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“Buried Sunshine” my essay on Illinois coal mining and Black and Indigenous histories of violence is now out!
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Buried Sunshine | Jori Lewis
When I was knee-high to a grasshopper, we lived in a house in the country—on a rural road on the outskirts of Springfield, Illinois, where the water was
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July 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Buried Sunshine” my essay on Illinois coal mining and Black and Indigenous histories of violence is now out!
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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Opinion | If Emanuel runs, he’ll bet on candor defeating the ‘culture police’
The former mayor of Chicago talks about what ails the Democratic Party, and how to cure it.
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July 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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~45% of US corn production is now used to make ethanol, mostly for mixing into gasoline.
That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production.
Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.
That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production.
Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
~45% of US corn production is now used to make ethanol, mostly for mixing into gasoline.
That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production.
Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.
That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production.
Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.
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Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin
Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns
Musk has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since late 2022. 5 bylines on this story. Gift link!
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns
Musk has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since late 2022. 5 bylines on this story. Gift link!
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
October 25, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin
Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns
Musk has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since late 2022. 5 bylines on this story. Gift link!
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns
Musk has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since late 2022. 5 bylines on this story. Gift link!
www.wsj.com/world/russia...