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Archives for October 2014

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The amazing decline of global hunger, in one chartThe amazing decline of global hunger, in one chart
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Global undernutrition has declined by 39 percent since 1990. That’s amazing news.

By Zack Beauchamp
Culture
Why is everybody in the video game world fighting? #GamergateWhy is everybody in the video game world fighting? #Gamergate
Culture

The movement has some interesting things to say about video game journalism — and far more misogynistic trolls.

By Emily St. James
Criminal Justice
“Yes means yes” is about much more than rape“Yes means yes” is about much more than rape
Criminal Justice

Our culture forces women to sacrifice opportunities in order to stay safe. Fixing that problem is a battle worth fighting.

By Amanda Taub
Syria
The perfect response to people who say all Muslims are violent, in one tweetThe perfect response to people who say all Muslims are violent, in one tweet
Syria

Show this to the next person who quotes Bill Maher on Islam to you.

By Max Fisher
Poverty
Why schools in the US are better now than they’ve ever beenWhy schools in the US are better now than they’ve ever been
Poverty

A historian of education argues that despite the widely held notion that American schools are failing, things have actually never been better.

By Libby Nelson
Culture
Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes doesn’t want you to know she’s running anti-amnesty adsDemocrat Alison Lundergan Grimes doesn’t want you to know she’s running anti-amnesty ads
Culture

Why Grimes is trying to defend comprehensive immigration reform...while attacking Mitch McConnell for supporting “amnesty”

By Dara Lind
Video
What’s the smallest thing the human eye can see?What’s the smallest thing the human eye can see?
Play
Video

Our eyes are limited, but our brains make up for it by inventing incredibly powerful microscopes

By Joss Fong
Here’s what Christian rock star Jennifer Knapp has learned since coming out 4 years ago
Features

“We’ve gotta be able to create safe places for LGBT people of faith to come out.”

By Brandon Ambrosino
Climate
How bad is the lionfish invasion? We’re now training sharks to eat them.How bad is the lionfish invasion? We’re now training sharks to eat them.
Climate

Humans are desperate to stop lionfish from devouring the Atlantic — so we’re hunting them, eating them, and even training sharks to attack.

By Brad Plumer
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“Yes Means Yes” is a terrible law, and I completely support it“Yes Means Yes” is a terrible law, and I completely support it
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SB 697, California’s “Yes Means Yes” law, is a terrible bill. But it’s a necessary one.

By Ezra Klein
Culture
Meet the Gloria Steinem of comic booksMeet the Gloria Steinem of comic books
Culture

“No one gets to make you feel less than,” said Marvel’s Kelly Sue DeConnick.

By Alex Abad-Santos
China
China’s people love capitalism, but hate inequality. That’s bad news for the government.China’s people love capitalism, but hate inequality. That’s bad news for the government.
China

Why inequality is a big problem in China — despite the public’s extraordinarily positive view of capitalism.

By Zack Beauchamp
Technology
One paper by Nobel Prize winner Jean Tirole that every internet user should knowOne paper by Nobel Prize winner Jean Tirole that every internet user should know
Technology

Why “if you’re not paying for the product, you’re the product” is a little too simple.

By Matthew Yglesias
Health
A top scientist worries that Ebola has mutated to become more contagiousA top scientist worries that Ebola has mutated to become more contagious
Health

Peter Jahrling, who helped to discover a new strain of Ebola, thinks the virus that’s circulating now might be more easily spread.

By Julia Belluz
Culture
Carol is now The Walking Dead’s best characterCarol is now The Walking Dead’s best character
Culture

A tribute to the true lead character of America’s most popular show.

By Emily St. James