Reading archive 2022-11-29

How Both Sides of the Pit Bull Debate Get It Wrong

D.C. lawmakers pitch a plan for ‘Green New Deal for Housing’ - "Trupti Patel, an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 2, argued in her testimony that the city should move forward on paying for housing regardless. 'This is a basic human right we’re talking about, and we shouldn’t be talking about the challenges of executing it,' she said." [ed note: lol]

As rail strike deadline nears, Biden calls on Congress to intervene: Railroad workers would need to ratify union contracts before a Dec. 9 strike deadline to avert a rail shutdown, renewing pressure on Congress to intervene

Why you should almost always wash your clothes on cold: And while you’re at it, don’t wash them so much.

An oral history of USA-Iran at the 1998 World Cup: Political tension, teammate betrayal and humiliation

Less attractive, less picky: How mating is changing in a hotter world: Leave it to climate change to teach us that looks aren’t everything