What the Murder of the UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. Means to America | The New Yorker
newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-the-murder-of-the-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-means-to-americaIf one were to, hypothetically, blow up an unoccupied private jet in protest of the fact that the wealthiest one per cent of the global population accounts for more carbon emissions than the poorest sixty-six per cent, this would be seen by many people—like Thompson’s murder, and unlike the tens of thousands of human deaths per year already caused by climate change—as a sign of profoundly alarming social decay.
The Ticking Bomb of Crypto Fascism - In These Times
inthesetimes.com/article/the-ticking-bomb-of-crypto-fascismThe crypto market's inevitable crash will pull America's politics in an even scarier direction.
Trump Is Trying to Overturn the Election, but I’m Not Panicking—Yet | The Nation
thenation.com/article/politics/biden-victory-trump-lawsuit/All the reasons I think the Trump-GOP gambit to deny Biden’s victory will not change the fact that he will become president on January 20.
Why Do We Blame Women For Prohibition? - POLITICO Magazine
politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/13/prohibition-women-blame-history-223972One hundred years later, it’s time to challenge a long-held bias.
Why the US Sucks at Building Public Transit - VICE
vice.com/en_us/article/884kvk/why-the-us-sucks-at-building-public-transitAmerica is worse at building and operating public transit than nearly all of its peers. Why is that? And what can we do to fix it?
Outside the Limits of the Human Imagination | The New Republic
newrepublic.com/article/147657/outside-limits-human-imaginationWhat the new documentary “Wild, Wild Country” doesn’t capture about the magnetism and evil of the Rajneesh cult