ProPublica
An Unbelievable Story of Rape
ProPublica
From 2015 · An 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint. Then she said she made it up. That’s where our story begins.
Reader View · 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
From 2018 · 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, Education Architects, Stephen C Sanders, Thomas Power, Howard Getson, Miguel, Rick Powell, Liv 😷
The Atlantic
We Are Living in a Failed State
The Atlantic
~11 min read · From 2020 · The coronavirus didn’t break America. It revealed what was already broken.
Reader View · Shared by 439, including Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs, Scott McLeod, David Smith, Gerd Leonhard, Joshua Benton, Jay Rosen, Gibson Biddle, Sam Harris, Hiroko Tabuchi, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, David Wallace-Wells, Stowe Boyd, zeldman, Mathew Ingram, Scott Galloway, Geoffrey James, Mo Ryan, Neuropsychology, erik spiekermann, Akshat Rathi
The Conversation
Science fiction builds mental resiliency in young readers
The Conversation
5 min read · From 2020 · Fantasy fiction provides more than escapism for young readers.
Reader View · Shared by 114, 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 · From 2020 · If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals.
Reader View · Shared by 579, including Liv 😷, Gerd Leonhard, Simon C, Dom Zuend, George J Huba PhD, Merkstatt, 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
From 2020 · 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 · From 2020 · 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.
Reader View · 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 · From 2020 · Elton John was touched by the story and performance of an 'AGT' contestant who was falsely imprisoned for 36 years.
Reader View · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
ProPublica
30 Years of Jailhouse Snitch Scandals
ProPublica
10 min read · From 2020 · 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…
Reader View · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
Boston Review
Love One Another or Die
Boston Review
~17 min read · From 2020 · 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…
Reader View · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
thebody.com
Comrades and Friends Remember Gay AIDS Activist and Writer Larry Kramer
thebody.com
~14 min read · From 2020 · The co-founder of GMHC & ACT-UP, and writer of books and plays is remembered
Reader View · 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 · From 2020 · 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.
Reader View · Shared by 12, including Rick Powell, Undark Magazine
ProPublica
Yes, Black America Fears the Police. Here’s Why.
ProPublica
~13 min read · From 2016 · 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 · From 2020 · 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.
Reader View · Shared by 72, including Christian Surchi, Rand Fishkin, Rick Powell, Chamath Palihapitiya, Tyler Tringas
Business Insider
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune nears $150 billion
Business Insider
5 min read · From 2020 · Amazon has now phased out two major policies brought in to protect workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Reader View · 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 · From 2020 · 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…
Reader View · 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 · From 2020 · 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…
Reader View · Shared by 64, including Ed Yong, Psymposia, Liv 😷, Jennifer Ouellette, Martin Fowler, Mo Ryan, Rick Powell
Bloomberg
The Climate Case for a Jobs Guarantee
Bloomberg
From 2020 · 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
The Salt Lake Tribune
How the coronavirus spreads in those everyday places we visit
The Salt Lake Tribune
~16 min read · From 2020 · 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…
Reader View · Shared by 94, including Howard Getson, Shanna Peeples she/her 🏳️🌈, Mark Suster, Rick Powell, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), 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 · From 2020 · What the world gets wrong about the small, economic powerhouse—and its response to the pandemic.
Reader View · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell, mrbrown
Aeon+Psyche
Why we love tyrants
Aeon+Psyche
~11 min read · From 2018 · Psychoanalysis explains how authoritarians energise the hatred, self-pity and delusion while promising heaven on Earth
Reader View · Shared by 23, including Rick Powell
