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May 8 · Issue #38 · View online
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Perspective is a funny thing. We only get one, unless we embrace the stories of others. When’s the last time you thought about the life of a bear in Yellowstone or the struggle of a prescription drug addict in LA? Here are a few new perspectives, all linked up and ready to go. Happy Reading! -Lucas
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A Bear's-Eye View of Yellowstone
What do bears eat? How far do they roam? Find out in this interactive journey through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. “Will the bear cam reveal a cannibal?” - National Geographic
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The Braves Play Taxpayers Better Than They Play Baseball
Small towns across the South are paying the bills for Atlanta’s farm system. “Over the last 15 years, the Braves have extracted nearly half a billion in public funds for four new homes, each bigger and more expensive than the last.” - Ira Boudway and Kate Smith | Bloomberg Business
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America Has Never Been so Ripe for Tyranny
What does democracy look like when taken to its conclusion? “And so late-stage capitalism is creating a righteous, revolutionary anger that late-stage democracy has precious little ability to moderate or constrain — and has actually helped exacerbate.” - Andrew Sullivan | NY Magazine
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You Want a Description of Hell? Oxycontin's 12-Hour Problem
A dive into the clinical trials, marketing, and impacts of one of America’s most popular painkillers. “Before OxyContin, doctors had viewed narcotic painkillers as dangerously addictive and primarily reserved their long-term use for cancer patients and the terminally ill. Purdue envisioned a bigger market.” - Harriet Ryan, Lisa Girion, & Scott Glover | LA Times
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My Long, Dark Night in Trumplandia | New Republic
Poet Patricia Lockwood goes looking for the soul of the Trump voter. “It’s his country now—we just vote in it.” Patricia Lockwood | New Republic
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