Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn have shined a spotlight on the economic model that can lead us out of gaping inequality; Canada could actually benefit if Donald Trump wins the U.S. elections; meanwhile, we may need to reconsider air travel in times of climate change. These discoveries and more below.

Socialism Is Obvious British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn considers socialism—which he defines as “You care for each other, you care for everybody, and everybody cares for everybody else”—to be obvious.

Ultra-Orthodox Paper ‘Makes History’ With Partial Photo of Hillary Clinton A newspaper that serves the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community took a small but significant step for women last week when it printed a picture of Hillary Clinton, partially obscured, speaking at a campaign rally in Florida.

The Very Strange Writings of Putin’s New Chief of Staff For a country where politics has long been monopolized by the state, Russia has seen a lot of news in the past few weeks.

The Appalling Last Act of Rudy Giuliani There was a moment during Rudolph Giuliani’s extended exchange with Chris Cuomo, on CNN, last Thursday morning when the former mayor had the look of a man posing for a portrait to be titled, simply, “After.”

Dozens of New Testimonies of Ashkenazi Kids Disappearing Haaretz receives new reports about sets of twins born in Israel, where one baby stayed in the hospital and was never seen again. ‘Could my brother be alive’? asks a surviving sibling.

The Painkillers That Could End the Opioid Crisis Researchers may soon vanquish our pain without causing addiction and other devastating side effects.

Air Travel and the Speed of Global Warming Why we need to rethink how we travel using an ecological sense of time.

Campaign 2016 Has Obliterated What Was Left of Our News Media Campaign 2016 won’t just have lasting implications for American politics.

Does Canada Want Trump to Win? Canada’s immigration minister points to an aging population and looming labor shortages.

The Fake Dicks Are Coming, at the University of Texas at Austin Gun opponents predict the campus at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin will be covered with students hanging dildos from their backpacks for the first day of classes.

McMansions 101: What Makes a McMansion Bad Architecture? This is what makes a McMansion especially hideous.

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