August 2, 2016

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Philippines files landmark human rights case against 47 major carbon polluters.

International court orders former Chadian dictator Hissèn Habré to pay his 4700 victims up to $34,000 each.

Polls show that Turks are suspicious of every country that isn’t Turkey, but “levels of anti-Americanism are particularly high.”

Obama can theoretically break with tradition and choose to not allow Trump to receive classified intelligence briefings.

Harry Reid has advocated for giving Trump false information at briefings.

Khzir Khan is now being smeared by Trump-linked conservatives as having Muslim Brotherhood ties, which he does not.

Trump begins to lay groundwork for delegitimizing a loss in the general election.

Trump signs anti-porn pledge immediately after the New York Post publishes nude photos of his wife.

Profile of Trump’s favorite economist, who says that future war with China is “very likely.”

See also: The economics of university presses.

The bilge keeps coming faster than you can pump. What editing Snopes is like in 2016.

Interactive tool demonstrates the economics of why affordable housing is so scarce.

America’s increase in violent crime is taking place in a small group of neighborhoods—not an across-the-board spike.

Jails now give released inmates prepaid cards with the cash they had on them when arrested—without telling them about the cards’ sky-high usage fees.

The war on doping in sports has been about as effective as the War on Drugs: not at all.

South Africa offers marathon through a park filled with leopards, buffalo, elephants, and lions.

Harvard’s single-gender “final clubs”—frat houses by another name—face extinction.

Sales of cargo shorts have fallen over the past year for the first time in a decade.

What is this, a cutting board for ants? Common cooking mistakes that drive professional chefs crazy.

Your Tuesday moment of clarity: Peter Thiel wants to stay alive forever with young people’s blood.