: El Chapo or Carlos Slim?
11 votes -
Father-daughter relationships strengthened with these three connectors
5 votes -
From Mali: A lesson in tolerance
6 votes -
Third-wave anti-racism makes sense, but it’s a dead end
11 votes -
Dear male cyclists, lose the attitude
8 votes -
The new American dream home is one you never have to leave
9 votes -
How much would you pay to get an extra hour in your day? (aka "Time pressure is stressing us out")
12 votes -
The religion of Whiteness becomes a suicide cult
12 votes -
Letters to the editor in response to "Motherhood in the Age of Fear"
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Motherhood in the age of fear
11 votes -
Civility is on the decline and we all bear responsibility
20 votes -
Eurydice Dixon murder: Not all men are violent, but all men can prevent violence
2 votes -
A disastrous time for abuse of women in this country
23 votes -
Incredibles 2's stay-at-home dad a watershed moment for superheroes
5 votes