Opinion | Fear Is for Sale on the U.S.-Mexico Border
The U.S.-Mexico border was full of uncertainty in the days before May 11. Title 42, the Trump administration-crafted health ordinance that had been invoked millions of times to turn migrants…
Opinion | Classical Crescendo
WASHINGTON — The orgasm heard around the world was reported by Magnus Fiennes, a composer and music producer who is the brother of Ralph Fiennes. After going to the Los…
Opinion | How to Change a Life for 50 Cents
MAKENI, Sierra Leone — Brace yourself for a gross fact: Some 1.5 billion of the world’s people have worms living in their bodies, weakening them and occasionally disfiguring them. Yet…
Links 5/20/2023 | naked capitalism
Does Your Dog Truly Love You? Science Has the Answer Newsweek Cops: Woman Defecated On Church Altar Smoking Gun (resilc) Americans’ Views of Childhood Vaccines Remain Largely Positive Pew Research…
Behind the Scenes, G7 Nations Wrangle Over Ambitious Climate Commitments
In theory, the world’s largest industrialized democracies have agreed to stop using fossil fuels within a little over a quarter-century and to switch to new sources of power such as…
Building Boom on Mykonos Reveals ‘Wretched’ Side of Greece’s Recovery
Well-heeled vacationers descended from luxury hotels into the gleaming labyrinth of Mykonos’s historic old town on a recent evening, ogling gold jewelry and heading to bars offering pricey bottles of…
Inside the Life of Influencer Barbers
I slide into a cushy leather chair in this bustling shop next to a small flooring business. The hum of clippers echoes throughout the room. Jay Organez swoops a crisp…
There’s No Ocean in Sight. But Many Hawaiians Make Las Vegas Their Home.
The scenery can’t compare. So why are Hawaiians increasingly moving there? WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. Drawn by the casino whirl…
The Good (Even Saintly) Ship Dorothy Day
As the newest Staten Island ferry grumbled across New York Harbor the other day, you could easily imagine the woman for whom it is named in contemplation by a window.…
‘Approaching. Move In.’ How Ukraine Reversed the Momentum in Bakhmut
Ukrainian soldiers were waiting for just the right moment to attack. Then they received critical intelligence: Russian mercenaries on the other side of the front line outside Bakhmut were about…