← October 16, 2020 → 1 The gears of democracy need regularly scheduled maintenance. by David K. Gibson at the Aspen Institute 2 The pandemic has pushed America’s fragile system for feeding people facing homelessness to the brink. by Lela Nargi in Civil Eats 3 To outmaneuver China on military AI, the U.S. must work with our allies. by James Ryseff at War on the Rocks 4 Digital contact tracing for COVID-19 exposure wasn’t up for debate in senior living facilities. by Nicole Wetsman in the Verge 5 This is why traffic deaths still rose even though we were all staying home this spring. by Alissa Walker in Curbed