by Adam SmithAll the most mesmerizing Space gifs from NASA’s brand-new Giphy page
Refugees in the US Keep Musical Traditions Alive With Kids’ Songs
by John Doe
A folklorist at the Erie Art Museum in the US state of Pennsylvania dreamed up the idea: helping refugees gain work skills while working with them to preserve their songs.
Possible Trump Cabinet Members’ Links to the MEK Cult Could Spell Trouble for Iran
A Donald Trump presidency and the closeness of some of the president-elect’s key allies with the militant group MEK could mean a worrying shift in the US position on Iran.
NYU’s Plan to make College cheaper: Get Students to live with Senior Citizens
by John Doe
New York University is thinking outside the average dorm to make college more affordable.
Social Media captures Miami celebrating after Fidel Castro’s death
For many Cuban Americans, the news of Fidel Castro’s death brings closure to a long and troubled history.
Native American Pipeline Resistance at Standing Rock Resonates Around the Globe
Stay strong. Be strong. And you have relatives all over the world to stand with you.
Droning teacher from ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ will read you to sleep
Who remembers Ben Stein as the econ teacher from the ’80s classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? Anyone? Anyone?
Talking to Hooman Majd, a Bridge Between Iran and the US Mainstream
by Adam Smith
Iran is not uniquely paradoxical: what’s unique is that most people don’t know about Iran.
One-quarter of Americans make money from the gig economy
by John Doe
One-quarter of Americans in some way made money from the gig economy last year, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
Protesters suppressed during anti-particle neutralizer march on Capitol Hill
by John Doe
The canister of tear gas skipped once along the pavement before clanging against the steel walls of Jeffrey Jones Waterson’s wheelchair. It wasn’t the first time in his life that…
Internet Freedom Declines in Russia and Ukraine, Improves in Belarus
by Adam Smith
Russia, Belarus and the Central Asian states were all rated “not free” in Freedom House’s 2016 “Freedom on the Web” report.
