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June 18

#CTLCNN: The results are in!

cnnchangethelist:

This is journalism as democracy. You voted. And I’ll cover your top five picks as part of the CNN Change the List project. 

Drum roll please .. 

And the winners are: 

1. America’s widening rich-poor gap (16,789 votes)

2. Illegal animal trade (13,276 votes)

3. Where rape is most common (12,996)

4. The world’s poorest children (12,820)

5. America’s most endangered river (12,002)

See the full list on CNN.com. Thanks to all who voted! 

More than 32K votes in all. So cool.

June 13
“ America’s widening gap between the rich and poor — and this country’s fast-disappearing sense of security and progress and economic stability — is so far the top pick among the 20 subjects I presented as part of a new project called Change the List. “Who cares about the economy?” - John Sutter/ CNN (via cnnchangethelist)
June 10
Change the List: You pick it, CNN will cover it

cnnchangethelist:

Pick your top five from this list and VOTE HERE! I’ll cover the winning five as part of CNN’s Change the List project. Voting closes next Monday.

Here are the topics to choose from:

  1. No toilets: In one country, 90% don’t have basic sanitation.
  2. Rivers: Some U.S. rivers are dry or…
May 20
buzzfeed: You can change the direction this train is moving just by thinking about it.

buzzfeed:

You can change the direction this train is moving just by thinking about it.

April 17

Going through a tornado with a non-Oklahoman

okcomg:

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April 4
longreads: “The County Where No One’s Gay.” John D. Sutter, CNN. Woohoo!

longreads:

“The County Where No One’s Gay.” John D. Sutter, CNN.

Woohoo!

February 15
amalucky: Wowowowowowowow footage of the Russian meteor strike

amalucky:

Wowowowowowowow

footage of the Russian meteor strike

(via fastcompany)

February 9

nprmusic:

When people hear John Mark Nelson’s music for the first time, there’s often a sense of disbelief. With arrangements that recall the work of veteran songwriters, the 19-year-old Minnetonka, Minn., native has been recording sophisticated compositions since he was 14.

Watch him and his cadre of teenage friends make their radio debut on Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current, as they perform the song “Reminisce.”

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newyorker: Cartoon by Zachary Kanin. For more from this week’s issue: http://nyr.kr/WHB3Hp

newyorker:

Cartoon by Zachary Kanin. For more from this week’s issue: http://nyr.kr/WHB3Hp

February 7
laughingsquid: What To Do When You See A Bear this is awesome …

laughingsquid:

What To Do When You See A Bear

this is awesome …