Sunday Reads: Nov. 17
Here’s this week’s list. Here’s to a great week Great Falls.
The Washington Post: Satirical news outlet the Onion wins auction to control Infowars, the far-right site founded by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
The Washington Post: RFK Jr. faces battles in quest to change America’s food
The New York Times: Biden to meet with China’s leader during summit this weekend
The Washington Post: Biden approves Ukraine’s use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia, reversing policy
Associated Press: What to know about Doug Burgum, Trump’s choice to run the Interior Department
The Economist: What’s about to hit the world economy?
The Washington Post: Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says
The Washington Post: Trump team weighs Pentagon pick after sexual assault allegation surfaces
Forbes: How tariffs will impact your grocery bill
Foreign Policy: The end of American exceptionalism
Mother Jones: Election conspiracy theories are for everyone
The New Yorker: Republican victory and the ambience of information
The Washington Post: Democrats, reeling from election losses, cast blame on each other
The Economist: Will Donald Trump’s power be unchecked if Republicans win the House?
The Washington Post: Musk appears to pressure Trump on Cabinet and tariffs, raising eyebrows
The Economist: Ballot-measure results reveal the power of state policy
The New Yorker: How Democrats lost the working class
Civil Eats: For farmers who depend on the Affordable Care Act, what’s next?
The Economist: Democrats need to understand: Americans think they’re worse
Bloomberg: Why hunger plagues the U.S. military
The Washington Post: Jury says defense contractor must pay $42 million over Abu Ghraib abuses
Route Fifty: Report: Broadband can transform a rural community
The Washington Post: A small-town police chief was accused of paying $100 to rape a teen — then using his connections to try to cover it up
ProPublica: Climate change and anti-immigrant hate are colliding
The Atlantic: Why are onions suddenly making people sick?
ProPublica: Lincare made billions while repeatedly defrauding Medicare. Feds did little to rein it in.
Route Fifty: In one state, residents vote to invest in science, tech research
The New York Times: Three-quarters of U.S. adults are now overweight or obese
Route Fifty: Inside mobile health clinic efforts to reach more residents, address gaps in care
Associated Press: U.S. convenience stores try to up their food game
The Atlantic: How the Ivy League broke America
State Scoop: To avoid ‘AI divide,’ National League of Cities and Google share AI report and toolkit for local governments
Route Fifty: How social media is influencing our interactions with public lands
National Geographic: Redheads aren’t going extinct. Here’s why.
The New York Times: A surge of new restaurants drives New York City’s storefront revival
Rolling Stone: Big alcohol’s cannabis beverage push: progress or problem for industry leaders?
The New York Times: Returns are a headache. More retailers are saying, just ‘keep it.’




