Reparations and Juneteenth
Is $300,000 per person an extravagant amount to pay Black citizens for generational poverty originating with slavery?
1677 results found for "only receipts found in Tamerlan’s pockets were receipts for his self-incriminating bomb-making materials"
Arctic Summer Sea Ice Could Disappear as Early as 2035
The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines ; US Childhood SARS-CoV-2 Infections Surging ; and More Picks 8/14
Election Transparency Can Be Achieved: Scrutineers, Part VIII
In this week’s Scrutineers, Emily Levy talks to one county recorder who has transformed his community from opaque to transparent in terms of voting knowledge.
Effort to Rescue Endangered Turtles Becomes a Thanksgiving Odyssey
New Rule Would Allow US to Use More Methods for Executions ; How the Telegram App Fuels Global Protest ; and More Picks 11/30
UN Calls on Humanity to End ‘War on Nature,’ Go Carbon-Free
Historians Sue Trump Administration to Preserve Records ; How COVID-19 Drove Polio Cases in Afghanistan ; and More Picks 12/3
San Francisco May Usher in a New Era of Public Banking
GameStop reminded us that Wall Street is itself a game. Some states and cities are looking for banking models that aren’t so… Wild West, and more socially responsible.
Afghanistan: The Abandoned Nation
Supporting Afghanistan means doing so in a more astute manner that may lead to real peace in the interests of all Afghans and not just select power groups.
Why Environmental Justice Is Finally Getting the Attention It Deserves
The Coronavirus Is Here To Stay ; Oregon Counties To Vote on Joining Idaho ; and More Picks 2/25
Last Dance at Oak Flat
A parting shot by Donald Trump is about to destroy the San Carlos Apaches’ equivalent of Mount Sinai, revered for millennia by earlier tribes.
Ranked Choice Voting Gets Big Test in NYC
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Too Big to Jail: The Death of Accountability
One of the reasons why ruthless elites can capitalize on the crises they create is that they are never held to account for their misdeeds.
General Promises US ‘Surge’ to Fight Foreign Cyberattacks
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