Reading archive 2020-02-28

Furtive love, forbidden grief: When Iraqi men perish on the ramparts of protest, the women left behind must often mourn in secret

This time, Bernie Sanders 'rigged' the system against himself: As the Democratic front-runner claims that a plurality of delegates should give him the nomination, his own actions come back to haunt him.

The Smithsonian Puts 2.8 Million Images in the Public Domain: The archive includes hi-res images of Muhammad Ali's boxing gear, 15th-century manuscripts, and data that could help surface untold stories of women in science.

New Smithsonian Study Links Declines in Suburban Backyard Birds to Presence of Nonnative Plants: Findings Give Landowners a Simple Road Map to Provide Essential Habitat for Breeding Birds

A judge resigns after using the n-word in texts that she says the public was never meant to see

Reading archive 2020-02-27

A Dupont Circle Home Addition Pits Neighbors Against Neighbors: Children and plants have been weaponized, and it's drawn the attention of three different government bodies.

Pete Buttigieg is not popular with black voters in South Carolina. Miss Black America is trying to change that.

The Untold Tale of Cosmo DiNardo’s Descent Into Murder and Madness: The gruesome killing of four young men on a Bucks County farm made headlines around the world. For the first time, Cosmo DiNardo’s family opens up about his mental breakdown and his turn to evil.

Reading archive 2020-02-26

Lost Lineage: The Quest To Identify Black Americans' Roots

Reading archive 2020-02-25

Rush Limbaugh on coronavirus: ‘The common cold’ that’s being ‘weaponized’ against Trump

Why Vermont’s single-payer effort failed and what Democrats can learn from it

This secret experiment tricked psychiatrists into diagnosing sane people as having schizophrenia

Landscape architects shift emphasis to the ecosystem

Welcome bugs into your yard. You might just save the world.: Without insects, we’d be doomed. It’s time to make a happier home for them.

Jonathan Van Ness, Targeted by Trolling Bernie Staffer, Slams Twitter Vitriol from Sanders Supporters

Bernie Staffer Mocked Warren’s Looks, Pete’s Sexuality on Private Twitter Account: The private Twitter account of a newly promoted campaign staffer indicates that at least some of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ most toxic support is coming from inside the house.

Reading archive 2020-02-23

Limbaugh: Democrats who set up George W. Bush to go to war with Iraq now organizing 'silent coup' against Trump

The Reporting Team That Got Iraq Right

Reading archive 2020-02-21

Oh, No, Not Knotweed!: It grows rapidly. It’s nearly impossible to kill. It’s terrorized England. And now it’s all over my American backyard.

The True Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Never Truly Ate the South: A naturalist cuts through the myths surrounding the invasive plant

How We Created a Monster In the American Southwest: The salt cedar is often seen as an un-killable invader. But are humans the real reason this unwanted plant is thriving?

Reading archive 2020-02-20

Strange scenes at Roger Stone’s sentencing raise even more questions about William Barr

He found his wife and 6-year-old dead on Valentine’s Day. His teen son is accused of the crime.

Reading archive 2020-02-19

Boss fearing bias suit gets ‘fishing buddy’ police chief to have potential plaintiff arrested

Reading archive 2020-02-16

Why aren’t more Americans working? Fed Chair Powell says blame education and drugs, not welfare.: ‘It isn’t better or more comfortable to be poor and on public benefits now, it’s actually worse than it was,’ Powell told U.S. senators this week.

Reading archive 2020-02-13

Valentine’s Day was humiliating for me as a child. I tell my students about it every year.

Jim Jordan accused of ‘begging’ former Ohio State wrestler not to support reports of sexual abuse

Former White House chief of staff John Kelly takes issue with Trump for ousting Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, among other things

Rush Limbaugh: “Mr. Man Donald Trump” will “have fun” with Pete Buttigieg because he kisses his husband [ed. note: Limbaugh pronounces the name "booty-judge"]

Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come

Reading archive 2020-02-11

Rush Limbaugh responds to Pete Buttigieg ad about explaining Trump to kids: What about Pete kissing his husband?

Prosecutors quit amid escalating Justice Dept. fight over Roger Stone’s prison term

Reading archive 2020-02-10

Progressive Latino pollster: 98% of Latinos do not identify with “Latinx” label

A New Poll by Multicultural Agency Says That LATINX Label Is Favored by Only 2% of US Latinos

Reading archive 2020-02-07

Secret Service has paid rates as high as $650 a night for rooms at Trump’s properties

Doctor’s death from coronavirus sparks a digital uprising, rattling China’s leaders

Reading archive 2020-02-05

Romney to vote to convict Trump on charge of abuse of power, becoming the first Republican to break ranks