In 1895, to prevent voter fraud in Texas, the Democratic Party passed a law requiring voters to “affirm” to a poll worker, “I am a white, and I am a Democrat.” Votes cast by anyone else were “void.” / texastribune.org “I know you have accomplished much already in the areas
“Delivery services market themselves as impartial tools, or as things that are good for businesses and customers. In reality, they function more like advertising agencies for themselves, not to mention be-all-end-alls for restaurants.” The argument against getting that burrito delivered to your door. / Eater There are 22
“When Julius Yego couldn’t find a javelin coach he turned to the internet to find one, and he did—YouTube.” The man who won Kenya’s first field medal learned javelin by watching videos in cyber cafes. / CNN YouTube doesn’t do enough to find harmful instructional videos and
According to one writer, Things Fall Apart towers over the representation of African literature abroad, lording its accessibility over every writer with ties to the continent. / western society has, for the most part, proven itself incapable of recognizing multiple forms of black greatness. “Facebook offers advertisers more than 1,300
A Trump supporter once said, “If you don’t do something about [Latinos], you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner.” So his Houston opponents are setting up voter registration booths at area taco trucks. / chron.com When their coach kneeled, so did the entire team. Woodrow Wilson
“In the wake of the worst crash since the Great Depression, as [Goldman Sachs] fended off investigations and criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike, the Clintons drew Goldman only closer.” The Clintons picked an interesting time to align themselves even closer with Goldman Sachs: Directly after the 2008 crash. / The
The Depression—a bleak time in many American kitchens—forged modern American cuisine. / Bloomberg A Dutch bike manufacturer reduces shipping damages by 80% by putting an image of a television on their boxes. / cyclingweekly.co.uk Deferring to public pressure, Charlotte police release footage of Keith Scott’s death. / The
Nearly 93 percent of respondents to a poll about abuse suffered on Twitter said that the company either didn’t respond to reports of abuse or said, essentially, that the offending tweet(s) was not abusive enough. / BuzzFeed Related: Twitter’s 10-year failure to prevent abuse created a “honeypot
An app can now solve handwritten math problems, inciting dad jokes all over America. / TechCrunch “The romantic-comedy bitch has been a staple and a shorthand for the roles women are allowed to occupy in society, and also how we punish their transgressions when they veer from the path.” A
“Of the nearly 3,000 non-fatal shootings, only 10% of the assailants were charged, which means that you have a pretty good chance of shooting someone in Chicago and getting away with it.” When murders go unsolved in Chicago, the result is distrust and contempt—and more murders. To
