U.K. socialist Jeremy Corbyn supports many progressive policies, but there’s one in particular that makes him worthy of heading the Labour Party; some TV shows can have a strong impact on our psychological tendencies; meanwhile, target shooters are destroying ancient rock art in Utah. These discoveries and more below.

Petition Asks for Charges to Be Dropped Against Middle School Student With Autism Kayleb Moon-Robinson, the former Linkhorne Middle School student with autism, joined his mother and other advocates Friday to deliver a petition to drop the charges of felony assault against him to the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office ahead of a sentencing hearing Monday.

How Shows Like ‘Will & Grace’ And ‘Black-ish’ Can Change Your Brain Will Smith from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was my first American friend.

Turkey Duped the U.S., and ISIS Reaps Rewards But the real losers are the Kurds, the only force to have effectively resisted the jihadis in Syria.

What Bernie Sanders Has Already Won When Sen. Bernie Sanders initially began running for president, his hope was to “trigger the conversation” about the way the economic and political system is rigged by the billionaires and their corporations.

5 Reasons You May Be Surprised By Your Marijuana Edibles The popularity of marijuana edibles has been one of the big surprises of the seismic culture shift we are undergoing around weed.

Why I Refused to Give Up My Seat for a Haredi Man It was a simple request, but it hit a deep nerve.

Why the ‘Daily News’ Cover of the VA Journalist Murders Is Exploitative A tweet from writer Stassa Edwards led me to a post on Gawker about Thursday’s New York Daily News cover.

Ancient Rock Art in Utah Is Being Destroyed by Target Shooters Rock art is one of the most fragile cultural treasures in the United States.

How The Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive Thicker ink, fewer smudges, and more strained hands: an Object Lesson.

Corbyn Will Confront a Bankrupt Foreign Policy. That’s Why He Must Be Backed With barely two weeks to go until the election of a new Labour leader, a British establishment project has been launched to stop Jeremy Corbyn at any cost.

Is Nuance Overrated? Nuance is revered in higher education.

Transplant Surgeons Revive Hearts After Death A technology to keep organs alive outside the body is saving lives. And provoking ethical debates.

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