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Archives for December 2014

Climate
The Bulletproof Diet is everything wrong with eating in AmericaThe Bulletproof Diet is everything wrong with eating in America
Climate

But there’s good news: it contains some hidden lessons about food.

By Julia Belluz
Tripping on LSD and mushrooms could help you quit smoking and cure depression
Health

Some researchers are taking the idea of medical hallucinogens more seriously.

By German Lopez
Politics
TARP is now over, and it made $15 billion in profitsTARP is now over, and it made $15 billion in profits
Politics

With Ally Financial shares sold, the bailouts are now done.

By Matthew Yglesias
Climate
Our cities’ water systems are becoming obsolete. What will replace them?Our cities’ water systems are becoming obsolete. What will replace them?
Climate

Population growth and global warming are stressing our water supplies. Here’s how we’ll adapt.

By Brad Plumer
archives
Everything you need to know about the Sony hacksEverything you need to know about the Sony hacks
archives

Hackers broke into the network of Sony Pictures, stole confidential documents, and threatened to blow up movie theaters.

Science
You’re more related to fish than you thinkYou’re more related to fish than you think
Science

This chart shows how surprisingly close humans are to other creatures, as far as their DNA is concerned.

By Susannah Locke
Politics
Yes, Obama is a realist. And he’s good at it too.Yes, Obama is a realist. And he’s good at it too.
Politics

Advancing American interests at an acceptable price isn’t much fun to talk about, but it’s good for the country.

By Matthew Yglesias
Almanac
How the universally hated cubicle came to beHow the universally hated cubicle came to be
Almanac

6 surprising facts about the origins of the modern office

By Joseph Stromberg
Climate
Congress’s Christmas present to corporate America — billions in tax breaksCongress’s Christmas present to corporate America — billions in tax breaks
Climate

Tax extenders, explained.

By Dylan Matthews
Culture
George Clooney unloads on Hollywood and the media over the Sony hacksGeorge Clooney unloads on Hollywood and the media over the Sony hacks
Culture

“We cannot be told we can’t see something by Kim Jong-un, of all f*cking people.”

By Kelsey McKinney
Politics
One sentence that explains the politics of Obama’s immigration actionsOne sentence that explains the politics of Obama’s immigration actions
Politics

Hint: some of them care, some of them don’t.

By Dara Lind
Pose harder: Is competitive yoga still yoga?
Life

“Everybody’s like, ‘How could yoga be competition?’,” says Rajashree Choudhury, founder of USA Yoga. “In India this is a very old concept. It’s just the mindset of people.”

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Science
NASA resurrected the Kepler space telescope. Now, it’s found a new exoplanetNASA resurrected the Kepler space telescope. Now, it’s found a new exoplanet
Science

How scientists brought the malfunctioning telescope back to life

By Joseph Stromberg
archives
The investments you should have made in 2014The investments you should have made in 2014
archives

Here’s what you should have done this year.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
What you should know about the ABLE ActWhat you should know about the ABLE Act
Politics

A boon to the disabled that still leaves too many out in the cold.

By New America Foundation Weekly Wonk