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This is an archive page, last updated 4 November 2021. Please do not make edits to this page.
November 2020[edit]
   | 20 | How America's deadliest serial killer went undetected for more than 40 years: short answer, he targeted those on the margins of society such as black women, runaways, drug users and sex workers (warning: paywall) Non-paywall story here. |
| 38 | In a chilling effect on free speech, Youtuber Second Thought has received a visit from the Feds over his video on police brutality. |
| 16 | The Role of Cognitive Dissonance in the Pandemic The minute we make any decision—I think COVID-19 is serious; no, I’m sure it is a hoax—we begin to justify the wisdom of our choice and find reasons to dismiss the alternative. |
| 13 | Why presidential transitions of power take so long in the United States (and when that period has played a major role in history). |
| 15 | Lawyer Sidney Powell, fresh from being kicked off Donald Trump's legal team, released a "Kracken" promising to destroy the case for Democrat Joe Biden having won the US presidency. It consists predominantly of conspiracy theories and unfounded allegations that have already been widely debunked. |
| -21 | A resource guide for issues of anti-semitism in the left |
| 23 | How the Trump administration's ideologically-driven anti-abortion regulations on foreign aid wrecked health initiatives across the developing world. |
| 35 | How fascists try to appropriate the genres of science-fiction and fantasy |
| 7 | Solar power space stations could be the answer for our energy needs |
| 11 | Some Brazilians long considered themselves White. Now many identify as Black as the fight for equality inspires racial redefinition. |
| 15 | The prosperity hoax |
| 24 | The Pandemic case for the two-day workweek |
| 21 | No honeymoon: When he enters the White House, Joe Biden will be attacked by obstructionist Republicans on his right and by social democratic reformers on his left |
| 23 | "Harmony Square," a web-based game funded by a grant from the Department of Homeland Security that teaches players how to spot misinformation tactics. |
| 22 | The presidential "concession speech" tradition began with William Jennings Bryan in 1896 and has always been a courtesy rather than a requirement. |
| 5 | After negative elections results, centrist Democrats talk about the need for leadership change |
| -8 | France's Islamophobia problem |