December 14, 2019 Archive December 2019

“Bombshell” is a muddled, soapy mess that doesn’t do Fox News nor #MeToo any favors

Beyond Boris: Donald Trump(ism) wins in British election

Impeachment is better than exile

Insignia, badges, and Medals for a climate-wracked era

Is Donald Trump a supporter of Israel? Sure — he's also an anti-Semite

The progressive prosecutor movement is great — but without funding public defenders it won't work

What kind of Brexit will Britain now "get done" after Boris Johnson’s thumping election win?

Cybersecurity risks cast shadow on Nevada’s 2020 Democratic presidential caucuses

Boxed in: Dollar Tree, the giant discount chain, cited for job safety violations at dozens of stores

Among U.S. states, New York’s suicide rate is the lowest. How’s that?

Here are 20 new holiday music releases to bring festive cheer to your ears

How to avoid Amazon this holiday season

The 2010s in feminism: Two steps forward and a big shove back

Russia and the Republicans: How Vladimir Putin got an American subsidiary

Trump’s Interior Department stacks environmental panel with anti-environmentalists

The real outrage of the Afghanistan war papers that no one wants to talk about

UN: Climate change will create “new great divergence” between rich and poor

Our war against urban rats could be leading to swift evolutionary changes

Medical advice from a bot: The unproven promise of Babylon Health

Best TV of the Decade, from 2010 to 2019

DNA tests make fun holiday gifts, but beware of the hype

This is the best mac and cheese recipe ever (that doesn't actually have cheese)

Move over, peak oil. Scientists say "peak livestock" must arrive this decade to limit global heating