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7 Reasons Why Some D.C. Residents Are Voting Against StatehoodRated 2023-03-22T17:32:15-0700
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More Than Two-Thirds Of Americans Say D.C. Shouldn’t Be A State, Poll SaysRated 2023-03-22T17:33:32-0700
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District of Columbia retrocession - WikipediaRated 2023-03-25T21:28:20-0700
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Why Congress — and Biden — killed DC’s crime billRated 2023-03-28T16:38:57-0700
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DC statehood is bad policy and worse politicsRated 2023-03-29T13:26:51-0700
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What Americans Think About D.C. Statehood, Anti-Asian Discrimination And LGBTQ Rights | FiveThirtyEightRated 2023-03-29T13:29:53-0700 |
DC Statehood Is a Fool's ErrandRated 2023-03-29T13:44:31-0700
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The Constitution isn’t the obstacle to D.C. statehood.Rated 2023-03-29T13:50:03-0700
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Why Can’t California Solve Its Housing Crisis?Rated 2023-04-09T21:14:03-0700
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Vice Files for Chapter 11 in Shift of Fortune for Media UpstartVice Media LLC filed for bankruptcy protection and struck a deal to sell itself to creditors, a precipitous fall for the company that once boasted a $5.7 billion valuation. #Media #New York 2023-05-14T22:50:37-0700 Bloomberg Amelia Pollard, Graham Starr 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-15T07:28:40-0700 |
Writing Is My Main Freedom. One Day My Work Disappeared.A software change in my prison-issued electronic tablet ate up my drafts and eliminated basic writing tools. That may sound minor, but try sending a poem to your kid without line breaks. #Michigan 2021-12-16T19:00:00-0800 The Marshall Project Demetrius Buckley 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-19T11:44:44-0700
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Where Living With Friends Is Still Technically IllegalAcross America, some places still outlaw living with people who aren’t your relatives. #Domestic Violence #Family #High School #Law #New Hampshire 2023-05-22T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Michael Waters ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-22T14:23:21-0700
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US elections 2024: Who is the Republican contender Ron DeSantis?A look at rise of Florida governor, who is seen as Trump’s most serious challenger for party’s presidential nomination. #Donald Trump #Elections #Government #Joe Biden #United States 2023-05-24T14:09:32-0700 Al Jazeera Ali Harb 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-29T11:56:29-0700
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California Builds the Future, for Good and Bad. What’s Next?From reparations to tax revolts, the Golden State tries out new ideas all the time. What roads will its latest experiments send us down? #Artificial Intelligence #California #Immigration #Politics 2023-05-30T01:55:07-0700 The New York Times Laila Lalami ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-30T09:15:50-0700
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They Fled San Francisco. The A.I. Boom Pulled Them Back.Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic say they can’t afford to miss out on the funding, hackathons and networking of the artificial intelligence frenzy. #Artificial Intelligence #San Francisco 2023-06-07T02:01:22-0700 The New York Times Erin Griffith ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-07T16:37:36-0700
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How ‘Buy American’ provisions hurt AmericaThese types of rules were costly in the 20th century, but they are self-evidently backwards in the 21st. #Buy American 2023-06-06T12:00:00-0700 The Hill Scott Wallsten, opinion contributor 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-07T18:51:33-0700
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What Does ‘Buying American’ Even Mean?In a globalized economy, the definition of “buying American” is becoming quite cloudy—and so are the consequences of policies designed to encourage it. #Buy American 2019-07-03T00:00:00-0700 The New York Times Tim Heffernan 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-07T19:58:34-0700 |
Vox and the Undertow of Corporate DemocratsToday on TAP: Dylan Matthews’s screed attacking Biden’s industrial policies got an assist from former Treasury official Kimberly Clausing. #Buy American #China #Joe Biden #Media #Politics 2023-05-10T15:00:00-0700 The American Prospect Robert Kuttner 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-07T20:06:08-0700 |
Made in AmericaIn its special report #Buy American #Cars #Money Consumer Reports 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-08T08:00:11-0700
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Shot at, electrocuted, exhausted, exhilarated: What it’s like to kayak from Tulare Lake to San Francisco BayWith torrents of snowmelt flowing through California, two men kayaked an improbable 200-mile route from Tulare Lake to San Francisco Bay. #Los Angeles 2023-06-10T04:00:00-0700 San Francisco Chronicle Gregory Thomas 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-10T08:46:36-0700
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The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good ProductA one-hit wonder is never enough. #United States 2023-06-14T15:30:00-0700 The Atlantic Amanda Mull ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-16T22:21:09-0700
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Moneyball Broke BaseballBut now the whiz kids who nearly ruined the national pastime have returned to save it. #New York 2023-06-06T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Mark Leibovich ($) 8,000 words Rated 2023-06-19T23:34:55-0700
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Saudi company draws unlimited Arizona ground water to grow alfalfa amid droughtForeign-owned farms are shipping the crop to Saudi Arabia, where it's illegal to grow because it takes too much water. #Arizona #Saudi Arabia 2023-04-20T07:39:00-0700 CBS News Ben Tracy 500 words Rated 2023-06-20T07:16:59-0700
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Reclaiming Real American PatriotismThis Fourth of July, let’s rescue our love of country from those who have hijacked it. #New Hampshire #New York #West Virginia 2023-07-04T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Tom Nichols ($) 500 words Rated 2023-07-05T07:48:26-0700
