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More than five decades after the civil rights movement, Louisiana voters will have a chance to end a Jim Crow law this November. In the late 19th century, Louisiana was faced with a new constitutional requirement, after the passage of…
Republicans, once the party of fiscal responsibility, are staring down a ballooning federal deficit, comparable to when the nation was still recovering from the recession.
Halley’s Comet won’t make a full return to the skies until 2061. But tonight, you can catch a glimpse of it in the Orionid meteor shower. Earth is currently passing through a patch of debris created in the wake of…
As of Friday, everyone in the US can buy a subscription to Lyft. The ride-hailing app unveiled their new All-Access Plan; users pay $299 per month and receive up to 30 rides — all of which must be under $15…
Stuff is a problem. Just ask the wellness experts. “Clutter is bad” is a mantra so ubiquitous that I sometimes think we are all living in the wake of that Steve Jobs portrait from 1982: black turtleneck, hi-fi, bare floors,…
There’s no special merit to films that address subjects of urgent political concern, nor to ones that advocate progressive views. Sometimes such movies offer little more than fan service, of a sort that hardly differs from canonical interpretations of superhero…
