ireland Sinéad O'Connor dismantles the myth of the Irish "famine" Gail Sherman

COVID-19 Irish repay a 170-year-old favor to Native Americans affected by COVID-19 Thom Dunn

human rights North Korean escapee makes heartfelt plea to Trump to hold Kim Jong-un accountable for his atrocities Rusty Blazenhoff

Science Mice that ate artificial sweeteners passed metabolic changes to their grandchildren Ellsworth Toohey

politics Australia to recognize Palestinian state Rob Beschizza

religion Babylonian tablets reveal kings installed royal doubles during eclipses, then executed them Ellsworth Toohey

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bananas From capitalism to banana-less society: the bizarre vision of socialists exposed! Thom Dunn

Science Research is suggesting we don't just inherit genes from our parents: "experiences can lead to changes in gene expression" Ruben Bolling

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art nouveau The inner machinations of Mucha in Prague Natalie Dressed

yemen Angelina Jolie sheds light on the crisis in Yemen Devin Nealy

Supergroups "We Are the World" is 37 years old today Mark Frauenfelder

History Read 1920s financial news day by day on Twitter and Substack Rob Beschizza

bears It's almost Fat Bear Week, when online voters decide which bears have best prepared for hibernation Annie Rauwerda

Soviet Union A too-typical tragedy of science in the Soviet Union Miss Cellania

tabloids Unstoppable plague, Doomsday is here, and Cruel Meghan, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

racism "The Tragedy of the Commons": how ecofascism was smuggled into mainstream thought Cory Doctorow

elections Elizabeth Warren calls for a zero-emissions military, serviced by zero-emissions contractors Cory Doctorow