Blog/Commentary
A beginner's guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate?
People who never gave the holiday on June 19 more than a passing thought may be asking themselves, is there a "right" way to celebrate Juneteenth?
Responsible Investing
Due Diligence: Using ESG as a Risk Mitigator | Chief Investment Officer
Although seldom apparent in financial statements, environmental, social and governance deficiencies can come out of nowhere and slam investors.
Markets & Economy
Millionaires who want to tax the rich lobby working-class voters : NPR
A group called Patriotic Millionaires has failed to get Congress to raise their taxes or boost the minimum wage. Now they're taking their concerns about inequality to swing-state voters.
Why a Bull Market Is a Bad Time to Check Your 401(k) - WSJ
Your balance is likely up, but there are reasons to resist the urge to peek at your retirement savings.
Tulsa will pay you to move there. Can its remote work program work anywhere else? - Vox
Remote workers came for the cash. They stayed for the community.
Health/Biotech
Noise Could Take Years Off Your Life. Here Are the Health Impacts - The New York Times
We used a professional sound meter to measure the din of daily life and talked to scientists about the health risks it can pose.
Scalpel, Forceps, Bone Drill: Modern Medicine in Ancient Rome - The New York Times
A 2,000-year-old collection of medical tools, recently unearthed in Hungary, offer insight into the practices of undaunted, much-maligned Roman doctors.
America’s unlikeliest abortion clinic has opened in its reddest states - The Washington Post
The new facility represents a dramatic abortion standoff and a stark expansion of abortion services in a region of wide-open range and sky.
Transportation
Tesla Is About to Rule Our EV Future - The Atlantic
Ford and GM are turning to Tesla’s charging connectors, giving the company more influence over our EV future.
Science
Octopuses Redesign Their Own Brains When They Get Chilly - Scientific American
Hyperintelligent octopuses just got weirder, when scientists found they can recode their brains when temperatures change
Environment
His Home Sits Alongside America’s First Superfund Site. No One Told Him. - The New York Times
Love Canal was one of the nation’s worst toxic waste catastrophes and now — 45 years later — the site for a new, and sometimes unknowing, generation of homesteaders.
Technology
Silicon Valley Confronts the Singularity - The New York Times
The frenzy over artificial intelligence may be ushering in the long-awaited moment when technology goes wild. Or maybe it’s the hype that is out of control.
Culture
Cormac McCarthy: An Appreciation - The New York Times
Cormac McCarthy was the last of a generational cohort of writers who redefined American prose.
