Compound Observer

France’s protests over a police killing, briefly explained

Published 2023-06-29 15:40:00 UTC

Many Asian Americans support affirmative action. The recent Supreme Court cases obscure that.

Published 2023-06-29 15:40:00 UTC

White women benefit most from affirmative action — and are among its fiercest opponents

Published 2023-06-29 15:47:59 UTC

Why scientists haven’t cracked consciousness

Published 2023-06-30 07:00:00 UTC

Affirmative action for white college applicants is still here

Published 2023-06-30 10:26:02 UTC

An Airbnb collapse won’t fix America’s housing shortage

Published 2023-06-30 11:30:25 UTC

The Supreme Court will decide if abusive spouses have a right to own guns

Published 2023-06-30 12:32:32 UTC

The difficult reality of restarting student loan payments, in 5 charts

Published 2023-06-30 12:45:00 UTC

The Supreme Court’s lawless, completely partisan student loans decision, explained

Published 2023-06-30 13:15:24 UTC

The Bear’s second season is about the people it takes to make you great

Published 2023-06-30 14:00:00 UTC

Anti-trans bills keep losing in court

Published 2023-06-30 14:20:00 UTC

Neil Gorsuch has a problem with telling the truth

Published 2023-06-30 15:36:00 UTC

The WHO is about to declare aspartame can cause cancer. Here’s why you should listen.

Published 2023-07-01 06:00:00 UTC

What the Wagner rebellion might mean for Russia’s war in Ukraine

Published 2023-07-01 06:30:00 UTC

Why the media too often ignores the connection between climate change and meat

Published 2023-07-01 07:00:00 UTC

The unusual factors behind the extraordinary heat across the southern US

Published 2023-07-01 07:30:00 UTC

2023’s best books (so far)

Published 2023-07-01 08:00:00 UTC

Brazil bars Bolsonaro from political office for eight years

Published 2023-07-01 16:32:32 UTC

Florida’s new immigration law previews a DeSantis presidency

Published 2023-07-02 06:00:00 UTC

What your doctor wants you to know about Ozempic

Published 2023-07-02 07:00:00 UTC

4 tips to help you cope with climate anxiety

Published 2023-07-02 08:00:00 UTC

Wagner’s real money never came from diamonds and gold

Published 2023-07-02 16:06:30 UTC

Panic about overhyped AI risk could lead to the wrong kind of regulation

Published 2023-07-03 07:00:00 UTC

What Egyptian hip-hop says about the country a decade after the military coup

Published 2023-07-03 07:30:00 UTC

It’s pasta salad summer

Published 2023-07-03 08:00:00 UTC

What could cause a malaria comeback in the US — and what could stop it

Published 2023-07-04 07:00:00 UTC

No, AI can’t tell the future

Published 2023-07-04 08:00:00 UTC

The impossible paradox of car ownership

Published 2023-07-05 06:00:00 UTC

What a landmark new study on homelessness tells us

Published 2023-07-05 07:00:00 UTC

TikTok is confusing by design

Published 2023-07-05 07:30:00 UTC

America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained

Published 2023-07-05 09:44:29 UTC

New York’s long and winding road to congestion pricing

Published 2023-07-05 11:50:00 UTC

The troubling court decision roiling Guatemala’s elections, explained

Published 2023-07-05 16:55:00 UTC

Why the Biden administration is no longer allowed to talk to social media platforms

Published 2023-07-05 17:56:00 UTC

Yes, it’s hot. But this could be one of the coolest summers of the rest of your life.

Published 2023-07-05 18:20:08 UTC

What you need to know about Threads, Instagram’s new Twitter killer app

Published 2023-07-05 19:05:43 UTC

Why pedestrian deaths in the US are at a 40-year high

Published 2023-07-06 06:00:00 UTC

What the siege of Jenin signals about the future of Israel and Palestine

Published 2023-07-06 06:30:00 UTC

Bus stops and playgrounds are too damn hot

Published 2023-07-06 07:00:00 UTC

How Wisconsin’s governor bested the GOP and secured education funding for 400 years

Published 2023-07-06 15:12:00 UTC

4 revelations from the latest unsealed records in the Trump classified documents case

Published 2023-07-06 16:10:30 UTC

The FDA just approved a new treatment for Alzheimer’s. It’s a very big deal.

Published 2023-07-07 06:00:00 UTC

Why Taylor Swift is rerecording all her old songs

Published 2023-07-07 11:23:22 UTC

AI is a “tragedy of the commons.” We’ve got solutions for that.

Published 2023-07-07 11:20:00 UTC

Why cluster bombs would be different from other US weapons sent to Ukraine

Published 2023-07-07 11:31:00 UTC

Threads won’t kill Twitter if it’s boring

Published 2023-07-07 13:10:00 UTC

What to do if you’re worried about “forever chemicals” in your drinking water

Published 2023-07-07 15:50:00 UTC

The importance of staying angry at the Supreme Court

Published 2023-07-08 06:00:00 UTC

So is Turkey finally going to let Sweden into NATO?

Published 2023-07-08 06:30:00 UTC

How an LGBTQ clinic in Uganda keeps going amid rising homophobic violence

Published 2023-07-08 07:00:00 UTC

What the Dutch parliament collapse reveals about European migration

Published 2023-07-08 16:50:18 UTC

The future of affirmative action in the workplace

Published 2023-07-09 06:00:00 UTC

How abortion bans will strain an already failing foster system

Published 2023-07-09 07:00:00 UTC

How to learn something new every day

Published 2023-07-09 08:00:00 UTC

A year after Dobbs, here’s how states are legislating abortion

Published 2023-07-09 16:13:33 UTC