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S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are ‘skyrocketing.’ What is the city’s plan?San Francisco officials say driverless taxi incidents by Cruise, Waymo are 'skyrocketing.' What is the city's plan to address the growing problem? #California #New York Times #Twitter #Uber 2023-07-14T04:00:00-0700 San Francisco Chronicle Ricardo Cano 1,000 words Rated 2023-07-14T19:06:01-0700
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How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and PragmatismThe privacy-focused messaging app arose from a fringe culture that emphasized individual autonomy and skepticism of authority. As it tries to go mainstream, can it escape its roots? #Politics #Silicon Valley 2023-07-23T04:00:00-0700 WIRED Kai Ye 2,000 words Rated 2023-07-25T16:13:25-0700
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The Dictator Myth That Refuses to DieAuthoritarians would have you think that they can do certain things better than their counterparts who have to deal with checks, balances, and public opinion. Don’t believe it. #United States 2023-07-26T07:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Brian Klaas ($) 200 words Rated 2023-07-27T09:43:13-0700
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What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard DrugsA bold reform effort hasn’t gone as planned. #Criminal Justice System #Law Enforcement #Oregon 2023-07-19T07:30:00-0700 The Atlantic Jim Hinch ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-01T19:06:40-0700
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The Anti-CaliforniaHow Montana performed a housing miracle #Individual People #Montana #San Francisco 2023-08-09T08:02:00-0700 The Atlantic Annie Lowrey ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-17T05:17:17-0700
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The Fourteenth Amendment FantasyThe Constitution won’t disqualify Trump from running. The only real-world way of stopping him is through the ballot box. #Civil War #United States 2023-08-29T04:30:00-0700 The Atlantic David Frum ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-09-01T18:34:46-0700
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Can Plastic Recycling Ever Really Work?Many plastics that carry the “chasing arrows” symbol, like soda cups and yogurt tubs, are rarely recycled. A new California law is raising the bar. #California #Environment 2023-09-01T02:00:24-0700 The New York Times Susan Shain ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-09-02T19:14:44-0700
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Debatable - TranscriptHow an outsider became the vanguard of a movement that made everything about debate debatable. #Art #Culture #Debate #Music #New York #Radio Radiolab Podcasts | WNYC Studios 10,000 words Rated 2023-09-04T16:55:13-0700
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In the Gritty Tenderloin, Signs of Rebirth Emerge in Small StretchesThe San Francisco neighborhood has become a punching bag for critics of the city, but there are reasons to hope for a better future. #California 2023-09-07T06:00:17-0700 The New York Times Thomas Fuller ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-09T15:48:13-0700
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One day after suing Open AI, Michael Chabon and other authors sue MetaOne day after suing Open AI, Michael Chabon and other authors sue Meta overf its LLaMa chatbot #Facebook #San Francisco #Twitter 2023-09-12T11:36:55-0700 San Francisco Chronicle Chase DiFeliciantonio 500 words Rated 2023-09-18T07:53:18-0700 |
George Eliot’s Subversive Vision of MarriageUnlike Jane Austen, the novelist was most interested in what happens after “I do.” #Marriage #United States 2023-09-07T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Ann Hulbert ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-09-20T08:57:21-0700
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After FBI busts Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC, six more exposed in USAfter the FBI arrested “Harry” Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping, charging them with illegally opening a Chinese government "police station" to spy on Chinese nationals in New York, a human rights groups says there are other stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco and US other cities. #China #Los Angeles #Minnesota #Nebraska #New York City #San Francisco #Spying 2023-04-18T15:23:59-0700 New York Post Isabel Vincent 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-24T20:44:49-0700
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Your Project Management Software Can't Save YouDo-everything workplace managers like Asana and Trello promise organizational utopias. But they reveal limitations that date all the way back to the factory floors of the 1900s. #Labor #programming #Silicon Valley #Startups #Work 2023-10-01T03:00:00-0700 WIRED Matt Alston 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-04T08:54:16-0700 |
How Montreal Built a Blueprint for Bargain Rapid TransitAt $139 million per mile, the REM is far less costly than similar recent projects. Cities with ballooning transit budgets can learn from its approach. #Business #City #Government #Infrastructure #Los Angeles #New York 2023-10-30T06:00:16-0700 Bloomberg 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-05T22:46:59-0800
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The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your LandAmid a crisis in affordable housing, the century-old ideas of Henry George have gained a new currency. #Detroit #Housing #Real Estate #Urban Planning 2023-11-12T00:00:52-0800 The New York Times Conor Dougherty ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-14T07:52:48-0800
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Opinion | Here’s How Houston Is Fighting Homelessness — and WinningHouston demonstrates what should be obvious: that a wealthy society doesn’t have to accept as inevitable throngs of people sleeping on sidewalks. #Dallas #Homelessness #Housing #Jobs #Mental Health #Real Estate #Urban Planning 2023-11-22T16:00:19-0800 The New York Times Nicholas Kristof, Rahim Fortune ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-24T08:15:09-0800
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‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. CrusadeThe backlash against “wokeism” has led a growing number of states to ban D.E.I. programs at public universities. Thousands of emails and other documents reveal the playbook — and grievances — behind one strand of the anti-D.E.I. campaign. #College #Texas 2024-01-20T13:35:53-0800 The New York Times Nicholas Confessore ($) 7,000 words Rated 2024-01-22T18:03:33-0800
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