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How political polarization ends Bloomberg · Jennifer McCoy History shows that, if left untreated, extreme political and social divisions are a mortal threat to democracy. What Democrats don’t understand about Joe Rogan POLITICO · Calder McHugh The future of American political engagement is barely political at all. The most dangerous roads in America have one thing in common Vox · David Zipper We can fix our staggering car fatality crisis. Start with these roads. |
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How Lincare became a multibillion-dollar Medicare scofflaw propublica.org · Peter Elkind The nation’s largest distributor of home oxygen equipment has a dismal history of exploiting the government and ailing patients. Carbon emissions from private jets have exploded in recent years newscientist.com · Madeleine Cuff The climate impact of flights taken by the super-rich rose sharply from 2019 to 2023, fueling calls for a carbon tax on private aviation. Why wet dogs shake so much Popular Science · Laura Baisas Lab mice experiments reveal the nerves that trigger this behavior in hairy mammals. There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about Ars Technica · Stephen Clark The astronauts who came home from the International Space Station last month experienced some drama on the high frontier. Celebrating kindness flipboard.com · Reader’s Digest Nov. 13 is World Kindness Day, so here are some of our favorite stories of nice things. 42 actually good white-elephant gifts New York Magazine · Amelia Jerden It’s a tough balance to strike, finding wacky or surprising items that are also exciting, non-junky, and at least somewhat useful. |