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climate change

The Architect of the Paris Agreement Wants Us to Forgive… Oil Executives?

Christiana Figueres' new book, 'The Future We Choose,' showcases the kind of climate activism rich people love.
Geoff Dembicki
2.27.20
pathogens

She Blew the Whistle on Pathogens That Escaped From a Government Lab. Now She’s Being Fired

A scientist who manages a biosafety lab in Washington State says she's being retaliated against for reporting a leak of an unknown quantity of unknown aquatic pathogens into Lake Washington.
Maddie Bender
2.27.20
Julian Assange

Here's Why WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Is Dangerous for Trump

Lawyers for Assange are basically putting Trump on trial for politicizing the U.S. legal system.
David Gilbert
Greg Walters
2.27.20
Media

ESPN's Top NFL Reporter Carries Water for ESPN's Business Partner, the NFL

Believe it or not, a news organization owned by Disney is up to embarrassing nonsense.
Laura Wagner
2.27.20
democratic primary

DNC Superdelegates Are Getting Desperate to Stop Bernie Sanders

As one superdelegate put it, "There’s a vibrant conversation about whether there is anything that can be done."
Paul Blest
2.27.20
migration

Here's What Life Looks Like for Venezuelan Refugees Living in Desert Shacks in Colombia

Hundreds of desperate migrants are living in makeshift settlements near the Venezuelan border.
Dylan Baddour
2.27.20
Work

People Tell Us the Worst Things Their Horrible Bosses Have Done

"He made me score for him because he himself was worried about the cops cracking down."
Shamani Joshi
2.27.20
Interviews

On 'The Main Thing,' Real Estate Is Finally Having Fun Again

We talked to guitar pop mainstays Martin Courtney and Alex Bleeker about their turbulent past few years and how they've endured as a band.
Josh Terry
2.27.20
Coronavirus

The Dark Side of FOMO: Living Through a Coronavirus Outbreak in South Korea

South Koreans are obsessed with tracking the spread of coronavirus on their phones, in real time.
Dexter Thomas
2.27.20
8chan

The Philippines Wants to Arrest 8chan Founder Fredrick Brennan: ‘It's Basically a Death Sentence’

Brennan has been fighting to keep 8chan, home of the QAnon conspiracy theory, offline.
David Gilbert
2.27.20
email

Is Gmail Biased or Are Some Presidential Campaigns Just Better at Marketing?

There’s a gigantic industry tasked with taking full advantage of the Gmail tab system, using a universe of discordant and different technologies to maximize the reach of marketing messages.
Karl Bode
2.27.20
App

How Cameo’s Private Celebrity Videos Were Open to the World

Just when you thought paying for celeb shoutout was secure, it really wasn’t.
Ben Makuch
2.27.20
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