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Of Course Joe Manchin Drives a Maserati

11.05.21

By Emma Ockerman
Pulse

Japan’s Paradise Island is Rife With Poverty

09.10.21

By Hanako Montgomery
Pulse

Broke and Sweltering: Louisiana Is Struggling After Hurricane Ida

09.02.21

By Emma Ockerman
Life

Photos of Life in the UK’s Slums, Not So Long Ago

08.31.21

By Emily Goddard
Pulse

Poorer People Are Six Times More Likely to Die From Drugs Than Rich People

08.04.21

By Max Daly
Pulse

What It’s Like Surviving a Wildfire When You Live Off the Grid

08.03.21

By Maranie R. Staab
Pulse

Apple Has a Growing Homeless Encampment on Its Property

07.14.21

By Emma Ockerman
Pulse

Los Angeles Wants to Make Areas ‘Off Limits’ to Homeless Encampments

07.02.21

By Emma Ockerman
Pulse

In Nigeria, Gas Giants Get Rich As Women Sink into Poverty

06.10.21

By Shola Lawal
Pulse

This Is What It’s Like Trying to Buy Drugs During Venezuela’s Economic Crisis

03.25.21

By Antonio Matheus
Pulse

COVID Has Made the Wealth Gap Even Worse Than We Thought

01.25.21

By Emma Ockerman
Tech

A Complex Systems Theorist Explains Why the Poor Aren’t to Blame for Poverty

01.25.21

By Sarah Wells

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike