1. Behind the Photos That Changed How America Saw Domestic Violence
How one photographer documented the epidemic of hidden abuse inside our nation’s homes.
2. How Lin-Manuel Miranda Could Transform the Supreme Court
“ … How judges imagine the original meaning of the Constitution depends on their intuitions—half historical, half mythical—about the Founding narrative. If you can change the myth, you can change the Constitution. Hamilton is changing the myth.”
3. McDonald’s Is the Glue That Hold Communities Together
No, really. “It is that way in many poor and middle-income neighborhoods, where McDonald’s have become de-facto community centers and reflections of the surrounding neighborhood.”
4. America Still Sucks at Voting, 16 Years After Bush v. Gore
A look back at the 2000 election cluster: “It just inflames me that we still let people be disenfranchised,” [Ron Klain] said. “All the stuff that still goes on is just enraging to me.”
5. Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Report a Sexual Assault
From a campus chaplain: “Until we have a justice system that can carefully and sensitively hold the healing of assault victims, I can’t presume to know that reporting an assault is the right thing for any woman.”
6. On Abortion and Racism: Why There’s a Greater Evil in This Election
“My friend, if your ‘reconciliation’ can be undone with a blog post then you were never reconciled in the first place. If a different, more inclusive set of issues or priorities pushes you from the table, you were never truly at the table in commitment. If the simple matter of voting differently and daring to speak of it publicly causes you ‘to lose all respect for someone,’ then you never respected them in the first place.”
7. A Carnival of Life Flourishes in Kabul’s Field of the Dead
“After decades of war and staggeringly frequent tragedy, more and more Afghan families have some business or another in Kabul’s cemeteries, where an ever-larger slice of everyday life is now centered.”
Research is starting to explain the way we feel stories in our guts. It’s a fascinating ride.
9. English Teacher Re-Titles Classic Poems As Clickbait in Last-Ditch Effort to Trick Students into Learning
Depressing and amazing. A couple brilliant nuggets:
- “You’ll Never Guess Why This Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou
- “13 Ways To Have No Chill When It Late At Night & You Lonely AF” by Edgar Allan Poe
10. Carrie Fisher Launches Advice Column
Yes, please. “Tell me your story, I’ll tell you mine. We’ll meet at the pub and get back into the swing. What have you got to lose? Time mostly (which is a human construct), but you’ll have an anecdote and advice in exchange – who could ask for anything more?”
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