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The New Yorker
What if We’re Already Fighting the Third World War with Russia?
The New Yorker
5 min read · Sep 30th · Putin’s latest provocations once again put Washington in an awful bind. · Shared by 67, including Charles Duhigg, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org, Esther Schindler, Jesse Baer 🔥
The Economist
There is plenty of good news about American government
The Economist
4 min read · Sep 23rd · In praise of the deep state · Shared by 62
Vox
Russia’s mobilization won’t fix its military problems
Vox
9 min read · Sep 25th · What Putin’s troop surge can — and can’t — do in Ukraine. · Shared by 64
POLITICO
Most Republicans Support Declaring the United States a Christian Nation
POLITICO
3 min read · Sep 21st · New polling shows the appeal — and limits — of a Christian nationalist message. · Shared by 79, including Michael Shermer, ❤️ Umair
Rolling Stone
'These Kids Are Dying' — Inside the Overdose Crisis Sweeping Fort Bragg
Rolling Stone
20+ min read · Sep 4th · A staggering total of 109 soldiers assigned to Fort Bragg died in 2020 and 2021. Dozens have lost their lives there to drug overdoses. Now, their families are demanding answers — and accountability… · Shared by 105, including Brian Roemmele
The Bulwark
The Risk of the Right-Wing Push to Rewrite the Constitution
The Bulwark
8 min read · Sep 12th · It may take just a few more state legislatures to trigger an Article V convention. · Shared by 7
angi.com
The 2022 U.S. Lot Size Index
angi.com
7 min read · Sep 24th · So, where in the country should you buy a property to ensure you get the biggest lot for your buck? See our Lot Size Index analysis for more details. · Shared by 51
The Guardian
Trussonomics is a fanatical, fantastical creed, and the last thing Britain needs
The Guardian
4 min read · Sep 17th · Just when we need visions of a better world, the prime minister is proclaiming the toxic gospel of neoliberalism, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot · Shared by 23, including George Monbiot
The Atlantic
Ukraine Pulled Off a Masterstroke
The Atlantic
4 min read · Sep 12th · Ukrainian leaders announced one counteroffensive against Russia—but had another in the works. · Shared by 23, including Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Jason Stanley
FiveThirtyEight
The Polls Still Do Not Show A GOP Bounce Back
FiveThirtyEight
6 min read · Sep 23rd · Both Senate and governor's races have shown little movement in the past month. · Shared by 29, including Nate Silver
BBC News (World)
Putin warning: What does Russian military call-up mean for Ukraine?
BBC News (World)
4 min read · Sep 21st · Ukraine's advances prompt Russia to launch a partial military mobilisation, raising the stakes. · Shared by 65
Noema Magazine
How Game Design Principles Can Enhance Democracy
Noema Magazine
~12 min read · Sep 20th · Our democracies are already gamified. Our goal should be to do it better. · Shared by 145, including Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing
BBC News (World)
Brazil election: Why it matters so much to the US
BBC News (World)
7 min read · Sep 22nd · The US has been taking a keen interest in who Brazil picks as its next president. Why? · Shared by 71
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The Conversation
US is becoming a ‘developing country’ on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality
The Conversation
~16 min read · Sep 15th · The United States came in 41st worldwide on the UN’s 2022 sustainable development index, down nine spots from last year. A political historian explains the country’s dismal scores. · Shared by 210, including Scott Santens, John Koetsier
hedgehogreview.com
Politics, Anyone?
hedgehogreview.com
6 min read · Sep 5th · Rawls tried to avoid metaphysics because he felt that it interfered with his great game. · Shared by 179
The Atlantic
It’s Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory
The Atlantic
5 min read · Sep 11th · The liberation of Russian-occupied territory might bring down Vladimir Putin. · Shared by 175, including Roland Wyss-Aerni, Azeem Azhar, Anne Applebaum, Daniel Pink, grimm, Johannes Lenz
The Atlantic
Biden Laid the Trap. Trump Walked Into It.
