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20+ most popular Guardian US articles, as voted by our community.
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New York teacher fulfills promise first made to 1978 class and throws eclipse party
Patrick Moriarty brings together about 100 former students of his to watch solar eclipse from his driveway in Rochester
Guardian US on Equity
Why is the idea of ‘gender’ provoking backlash the world over?
Increasingly, authoritarians are likening ‘genderism’ to ‘communism’ and ‘totalitarianism’
Revealed: oil giants help fund powerful police groups in top US cities
Investigation portrays fossil fuel industry as common enemy in struggle for racial and environmental justice in America
Guardian US on Facial Recognition
'Ban this technology': students protest US universities' use of facial recognition
Students staged protests on a dozen campuses while 36 schools saw online actions
Guardian US on Future Cities
New York City is sinking due to weight of its skyscrapers, new research finds
City is sinking approximately 1-2mm each year on average, worsening effects of sea level rise and flooding threat
Vacant skyscrapers, empty trains: can San Francisco once again reinvent itself?
The economic challenges of the city’s downtown have sparked speculation of a so-called ‘doom loop’. But some say its emptiness may be part of the solution
Guardian US on Immigration
Statue of Liberty shown cuffed and arrested by immigration officials in new mural
Mural in downtown Las Vegas by British artist Izaac Zevalking meant to draw attention to America’s founding by immigrants
Guardian US on Justice
California bans private prisons – including Ice detention centers
Bill removes profit motive from incarceration and marks latest clash in state’s battle with Trump over treatment of immigrants
From pecan pralines to ‘dots’ as currency: how the prison economy works
The long read: When economic freedoms are taken away, informal markets will always find new and ingenious ways to satisfy demand
Guardian US on Relationships
Cultivate curiosity, and really listen: how to persuade people whose politics you don’t agree with
The left wants to achieve far-reaching structural change – the sort of political reframing that requires coalition building. Are polarizing words throwing them off course?
‘Is everyone doing this perfectly but me?’ Michelle Obama on the guilt and anxiety of being a…
In an exclusive extract from her new book, the former first lady shares what she learned about raising a family while living in the White House
Guardian US on Silicon Valley
How to speak Silicon Valley: decoding tech bros from microdosing to privacy
Your guide to understanding an industry where capitalism is euphemized
Guardian US on Solar
How solar farms took over the California desert: ‘An oasis has become a dead sea’
Residents feel trapped and choked by dust, while experts warn environmental damage is ‘solving one problem by creating others’
Guardian US on Tiktok
The comedian going viral for lip-syncing Trump: 'People really hate him'
Sarah Cooper has carved out a niche space on TikTok, merging comedy and politics by voicing over Trump’s comments
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‘The US could lose the right to vote within months’: Top official warns on threat to democracy
Jena Griswold urges Americans to pay attention to crucial but often overlooked races for secretary of state
Chemical giant secretly tried to influence research on weedkiller’s links to Parkinson’s disease
Internal documents from chemical giant Syngenta reveal tactics to sponsor sympathetic scientific papers and mislead regulators about unfavorable research
«While numerous independent researchers have determined that the weedkiller, paraquat, can cause neurological changes that are hallmarks of Parkinson’s, Syngenta has always maintained that the evidence linking paraquat to Parkinson’s disease is “fragmentary” and “inconclusive”.»
‘Disturbing’: weedkiller ingredient tied to cancer found in 80% of US urine samples
CDC study finds glyphosate, controversial ingredient found in weedkillers including popular Roundup brand, present in samples
‘It’s all preventable’: tackling America’s workplace suicide epidemic
The US suicide rate is the highest of any wealthy country and the pandemic highlighted work stress’s effect on mental health
Bosses turn to ‘tattleware’ to keep tabs on employees working from home
The pandemic prompted a surge in the use of workplace surveillance programs – and they’re not going away any time soon
«I signed up to manage their digital marketing, not to livestream my living room»
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