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Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
20+ min read · 1203 saves · Mar 19th · The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the 2008 financial crisis changed how Americans perceive their country and the world. The coronavirus pandemic has…
The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months
~11 min read · 900 saves · May 9th · Rutger Bregman · When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently to William Golding’s bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation
20+ min read · 848 saves · 2019-01-05 · Some claim millennials are lazy and entitled – unable to do basic tasks that older adults have just gotten on with for years. Anne Helen…
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Media Consumption, by Generation
~15 min read · 609 saves · Apr 7th · This visualization explores how each generation's media consumption is changing amid the frenzy of pandemic-induced quarantines.
We’ve just had the best decade in human history. Seriously
5 min read · 592 saves · 2019-12-21 · Let nobody tell you that the second decade of the 21st century has been a bad time. We are living through the greatest improvement…
Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide
2 min read · Paywall possible · 543 saves · May 31st · From New York to Los Angeles, police officers escalated the national outrest.
If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? Turns out it’s just chance.
8 min read · Paywall possible · 538 saves · From 2018 · The most successful people are not the most talented, just the luckiest, a new computer model of wealth creation confirms. Taking that into account…
How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
4 min read · 520 saves · Jun 1st · Barack Obama · As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and…
John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
3 min read · Paywall possible · 510 saves · Jul 30th · John Lewis · Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what…
The End of Meat Is Here
6 min read · Paywall possible · 506 saves · May 21st · If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals.