"It is terrifying to face the reality that people with a full-time job have to have a home inside a tent": photos of a Seattle homeless tent camp
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"Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women."
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America’s safety net for people with disabilities was never secure. In the pandemic, it’s failing them.
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Husband of Wanda, everyone's Grandmother, died of Covid (old news)
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How one woman is sharing Kazakhstan’s national instrument and cultural dress on Instagram
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American incarceration, in real numbers
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The Atomic Cafe
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Child labour doesn’t have to be exploitation – it gave me life skills
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Arizona is known as the best state in the US for people with developmental challenges. But its Division of Developmental Disabilities has turned down thousands of people because of paperwork issues.
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Friending and forgiving racists
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There's more to life than being happy | Emily Esfahani Smith
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Living legacy
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Where loneliness can lead: Hannah Arendt enjoyed her solitude, but she believed that loneliness could make people susceptible to totalitarianism
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Reply All - #168 Happiness Calculator vs. Alex Goldman
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How to talk to friends and family who share conspiracy theories: Fringe movements will persist long after Election Day. Here’s how to help.
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"We're in hard times right now": Meet the nursing students turning to OnlyFans to get by
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At least twenty municipalities have changed local laws to allow backyard chicken coops since the pandemic started
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Sanna Marin, Finland's fearless prime minister, is challenging sexism in politics
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"Good-looking for an Asian": How I shed white ideals of masculinity
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I watched my friend dying on Facebook - but it was all a GoFundMe scam
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The patchwork city: What gaps and overlaps in city boundaries tell us about values
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'I could show you stuff you wouldn’t believe:' Gravediggers speak out about horrifying conditions
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I was a cable guy. I saw the worst of America.
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Six women speak about their fears of bringing a child into a world that feels like it’s teetering on the edge of collapse - and why they’re choosing to do it anyway
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Gabelstapler Klaus, a gorefilled safety video for forklift operators
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Preparing the workforce for current unfilled jobs
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For those new to working-at-home since the pandemic began: What purchases/subscriptions have most improved your life?
In work terms, that is. Though a "keep the baby occupied" consumer purchase might minimize meeting interruptions.
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Migrant workers restricted to farms under one grower’s virus lockdown
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America will sacrifice anything for the college experience
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I hate generational hate
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What I learned about male desire in a sex doll factory
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All of Europe is talking about the pandemic
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Christmas in danger as Santa's Lapland home feels pandemic chill – flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year cannot enter the country
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The Knowledge Project Ep. #94: Chamath Palihapitiya: Understanding Yourself
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What retiree phone-bankers taught me about loving work
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Making friends during a pandemic is tough. Two college students created a website to help.
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Behold the flower box indicators: Unusual metrics for determining a team’s health
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Elderly and homeless: America’s next housing crisis
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The three sides of risk
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Going undercover on a racist dating site
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How do you switch to a four-day week? The pros and cons
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Stephen Krashen on Second Language Acquisition (SLA), reading and research
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Americans - What is a "pep rally"?
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Self-storage and the dream of infinite space
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The newly legal process for turning human corpses to soil
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“I feel that the future I’ve been working towards my whole life is gone now” — What United States college students have to say about the coronavirus
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Thousands of DC renters are evicted every year. Do they all know to show up to court?
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Teenage girl becomes Finland's PM for the day – Aava Murto is taking over for the day as part of a campaign for girls' digital rights
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Friends and loss
If applicable: how & why have your lost friends? I'll start. One: I was terrible and certainly deserved some alienation. Though, I mostly self-pariahed. Beyond that, though... I worked with...
If applicable: how & why have your lost friends?
I'll start. One: I was terrible and certainly deserved some alienation. Though, I mostly self-pariahed. Beyond that, though... I worked with friends and they sucked so bad it was hard to continue liking them.
Well, how 'bout you??
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What is a 'cool' birthday gift for a fifteen year old girl?
Hey folks, since I'm completely out of the loop regarding trends but totally interested in being a 'cool uncle', I am asking you (maybe people having kids around this age) for help! What is a...
Hey folks,
since I'm completely out of the loop regarding trends but totally interested in being a 'cool uncle', I am asking you (maybe people having kids around this age) for help!
What is a 'good' present for a 15 year old girl?
I don't know much about her interests or activities and since she is quite new to the family, I haven't had the chance to talk to her.
Is there anything 'universal' today that might work? 😅
Thanks for your thoughts and discussion.
21 votes