Politics
Citizens United has Destroyed America: Why Is Nobody Talking About It?
If America is to recover any semblance of meaningful democracy in our country, we must cut out the cancer of big money in our political system by overturning Citizens United…
Photography
Winners of the 2023 Nature Conservancy Photo Contest - The Atlantic
Some of the top images from a competition focusing on our climate and the natural world
Responsible Investing
The Anti-Woke Campaigns Are Failing
While fewer ESG proposals were passed overall during the proxy season, support for the anti-ESG ones that went to a shareholder vote was non-existent.
Markets & Economy
The People Who Lost Serious Cash on NFTs
Five investors – whose losses range from a few thousand quid to $5 million – tell us what went wrong and what how they feel now.
Shoplifting and retail theft are a problem, and companies are complicit - Vox
Retailers would rather complain about shoplifting than invest in fighting it.
The Secretive Industry Devouring the U.S. Economy - The Atlantic
Private equity has made one-fifth of the market effectively invisible to investors, the media, and regulators.
Climate Change
As Storm Damages Mount, States Try to Make It Harder to Sue Insurers - WSJ
With severe weather and climate-driven payouts pressuring insurers, some states look for ways to keep premiums down.
Climate Risk Is Becoming Uninsurable. Better Forecasting Can Help. - WSJ
Households and businesses are being priced out of insurance just as the effects of climate change start to bite. A new generation of mathematical modelers might be able to help defuse this looming crisis.
Why Have Climate Catastrophes Toppled Some Civilizations but Not Others? | WIRED
Researchers are honing in on what helps societies survive climate shocks, like the volcanic eruptions that helped fell the Roman Empire or the drought that plagued the ancient Mayans.
Why people are eating water lilies in flooded, war-torn South Sudan - The Washington Post
In South Sudan, war and semi-permanent flooding have left people to scavenge for food, with long-term consequences for their health.
Culture
The Maine Shooter Showed Warning Signs. Why Did No One Stop Him? - The New York Times
Shortcomings in mental health treatment, weak laws and a reluctance to threaten personal liberties can derail even concerted attempts to thwart mass shootings.
The Story of a Gun - The Atlantic
After 60,000 deaths from firearms use over the past two years, America is in a gun crisis. Yet gun laws remain weak, gunmakers continue to promote killing power, and gun dealers accept no responsibility for the criminal use of what they sell.
Sports
‘Total anxiety’: Clint Malarchuk reflects on PTSD after Adam Johnson’s death - The Athletic
Images from the fatal on-ice injury remind the former goalie of his own horrific experience and memories of other similar incidents.