January 20, 2018 Archive January 2018

Let's talk about (bad) sex: The fight for female pleasure matters

Why we need #MeToo now

Does Bitcoin have a future?

Reaching rural America with broadband internet service

Donald Trump is a racist, a bigot and a boor. But un-American? Hardly

Trump appointed judge rules against him, for deported immigrant

Why Puerto Rico’s death toll from Hurricane Maria is much higher than officials thought

Who’s paying attention to Djibouti and Niger and Afghanistan?

Signaling more independence from the US, the World Bank phases out its support for fossil fuels

One year after the Women's March: Liberation is still the goal

With energy and justice for all

The death of American diplomacy

Democrats dance with danger: Expanding Trump's security state may bite them in the end

I am American, Jewish, and banned from Israel for my activism

Getting past Bernie vs. Hillary: Signs of real hope for Democrats

"Bad teacher" porn: The politics behind our obsession with stories of student-teacher sex

How social media helped fuel indie wrestling’s resurgence

Tom Petty died from an accidental drug overdose

Here’s why I won’t be exploiting my kids on social media

Oceanic wonder, as celebrated in "Planet Earth: Blue Planet II"

Trump blames democrats for government shutdown

Closing the door on English in Iran

Climate change and weather extremes: Both heat and cold can kill

"When They Call You a Terrorist": Black Lives Matter memoir is rooted in radical love

Women's abortion stories are still underrepresented on TV

Baltimore judge tosses Alford plea, rebuking prosecutor

Chaos in "Exile": The Rolling Stones record their masterpiece

Twitter to notify 677k people they were followed by Russian-linked troll account IRA

"We saw all kinds of horrors": A Russian girl, a Jewish boy, and a Nazi massacre

Automated "killbots" are a popular film trope. Will they soon be a reality?