ProPublica
An Unbelievable Story of Rape
ProPublica
· An 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint. Then she said she made it up. That’s where our story begins. · Shared by 84, including Lena V. Groeger, Rick Powell, Belén Kayser, Glen Maddern 😎, Catharina Felke, Richard Deitsch
The best long-read in quite a while. Suspenseful and rewarding.
The Intercept
My Life as a New York Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror
The Intercept
· As I took the stand, I thought about how much press freedom had been lost and how drastically national security reporting had changed in the post-9/11 era. · Shared by 120, including Mathew Ingram, Charlie O'Keefe @charlieok@hachyderm.io, Education Architects, Stephen C Sanders, Thomas Power, Howard Getson, Rick Powell, Miguel, Liv 😷
The Atlantic
We Are Living in a Failed State
The Atlantic
~11 min read · · The coronavirus didn’t break America. It revealed what was already broken. · Shared by 438, including Geoffrey James, Scott McLeod, Akshat Rathi, Joshua Benton, Gerd Leonhard, Jay Rosen, Gibson Biddle, Sam Harris, Hiroko Tabuchi, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Mathew Ingram, Stowe Boyd, zeldman, David Wallace-Wells, Scott Galloway, David Smith, Mo Ryan, Neuropsychology, erik spiekermann, Thomas Fuchs ⎷ Official ⎷ Final ⎷ Final2 ⎷ V2.1
The Conversation
Science fiction builds mental resiliency in young readers
The Conversation
5 min read · · Fantasy fiction provides more than escapism for young readers. · Shared by 113, including Esther Schindler, Tauno, Arin Basu, Nabeel Hyatt, Tamsen Webster, Message Strategist (she/her), Rick Powell, Ines Bieler
The New York Times
The End of Meat Is Here
The New York Times
7 min read · · If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals. · Shared by 590, including Liv 😷, Gerd Leonhard, Simon C, Dom Zuend, George J Huba PhD, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, David Pearce, Massimo Banzi, Richard Dawkins, Katja Evertz, M.G. Siegler, Impossible Foods, Jansnet, Nicholas, Kainaz Amaria, Rick Powell, Philippe Surber, Stuart A. Thompson, Neil Hart 💙
I just don't know how we could give up bacon...
The Washington Post
Opinion | Celebrity gossip is stronger than any virus. Thank goodness.
The Washington Post
· Andre Leon Talley, Elon Musk, Alison Roman, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas are amusing us — and revealing some deeper truths. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell, Kara Swisher
NPR
Herd Of Fuzzy Green 'Glacier Mice' Baffles Scientists
NPR
5 min read · · Moss balls seem to roll around glaciers in a coordinated way, and researchers can't explain why the whole group moves at about the same speed and in the same direction. · Shared by 135, including Ferris Jabr, Carl Zimmer, William Gibson, Rick Powell, Rebecca Roache, Ⓓarío Macchi, David Wallace-Wells
TMZ
Elton John 'Moved to Tears' by Wrongly Imprisoned Man's 'AGT' Performance
TMZ
1 min read · · Elton John was touched by the story and performance of an 'AGT' contestant who was falsely imprisoned for 36 years. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
ProPublica
30 Years of Jailhouse Snitch Scandals
ProPublica
10 min read · · More than 140 people have been exonerated in murder cases involving jailhouse informant testimony since the U.S. Supreme Court signed off on its constitutionality in 1966. Yet informant testimony is… · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
Boston Review
Love One Another or Die
Boston Review
~17 min read · · During the AIDS crisis, different contingents of the LGBTQ movement set aside their differences to prioritize mutual care. What can we learn from this strategy today? And why is it still so difficult… · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
thebody.com
Comrades and Friends Remember Gay AIDS Activist and Writer Larry Kramer
thebody.com
~14 min read · · The co-founder of GMHC & ACT-UP, and writer of books and plays is remembered · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
ProPublica
A Closer Look at Federal COVID Contractors Reveals Inexperience, Fraud Accusations and a Weapons Dealer Operating Out…
ProPublica
8 min read · · The Trump administration has promised at least $1.8 billion to 335 first-time contractors, often without competitive bidding or thorough vetting of their backgrounds. · Shared by 12, including Rick Powell, Undark Magazine
ProPublica
Yes, Black America Fears the Police. Here’s Why.
ProPublica
~13 min read · · Shots were fired in Long Island, but there was no rush to call 911. It made perfect sense to ProPublica’s Nikole Hannah-Jones. · Shared by 32, including Rick Powell, Ryan Boren
The Bulwark
To Make Police Accountable, End Qualified Immunity
The Bulwark
3 min read · · Clark Neily explains how, in their preference for a policy that protects police, conservatives abandon their commitment to textualism and embrace pro-government judicial activism. · Shared by 73, including Christian Surchi, Rand Fishkin, Rick Powell, Chamath Palihapitiya, Tyler Tringas {NYC}
Business Insider
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune nears $150 billion
Business Insider
5 min read · · Amazon has now phased out two major policies brought in to protect workers during the coronavirus pandemic. · Shared by 13, including Rick Powell, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
today.duke.edu
Duke Scholars Examine Protests and Police Conduct
today.duke.edu
7 min read · · Even with seemingly convincing video evidence, prosecutors may struggle to convict a former Minnesota police officer charged with the third-degree murder of a man he was restraining, a Duke law… · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
ProPublica
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic
ProPublica
9 min read · · In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and… · Shared by 64, including Ed Yong is on sabbatical, Psymposia, Liv 😷, Jennifer Ouellette, Martin Fowler, Mo Ryan, Rick Powell
Bloomberg
The Climate Case for a Jobs Guarantee
Bloomberg
· Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr
The Salt Lake Tribune
How the coronavirus spreads in those everyday places we visit
The Salt Lake Tribune
~16 min read · · Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support… · Shared by 94, including Howard Getson, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Mark Suster, Rick Powell, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்) @jgownder@mastodon.online, Christopher Mims 🤌, Carl Zimmer, W. Blake Gray, BenYT, Brendan Nyhan, Joe Germuska, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Simon Rogers, Esther Schindler
The Bulwark
Misunderstanding Singapore
The Bulwark
~12 min read · · What the world gets wrong about the small, economic powerhouse—and its response to the pandemic. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell, mrbrown
Aeon+Psyche
Why we love tyrants
Aeon+Psyche
~11 min read · · Psychoanalysis explains how authoritarians energise the hatred, self-pity and delusion while promising heaven on Earth · Shared by 23, including Rick Powell
