26 Writers. Four Women. None Black. It's Time to Banish the Western Canon.
3 min read · 25 saves · 11/01/19 · Dana Schwartz · It's 2019. Why are women writers still relegated to the back seat?
Why South African law on directors’ delinquency is open to abuse
4 min read · 03/23/19 · Rehana Cassim · For the first time in South African company law, courts can declare directors delinquent. This new remedy must not be abused by those with…
Black teens were fundraising for their football team. Then a white woman held them at gunpoint, police…
Paywall possible · 18 saves · 08/16/19 · The woman forced them to lie on the ground and threatened to shoot if they moved, the boys told police.
Column: Johnson & Johnson got hit for a $572-million opioid verdict. Why did its stock go up?
3 min read · Paywall possible · 14 saves · 08/27/19 · Here's why Johnson & Johnson's $572-million court judgment looks like good news for investors.
Opinion | The New York Times omits mention of race from its history of the tea party
Paywall possible · 12 saves · 08/29/19 · Newspaper amplifies its original look back at the anti-Obama movement to add important context.
YouTube disables 210 channels tied to Hong Kong disinformation campaigns
17 saves · 08/23/19 · Google's YouTube is the latest digital platform to confirm it has been manipulated to spread disinformation about the Hong Kong protests.
Dave Karpf On Calling Bret Stephens a 'Bedbug' and Free Speech
3 min read · 55 saves · 08/27/19 · David Karpf · This, after embarrassing himself on Twitter and on national television.
'I'm Radioactive'
20+ min read · 28 saves · 08/23/19 · Journalist Jonathan Kaiman is one of the least famous, least powerful men to be brought down by the #MeToo movement. A year later, the…
How Donald Trump Has Used A Secretive Justice System To Keep Lawsuits Against Him Quiet
~11 min read · 13 saves · 08/08/19 · Trump, his campaign, and his companies have used arbitration to try to move potentially damaging and embarrassing claims out of the public court process.
Why American Prisons Owe Their Cruelty to Slavery
5 min read · Paywall possible · 18 saves · 08/14/19 · Bryan Stevenson · Our criminal justice system is still shaped by a fear of black people and a taste for violent punishment born on the plantation.
Insurance Companies Are Paying Cops To Investigate Their Own Customers
20+ min read · 24 saves · 08/15/19 · A cozy alliance between insurers and law enforcement has turned the justice system into the industry’s hired gun and left innocent customers facing prison.
The Reluctant Propagandist
~16 min read · 21 saves · 08/27/19 · Maija Liuhto · Massood Sanjer, Afghanistan’s most famous radio host, had an unlikely start to his career as a beacon of free speech. Under the Taliban rule,…