June 3, 2015

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“The Senate has been riven into a strange mix of groups united by their ideas about surveillance and security.”

The morals of Russia’s secret army of misinformation operators don’t always match those of the trolls they portray.

This is life after water. And no one knows how long it might last. California’s constant new crisis. #longreads

Never mind a drought, we’re growing cotton in Arizona—because with technology (and federal assistance) we can.

Two days after the Yangtze shipwreck, 430 people are still missing.

The Korea conundrum: The nation can’t translate its Chinese pop-culture cred into economic power.

Scarcity of black journalists is a prime factor in media bias.

Former Cairo bureau chief for Al Jazeera English claims his news org put their reporters in danger.

Public discussion of concussions focuses on athletes, but domestic violence victims also constitute a major population.

A blind eye from university administrators, one eye on alumni fundraising, helps Southern frats stay racist. #longreads

“I didn’t expect this much polish and savvy from a small-town brothel.”

Aurora gunman felt a sense of destiny when his call to mental health hotline wasn’t picked up.

Deployment will become the longest floating structure in world. Giant ocean cleanup system will launch off Japan in 2016.

On-call shifts, endemic in retail, heinously hold workers hostage; a Victoria’s Secret lawsuit may help.

How Larry Sanders went from up-and-coming NBA star to an early retiree preaching the gospel of self-care. #longreads

Email is no longer mail: You don’t need a closing, and certainly not “Best.”

Hi all: implies you’re in over your head. What your salutation says about you.

Laverne Cox: “Most trans folks don’t have the privileges Caitlyn and I have now have.”

If the GOP wants to attract young voters, it must stop invoking Ronald Reagan, a name that means little to their target.