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A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea

When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative. #Agriculture #Birds #Britain #Climate Change #England #Environment #Global Warming

2024-10-21T21:01:25-0700 The New York Times Rory Smith, Andrew Testa ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-22T07:50:25-0700

Colorado’s Bold New Approach to Highways — Not Building Them

The state has made it harder to widen highways, and transportation officials are turning their eyes to transit. #Climate Change #Colorado #Global Warming #Transportation

2024-05-31T02:00:29-0700 The New York Times Megan Kimble 3,000 words

Rated 2024-06-01T17:50:32-0700

Opinion | What Medical Stories Do We Trust?

How vaccine injuries and long Covid test our partisan beliefs.

2024-05-04T04:00:16-0700 The New York Times Ross Douthat ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2024-05-05T19:21:07-0700

Opinion | The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez You Don’t Know

Three terms in, she’s exiting her political adolescence and coming into her own as a veteran operator. #Congress #Joe Biden #US Politics

2024-05-04T04:00:07-0700 The New York Times Gaby Del Valle ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2024-05-05T19:17:49-0700

At Penn, Tensions May Only Be Growing After Magill’s Resignation

Professors at the University of Pennsylvania have begun to organize, fearing what they view as a plan by the billionaire Marc Rowan to upend academic freedom. #College

2024-01-29T09:20:18-0800 The New York Times Stephanie Saul ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-01-29T19:12:22-0800

‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade

The backlash against “wokeism” has led a growing number of states to ban D.E.I. programs at public universities. Thousands of emails and other documents reveal the playbook — and grievances — behind one strand of the anti-D.E.I. campaign. #College #Texas

2024-01-20T13:35:53-0800 The New York Times Nicholas Confessore ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2024-01-22T18:03:33-0800

Opinion | Look What We Made Taylor Swift Do

Whether she is conscious of it or not, Ms. Swift signals to queer people — in our language — that she has some affinity for queer identity. #Celebrity #Country Music

2024-01-04T02:01:26-0800 The New York Times Anna Marks ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2024-01-09T22:03:34-0800

What’s on the Menu When Your Cat Goes Out? Probably More Than You Think.

Free-ranging cats hunt or scavenge more than 2,000 species, some of them imperiled, according to a new study. #Birds #Endangered Species

2023-12-12T08:03:28-0800 The New York Times Catrin Einhorn ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-12-12T20:52:14-0800

Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night?

Nothing resembling this pattern has occurred in other comparably wealthy countries. #Cars #Poverty

2023-12-11T00:00:01-0800 The New York Times Emily Badger, Ben Blatt, Josh Katz ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-12-12T08:09:34-0800

Opinion | What the University Presidents Got Right and Wrong About Antisemitic Speech

The proper response to censorship is not more censorship. #Censorship #College #Harvard

2023-12-10T06:00:05-0800 The New York Times David French ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-12-10T15:08:15-0800

The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land

Amid a crisis in affordable housing, the century-old ideas of Henry George have gained a new currency. #Detroit #Housing #Real Estate #Urban Planning

2023-11-12T00:00:52-0800 The New York Times Conor Dougherty ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-11-14T07:52:48-0800

Opinion | Israel Has Never Needed to Be Smarter Than in This Moment

It would be a mistake to give Hamas what it wants: an overreaction like an invasion of Gaza. #Israel #Joe Biden #Middle East #Military #Politics #Terrorism

2023-10-10T14:58:28-0700 The New York Times Thomas L. Friedman ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-10-12T10:25:12-0700

America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower. #Agriculture #Climate Change #Global Warming #Water

2023-08-28T14:19:48-0700 The New York Times Mira Rojanasakul, Christopher Flavelle, Blacki Migliozzi, ... ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-09-26T07:16:33-0700

The Fight for the Right to Trespass

A group of English activists want to legally enshrine the “right to roam” — and spread the idea that nature is a common good. #England

2023-07-26T02:01:02-0700 The New York Times Brooke Jarvis ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2023-07-27T18:34:05-0700

Lessons From a Renters’ Utopia

Worldwide, housing has become a nightmare of expense and speculation. What did Vienna do right? #Housing #Real Estate

2023-05-23T01:20:41-0700 The New York Times Francesca Mari, Luca Locatelli ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2023-06-13T11:07:14-0700

Why Did the Obamas Fail to Take On Corporate Agriculture?

Activists hoped President Obama would fight for stronger regulation. Eight years later, they’re still waiting. #Agriculture #Barack Obama #Fast Food #Food & drink

2016-10-05T01:55:45-0700 The New York Times Michael Pollan ($) 6,000 words

Rated 2023-05-15T22:27:38-0700