Texas Seeks Trump’s Help to Defund Planned Parenthood. If It’s Successful, Other States Could Follow.
If the feds waive Medicaid’s freedom of choice provision, Texas will have drawn a roadmap for other ideologically driven states.
After Harvey, Houston residents will deal with mosquitoes, polluted water, mold, and disease.
As floodwaters peak and recede over the coming weeks, there will be lots of standing water for disease-transmitting mosquitoes to breed and multiply, the Atlantic reports. West Nile virus has…
Police Torture in Chicago
An archive of articles by John Conroy on police torture, Jon Burge, and related issues
Horrorstör
Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets, and smashed Liripip wardrobes. Sales…
The Soprano Who Upended Americans’ Racist Stereotypes About Who Could Sing Opera
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield was in many ways the nation’s first black pop star
Casey Rocheteau vs. the Deck
Danez and Franny head to Motown and talk with poet, artist, playwright, and self-described sea witch Casey Rocheteau. Together, they write themselves into myth, learn some hidden history, shuffle some…
Hooked on the Heavens: How Caroline Herschel, the First Professional Woman Astronomer, Nearly Died by Meathook in the Name of Science
How a paragon of persistence in the face of hardship discovered eight comets and paved the way for women in science.
‘Hellboy’ Whitewashing: Ed Skrein Steps Down From Playing Japanese-American Comic Character
The new “Hellboy” film was the latest studio production to cast a Caucasian actor in a role originally written with Asian heritage after “Deadpool” star Ed Skrein was announced last week…
Ray Bradbury’s Practical and Inspiring Writing Advice
Bradbury was full of wit and wisdom when it came to dishing out practical writing advice. His 1990 book Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity is a…