David V. Johnson
Deputy Editor, @SSIReview. Also edits for @apa_blog. Formerly @ajam, @bostonreview, @sanfranmag, @harpers. Philosophy Ph.D. @Stanford 🌹
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Single? I'm self-partnered, says British actor Emma Watson
Actor Emma Watson has given up calling herself single and now describes herself as "self-partnered" as she faces down societal pressure to marry and have a family, she said in an interview published on Tuesday.
The U.S. Military Is Monitoring Interfaith Group Opposed to Child Separation, Leaked Document Reveals
The document also contains details on anti-ICE protests and protests by “anti border-wall extremists.”
2020 Football Team Rankings
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The Carbon Bomb
A new report shows that deforestation released a shocking 626 percent more CO 2 between 2000 and 2013 than previously thought
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
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The richest 1% of Americans are close to surpassing the wealth of the entire middle class bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets
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Jeff Bezos asked Mike Bloomberg months ago about a presidential run
Billionaires make calls just like us.
Bernie Sanders Dominates 2020 Presidential Field in Donations From Suburban Women
Of all the potential 2020 candidates, Sanders has taken in the most money from women, raising about $17.1 million in itemized contributions, or 40% of his total funds.
The Democratic freak-out over Warren has begun
Concern about the Massachusetts senator's ability to win in key battleground states is generating new attacks from the Democratic establishment.
Millennials face much higher death rates than Gen-Xers
Millennials’ health is declining—and that will have major implications for healthcare costs and economic growth, according to a new report.
Hillary Clinton: Warren's 'Medicare for All' plan would never get enacted
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that she does not think Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) "Medicare for All" plan could ever get enacted and that she backs a public option instead.Â
1 in 4 Americans defaulted on their student loans, study finds
Many people also end up owing more than they originally borrowed, according to analysis by Pew Charitable Trusts
David V. Johnson
1 in 4 Americans defaulted on their student loans, study finds cbsnews.com/news/1-in-4-am… via @cbsmoneywatch
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Square is dropping an accounting metric after the SEC said it’s not allowed
The payment company is abandoning its practice of offering an adjusted revenue number, a metric that does not conform with Generally Accepted Accounting...
Gender Bias in Philosophy Social Media
By Carolyn Dicey Jennings A top medical journal published a research letter this week concerning the behavior of health researchers on Twitter, and how that behavior is informed by gender. The auth…
Beach in Finland covered in rare 'ice eggs'
An unusual weather phenomenon created thousands of egg-shaped balls of ice along the coastline.
How to Feel Nothing Now, in Order to Feel More Later
A day of dopamine fasting in San Francisco.
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We've had Stoicism and Epicureanism revivals. Now it's Pyrrhonean Skepticism's turn.
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Africa's Lost Decade
Women and the Structural Adjustment Programme
A Philosophy Magazine for the City
by Joseph S. Biehl This past summer, the Gotham Philosophical Society (GPS) posted four short essays under the masthead Phi on New York: Philosophy for the City. These pieces constitute the inaugur…
Giving to the 100 Top Charities Is Up 11%
An 11% jump in giving to the top charities shows a widening gap with other groups, but uncertainty looms even for them.