List: Reading list | Curated by Artemis J Jones

Jul 10, 2022
30 stories
Reading listGeneral reading.  Fact to Fiction
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David Grace Columns Organized By Topic
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David Grace
Why Some People Hate Wages That Are Too High For Workers To Qualify For WelfareA low-wage employer pays only part of its workers’ costs of living leaving the taxpayers to pay the rest.
Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020
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World Issues — Politics, Economics, and More
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Tessa Schlesinger
The Dunning Kruger Effect or Why the Ignorant Think They’re EinsteinIt took me years to realize that the reason I was so puzzled about what people were telling me was because they were wrong…
Nov 5, 2021
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Nov 5, 2021
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Sarah Hawthorne
The Hope That Holds You BackDuring a prolonged medical leave from college, I had to come to terms with the permanence of my disability. But improvement has many faces.
Aug 23, 2021
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Aug 23, 2021
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Cory Doctorow
At last, a new Econ 101 textbookCORE’s “The Economy” vs homo economicus.
Oct 18, 2021
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Oct 18, 2021
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Randi Ragan
Keeper Of The PlaceMy Grandmother Mamie killed herself when she was 74 years old. She drove my mother’s car onto some railroad tracks in the middle of nowhere…
Aug 9, 2021
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Aug 9, 2021
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World Issues — Politics, Economics, and More
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Tessa Schlesinger
How Hatred Gets You ReadersIt’s time to look at why so much of the media focuses on stirring hatred — it’s pretty much international. America is number one, though.
Oct 15, 2021
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Oct 15, 2021
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ZORA
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Dr. Allison Wiltz
What You're Missing About Dave Chappelle's CommentsAn unpopular, unapologetically Black opinion
Oct 8, 2021
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Oct 8, 2021
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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
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Rochelle E. Fisher
I, the Brilliant Henry David Thoreau, Am Attempting to Build a House on Walden Pond TodayRising costs won’t stop me!
Oct 4, 2021
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Oct 4, 2021
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The Haven
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Louis Sigaud
How To Escape Spending Halloween With Creepy Aunt DollieHolidays don’t need to be that way
Oct 9, 2021
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Oct 9, 2021
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Jessica Wildfire
The Real Conspiracies Are Staring Us Right in The FaceThey’re far more disturbing.
Oct 7, 2021
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Oct 7, 2021
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Good read, dive into the comments when done. Tessa is great at responding.
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World Issues — Politics, Economics, and More
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Tessa Schlesinger
Why I Think Empathy is a Load of CrockWe do the right things because they are the right things to do — regardless of our feelings.
Oct 6, 2021
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Oct 6, 2021
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Humans being Humane
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Tessa Schlesinger
How Your Lack of Credibility Shapes Your LifePeople won’t give you the time of day if they don’t think you have credibility. Credibility matters.
Oct 7, 2021
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Oct 7, 2021
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ZORA
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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D.
Does Ellen Pompeo Not Understand Her Racial Privilege?Why her exchange with Denzel Washington was problematic
Oct 1, 2021
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Oct 1, 2021
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Honestly Yours
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Shannon Ashley
I’m Running Out of Time to Save My Life, But I Feel Guilty For Bothering YouIn less than four months, I’ll be having my first of three surgeries. Collectively, we’re talking about a life-saving procedure broken up…
Sep 28, 2021
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Sep 28, 2021
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Will Shetterly
Sorry, 1619 Project—The first legal slaveowner in the American colonies was blackWhy isn’t everyone who is obsessed with race and slavery in the US talking about Anthony Johnson? Why isn’t the 1619 Project called the…
Sep 13, 2021
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Sep 13, 2021
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Social Media Deep Dive
Artemis J Jones
SHARKEach day weather permitting I go to the beach. I clean the sand out of the wheels and pivots of my wheel chair. I lube the hubs on the…
Nov 12, 2017
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Dealing with loss of a family member and the loss of one's self.
Artemis J Jones
The Meaning Of LostWhen you’re seven, surrounded by family members, trapped in a dusky surrealistic world, the desire to wander away from the darkness is…
Jan 10, 2018
Jan 10, 2018
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WSJ Digital Experience & Strategy
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Wall Street Journal
Culture and Community in the Time of CoronavirusHow the Culture Squad fostered collaboration and community-building during the shift to remote work
Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020