Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
09/07/2021
Be Your Own Boss: More Co-op Businesses Are Returning Workers’ Power
Renee Taylor was busy when I spoke with her. She was making 500 meals, following the day’s menu, “tamales, tacos, rice, pico,” accompanied by the background clamor of clattering metal serving trays.
09/06/2021
Visualizing how fast the pandemic is getting better or worse, state by state
Well over a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, visualizations of case data have become ubiquitous. By far, the most popular metric that public health officials and media outlets rely on is the daily count of new cases.
09/02/2021
The “solar cavalry” is coming to the rescue in New Orleans
Utility workers are slowly bringing electricity back to Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricane Ida wiped out much of the region’s power grid in the dawn hours of Aug. 30.
09/06/2021
Chart of the Week: Corporate tax revenue keeps shrinking
This week, Scott finds that corporations pay a lot less in taxes than they used to.
09/03/2021
Bumble and Match Have Created a Relief Fund to Help Cover Abortion Costs in Texas
The money will go towards "supporting the reproductive rights of women and people across the gender spectrum who seek abortions in Texas."
09/01/2021
First set of Justice Dept. agents now wearing body cams
The first set of federal agents working for the Justice Department began wearing body cameras under a new policy that reversed a yearslong ban.
09/03/2021
Digital nomads are here to save Spain’s ghost towns
Dozens of villages across Spain are in terminal decline. A new visa scheme aimed at digital nomads could revive them.
09/06/2021
Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees
The hundreds of parishioners at Desert Springs Bible Church, a sprawling megachurch in the northern suburbs of Phoenix, are divided over mask mandates, the presidential election and what to do about migrants on the border. But they are unified on one issue: the need for the United States to take in thousands of Afghan evacuees, and they are passing the plate to make it happen.
09/02/2021
Dutch cities want to ban property investors in all neighborhoods
The large municipalities in the Netherlands plan to make wide use of a legislative amendment that will allow them to designate neighborhoods where investors won't be allowed to buy cheap and medium-priced homes and rent them out, NOS found after surveying the municipalities.
09/06/2021
The College Rankings Racket
You get more of what you measure. How to measure better things.
09/02/2021
This Room Could Wirelessly Charge All Your Devices
What if your smartphone or laptop started charging as soon as you walked in the door? Researchers have developed a specially built room that can transmit energy to a variety of electronic devices within it, charging phones and powering home appliances without plugs or batteries.
09/06/2021