September 1, 2015
By The Morning News
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- To catch up to Russia in the Arctic, Obama proposes Coast Guard icebreakers to operate year-round.
- An interview with Goosebumps creator RL Stine.
- After years of decline, murders are up in US cities; cited reasons include rivalries, more guns, and unaggressive policing.
- Doctors rebuke police after patient is shot seeking care for mental illness—a sadly common case.
- A look back at August 2015 in Baltimore—the city's deadliest month in 43 years.
- Latino workers flocked to New Orleans to rebuild post-Katrina—many are yet to be paid for their work.
- Satellite images confirm ISIS has destroyed the Temple of Bel in Syria.
- At an execution a month, Missouri is outpacing Texas with a surprisingly steady pentobarbital supply.
- "Sex work and civil asset forfeiture increasingly go hand in hand."
- From "Fuck the Police" to donating to Bush, NWA's politics was always muddled—and ultimately self-serving.
- Taking a Kanye presidency seriously.
- Some took Kanye's heartfelt VMA speech as arrogance—it's nothing new for black men to be shamed for confidence.
- A list of things done for white people.
- Pick your shows wisely: Social psychology increasingly confirms television can help overcome prejudice.
- You cannot take Zac Efron to the bank, and other items from a mid-year movie roundup.
- There is too much on TV, says FX chief. Even though it's a golden age for television, he's probably right.
- #droughtreads: Lawns of green grass defined America's 20th century, but they've finally outlived their welcome.
- In Ireland, thousands of protesters rally against water charges they contend are inflated by profiteering, not supply.
- Wide-eyed with wonder at breast milk.
- Even as publishing faces disruption, Graywolf snuck in and stole the glory by championing new genres and dominating Twitter.
- Brands ponder whether Apple's ad blocking will mean open war on online revenue.
- "The same dishes hyped as authentic were scorned when cooked in the homes of the immigrants who brought them here."
- People around the world eating food from the other side of the world.