The Atlantic
3 min read · Sep 4th · At his Pennsylvania rally, the former president gave exactly the narcissistic display his Democratic nemesis tried to provoke. · Shared by 172, including David Frum, Pippa Norris, Michael Shermer, Jerry Saltz
Foreign Affairs
Ukraine Holds the Future
Foreign Affairs
20+ min read · Sep 6th · The war between democracy and nihilism. · Shared by 152, including Peter Kolchinsky, Ole Begemann, Jason Stanley, Nico Müller 🇺🇦
Noema Magazine
How Game Design Principles Can Enhance Democracy
Noema Magazine
~12 min read · Sep 20th · Our democracies are already gamified. Our goal should be to do it better. · Shared by 145, including Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing
The Guardian
‘A new way of life’: the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto captivating Japan
The Guardian
4 min read · Sep 9th · Kohei Saito’s book Capital in the Anthropocene has become an unlikely hit among young people and is about to be translated into English · Shared by 145, including Ray Monk, Katja Evertz, Thomas Pleil, Mel Andrews
The New York Times
‘A Crisis Coming’: The Twin Threats to American Democracy
The New York Times
20+ min read · Sep 17th · The United States faces two distinct challenges, the movement by Republicans who refuse to accept defeat in an election and a growing disconnect between political power and public opinion. · Shared by 138, including David Leonhardt, Pippa Norris, John Schwartz, Ben White, Jamil Smith جميل كريم, Ida Bae Wells, Stowe Boyd, Carly, USC, Emily Willingham, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Scott McLeod, Mark Little, Alberto Cairo, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org
GQ Magazine
AOC on Masculinity, Power, and Politics in Post-Roe America
GQ Magazine
20+ min read · Sep 7th · With midterm elections looming, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opens up about the hostility in American politics, the role men must play to protect abortion, and her own shot at the presidency. · Shared by 137, including Merkstatt, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Dr. Leah Stokes, Jamil Smith جميل كريم
Foreign Affairs
Africa’s Ukraine Dilemma
Foreign Affairs
7 min read · Sep 5th · The continent is caught between Russia and the West. · Shared by 131
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The New York Times
The American Abyss
The New York Times
~19 min read · 2021-01-09 · A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next · Shared by 682, including Jeff Zeleny, Jay Rosen, Kevin M. Kruse, emily bell, Charles Arthur, Jason Stanley, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #Abolishthemonarchy, John Battelle, Ida Bae Wells, Alfie Kohn, Barry Ritholtz, Sam Harris, Rob Wijnberg, Nouriel Roubini, Wolfgang Blau, Taylor Lorenz, Niall Ferguson, Brian Stelter, Felix Salmon, Matt Goodwin
The Guardian
Uber broke laws, duped police and built secret lobbying operation, leak reveals
The Guardian
10 min read · Jul 10th · 124,000 documents expose inner workings behind US tech firm’s rise as a global empire responsible for 19m journeys a day · Shared by 637, including Marsha Collier, Fabio Chiusi, Wilko S. Wolters 🇩🇪🇪🇺, Eghosa Omoigui, EMERCE, Mumbrella, Anil, Tactical Tech, Sonja Peteranderl, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Emma Best 🏳️🌈🏴, hakan, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Digg, Dan Gillmor, Jay Rosen, Massimo Banzi, Alex Tabarrok, Benedict Evans
The Atlantic
The Election That Could Break America
The Atlantic
20+ min read · From 2020 · If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him? · Shared by 637, including Prof Michael E. Mann, Ed Yong, Jane IMAGINABLE McGonigal ❤️, Anil, Brian Stelter, Kevin M. Kruse, Carolyn Porco, Alfie Kohn, 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Scott Stratten, James Fallows, Richard Dawkins, Scott Santens, David Weigel, Steve Silberman, Jay Rosen, Mathieu von Rohr, Mathew Ingram, Margaret Sullivan, Anne Applebaum
The New Yorker
The Surreal Case of a C.I.A. Hacker’s Revenge
The New Yorker
10 min read · Jun 6th · A hot-headed coder is accused of exposing the agency’s hacking arsenal. Did he betray his country because he was pissed off at his colleagues? · Shared by 630, including T. Greer, Mathew Ingram, hakan, Carrie Brown, Howard Getson, SwiftOnSecurity, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Tactical Tech
Tomas Pueyo
The Democracy of the Future
Tomas Pueyo
~18 min read · Jun 7th · What do these have in common: Elon’s Twitter, ants, General von Moltke’s strategy, brains, AI, prediction markets, and Wikipedia? The answer shows the path to the future of democracy. · Shared by 597, including Thomas Pleil, Ines Bieler, Albert Ràfols
The BMJ
How we classify countries and people— and why it matters
The BMJ
Jun 24th · The practice and vocabulary of global health
and global development today have their
origins in racism and colonialism, which
has created a false hierarchy among nations,
ascribed a higher value to some lives, and
allowed some groups to extract, exploit and
subjugate others. · Shared by 589
medium.com
How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
medium.com
5 min read · From 2020 · As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the… · Shared by 555, including Gini Dietrich, Michael Hyatt, Vinod Khosla, Fred Destin, Museum Nerd (desde 2008), Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Rep. Suzan DelBene, Gerd Leonhard, Patrick Collison, Josh Elman, Ryan Spoon, Randy Olson, Guy Kawasaki, Lee Odden - B2B Marketing, Kevin Mitchell, Nir Eyal, Mark Barnes, Julie Zhuo, Bill Gurley
The Atlantic
January 6 Was Practice
The Atlantic
2021-12-06 · Donald Trump is better positioned to subvert an election now than he was in 2020. · Shared by 539, including Carl Zimmer, Keith Frankish, John Battelle, Scott McLeod, Anil, Scott Santens, William Gibson, Anne Applebaum, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Ben White, Jay Rosen, Steve Silberman, David Frum, Brent Toderian, Ida Bae Wells, Brian Stelter, Pippa Malmgren, Wolfgang Blau, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Alfie Kohn
The Associated Press
We witnessed Mariupol's agony and fled a Russian hit list
The Associated Press
10 min read · Mar 21st · MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The Russians were hunting us down. They had a list of names, including ours, and they were closing in. We had been documenting the siege of the Ukrainian city by Russian… · Shared by 520, including Ole Begemann, Chaotic Goode, Martin Varsavsky 🇺🇦, David Wessel, Jon Cohen, David Smith, Taylor Lorenz, Jason Stanley, Jay Rosen, Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️, Hunter Walker, Christopher Mims 🤌, Akshat Rathi, Danielle! 🌩, Joshua Benton, Prof Hugo Spiers, Mathew Ingram, Paul Graham, Constantin Gurdgiev, Murad Ahmed
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