Weekly Wrap 11.18.16: The 10 Best Stories You Missed This Week

1. Shirtless Trump Saves Drowning Kitten

Facebook’s Fake-News Problem and the Rise of the Postmodern Right

"I have my own issues with the New York Times, but when your all-powerful social network accidentally replaces newspapers with a cartel of Macedonian teens generating fake pro-Trump stories for money, then friend, you have made a mistake. It is time to consider pivoting toward a new vertical in the contrition space."

2. Research Says There Are Ways to Reduce Racial Bias. Calling People Racist Isn’t One of Them.

So, research shows that having actual human conversations changes minds. Imagine that.

3. Grand Narrative Won’t Save Us This Time

It never really has. 

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