May 13, 2015

• Amtrak derails in Philadelphia, killing six passengers and wounding dozens more—still no cause determined.
• On-the-scene photos and videos from the Amtrak derailment.
• Brooklyn landlord's racist shortcuts illuminate the ugly mechanics of gentrification.
• The plight of an NYC location scout is that the gritty city of yore has been gentrified out of existence.
• In a Clinton v. Bush election, nostalgia politics favor Hillary over Jeb—people prefer Bill over W.
• Universities are screwed as long as they're beholden to wealthy alums.
• TPP fails to clear key Senate vote, highlighting lack of support for Obama's trade deal from his own party.
• FBI broke internal rules against political engagements in labeling Keystone activists "extremists."
• Tired of being on the defensive, younger Muslim-Americans steer multiracial, anti-racist coalitions.
• Farmers in Baja California brutally repressed by police after protesting low pay.
• A cashless society sounds liberating, but centralized transactions would be too politically vulnerable.
• For 300 years, hundreds of tiny enclaves dotted the India-Bangladeshi border—until now.
• Only 20 years after Ireland approved divorce, 78% of voters back referendum to pass gay marriage.
• Publishers, including the NYT and BuzzFeed, will start publishing some articles within Facebook.
• Publications should be Facebook leery: History shows owning the means of production is everything.
• See also: The listicle got its start in a 19th-century column in the New York Times.
• How Blue Bell took Brenham from a sleepy Texas town to a tourist spot and to the brink of crisis.