INSANE: 42 - The Real Truth

McCarthyism Rides Again at Texas Universities

A&M’s treatment of Kathleen McElroy is the start of a backward-turning era.

Texas Observer · Sep 20, 2023

Diane Abbott accuses Labour of ‘fraudulent’ inquiry into racism comments

MP says investigation sparked by a letter to the Observer seen as arguing there is a hierarchy of racism is being run out of party HQ

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023

Loon Star State: Rule of Law

Political cartoonist Ben Sargent responds to the acquittal of Ken Paxton on all 16 counts of impeachment against the Attorney General.

Texas Observer · Sep 18, 2023

‘It Will Take the Breath Out of You’: Prisoners Describe Extreme Nighttime Heat in Texas Units

TDCJ will allocate $85 million to provide air conditioning to more units. In the meantime, is heat killing people in Texas prisons?

Texas Observer · Sep 13, 2023

The great meter mix-up: are you paying for your neighbour’s gas?

Database errors mean customers have been getting huge demands from firms that don’t even supply them

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023

How misusing words can even change their dictionary definitions

Coruscating was originally a sparkling synonym, but now we understand that it’s something more scathing

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

From me to your inbox: 33 of the best Substack newsletters

The fast-growing US writing platform has come of age. But how do you find the good stuff? We pick some of the best by theme

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

How austerity (and ideology) broke Britain

This endless week of crumbling schools, poor public services and collapsing council finances has been 13 years in the making – and even loyal Tories now know the game is up

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

Breaking Through Depression; The Balanced Brain – reviews

Last year, research cast doubt on the dominant ‘chemical imbalance’ theory of depression. Now two persuasive books by scientists Philip Gold and Camilla Nord offer very different causes of the illness – though both are optimistic about our future treatment of the ‘cancer of the self’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

UK government did not carry out detailed surveys before it bought free schools sites

Freedom of information requests show such was haste to open new schools unsuitable buildings were purchased without checks for asbestos or concrete

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023