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Mar 30, 2018

Backlash Against Tech Companies Is a Wake-Up Call

By Mitchell Baker Last Thursday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg broke her silence on the Cambridge Analytica scandal and said, “We’re open to regulation.” Founder Mark Zuckerberg made similar comments to CNN the day before. And earlier this month, Google announced a $300 million initiative to address the rise of false…

Technology

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Backlash Against Tech Companies Is a Wake-Up Call
Backlash Against Tech Companies Is a Wake-Up Call
Technology

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Mar 29, 2018

‘Roseanne’ Reboot Is Damn Good. The Star Deserves None of the Credit

By Clay Cane Originally, I had decided not to watch the reboot of “Roseanne” because of Barr’s vocal and bizarre worship of Donald Trump. What’s bizarre about Barr’s affinity with working class Americans like her eponymous character — or her being on the road to becoming the next Ted Nugent…

Entertainment

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‘Roseanne’ Reboot Is Damn Good. The Star Deserves None of the Credit
‘Roseanne’ Reboot Is Damn Good. The Star Deserves None of the Credit
Entertainment

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Mar 28, 2018

Kim Jong Un’s Cunning Strategy Could Lead the World Down a Dangerous Path

By Jonathan Cristol On Tuesday, Korea-watchers were surprised by the news that North Korean President Kim Jong Un had made the 24-hour journey to Beijing on his armored train to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. …

North Korea

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Kim Jong Un’s Cunning Strategy Could Lead the World Down a Dangerous Path
Kim Jong Un’s Cunning Strategy Could Lead the World Down a Dangerous Path
North Korea

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Mar 27, 2018

It’s Not Just Facebook. Thousands of Companies Are Spying on You

By Bruce Schneier In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, news articles and commentators have focused on what Facebook knows about us. A lot, it turns out. It collects data from our posts, our likes, our photos, things we type and delete without posting, and things we do while…

Privacy

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It’s Not Just Facebook. Thousands of Companies Are Spying on You
It’s Not Just Facebook. Thousands of Companies Are Spying on You
Privacy

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Mar 26, 2018

Why the Stormy Daniels Interview Should Scare Republicans

By Julian Zelizer Republicans should be worried about Anderson Cooper’s “60 Minutes” interview with the porn actress Stephanie Clifford, who performs as Stormy Daniels, coming days after the CNN anchor interviewed former Playboy model Karen McDougal. As they listen to the women recount stories of relationships they say they had…

Politics

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Why the Stormy Daniels Interview Should Scare Republicans
Why the Stormy Daniels Interview Should Scare Republicans
Politics

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Mar 23, 2018

Only 117 Years ’Til This Asteroid (Possibly) Hits Us

By Don Lincoln Chicken Little was right. In a very literal sense, the sky is falling. Not today and not tomorrow, but eventually. NASA has announced that on September 22, 2135 (which happens to be a Thursday, if you need to check your schedule), there is a small chance an…

Science

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Only 117 Years ’Til This Asteroid (Possibly) Hits Us
Only 117 Years ’Til This Asteroid (Possibly) Hits Us
Science

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Mar 22, 2018

The Sexual Assault Problem We Can’t Afford to Ignore

By Lawrence M. Wein In this ongoing #MeToo moment, there is a group of people who also deserve our attention: the victims of rape whose sexual assault kits, hundreds of thousands of them, are languishing untested in police department storerooms throughout the United States. If these kits were tested, DNA…

Sexual Assault

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The Sexual Assault Problem We Can’t Afford to Ignore
The Sexual Assault Problem We Can’t Afford to Ignore
Sexual Assault

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Mar 21, 2018

America Will Have to Confront Its Past on Torture

By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon When the next pick to head the CIA comes before the Senate and the nation for her confirmation hearings, it will not just be Gina Haspel — a three-decade veteran of the agency — in the witness seat. …

Torture

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America Will Have to Confront Its Past on Torture
America Will Have to Confront Its Past on Torture
Torture

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Mar 20, 2018

Trump’s Opioid Plan to Kill Drug Dealers Is About Vengeance, Not Solutions

By Ford Vox Vengeance is not a public health policy. But it’s implicit in a policy measure coming out of the White House, which would attempt to solve the opioid crisis with a plan that includes sentencing some high-intensity traffickers to death. …

Opioids

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Trump’s Opioid Plan to Kill Drug Dealers Is About Vengeance, Not Solutions
Trump’s Opioid Plan to Kill Drug Dealers Is About Vengeance, Not Solutions
Opioids

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Mar 19, 2018

Vladimir Putin Feels Untouchable. The West Must Find the Courage to Stand up to Him

By David A. Andelman After the weekend’s election in Russia and the expected coronation of Vladimir Putin as president yet again, some 20% of the world’s population and 17% of its entire land mass could be ruled by two individuals serving, unchallenged, for life. For the people of China —…

Russia

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Vladimir Putin Feels Untouchable. The West Must Find the Courage to Stand up to Him
Vladimir Putin Feels Untouchable. The West Must Find the Courage to Stand up to Him
Russia

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