- We Need to Literally Declare War on Climate Change - interesting idea. In the US I fear we don't have the political will to do this.

- How Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Differ on Taxes - Hillary wants to raise taxes for people making more than $1 million, and Trump wants to dramatically lower them. What a surprise!

- This Is Why There Are ( Read more... )

- An American Authoritarian: The Republican presidential candidate is not a Fascist, but his campaign bears notable similarities to the reign of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini - this is scary stuff. I know it's hard to imagine because the US's democracy has been remarkably stable for the past 240 years (except for that whole Civil War thing ( Read more... )

Apologies for all the politics here - I try to get a good mix of links, but there are so many crazy things happy I couldn't keep a lid on it this time.

- The controversy over Donald Trump's ties to Russia, explained (after this article was posted, Trump said asking the Russians to find Hillary's emails was a joke, which is possible I guess?) For ( Read more... )

- I'd like to believe we live in a country where Donald Trump couldn't get elected. (here's a fun list of "reasons Donald Trump is a fascist") But he won in the primaries and he's been climbing up in the polls (as of this moment FiveThirtyEight has him at a 40% chance to win, which is not much worse than a coin flip), and I just don't know ( Read more... )

- Understanding Hillary: Why the Clinton America sees isn’t the Clinton colleagues know - similar to some other ones that I've posted, but this takes a closer look at how she's good at listening (and why that may help her govern), and how her mistrust of the press leads her to make mistakes.

- Would Donald Trump Quit if He Wins the Election? He ( Read more... )

- How to Register and Vote Early Before the Presidential Election - there's plenty of time to register to vote; do it today! As we saw with Brexit, just because nobody thinks something will win doesn't mean it won't happen. If you don't want to see a President Trump, vote!

- The Fining of Black America - this is pretty terrible. Prairie View is ( Read more... )

- Mongolia is changing all its addresses to three-word phrases - this is crazy and awesome. I live near mistress.insect.airship! There's more information at what3words's website.

- Why the Economic Payoff From Technology Is So Elusive - maybe it just takes a while?

- Compare These Gun Death Rates: The U.S. Is in a Different World - that is ( Read more... )

Election 2016
- It’s time to admit Hillary Clinton is an extraordinarily talented politician - also, The crushing sexism of young Hillary Clinton's America is a good reminder about how bad things were just 50 years ago.

- The Voting Habits of Americans Like You - cool interactive look at how people voted in 2012 based on age, race, and education ( Read more... )

- Trump Plays the Man’s Card - Trump accusing Hillary of playing the "woman's card" is just so dumb. It's so dumb, you guys!

- Workers Are Getting a Bit More of the Economic Pie (and Shareholders Less) - unexpected hooray!

- More Evidence for Lead Poisoning as Key Crime Driver - Lead is bad, and there's growing evidence banning lead in gasoline ( Read more... )

- Is Hillary Clinton Dishonest? - lots of people think so, but that seems unfair, especially given the many, many years of scrutiny she's gotten from the media.

- The Minecraft Generation: How a clunky Swedish computer game is teaching millions of children to master the digital world - Pretty cool stuff! I'm glad there's an easy way for kids to ( Read more... )