Articles by Philip Bump
Philip Bump wrote about the news for Gristmill. He now writes for The Atlantic Wire.
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The U.S. may be gripped by terrible drought, but we’re still America, dammit
The USDA declares basically everywhere west of the Mississippi a disaster area. But at least we have funny ways of talking about it!
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Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills more than 90
This tragedy is only the latest in a string of fuel transport-related disasters.
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Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics
This is not the first example of a link between livestock antibiotics and drug-resistance in human infections, but it's a remarkable one.
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How easy is it to take public transit to work? Depends on where you live
An assessment of the top 100 metropolitan areas in the country finds that most jobs are accessible by transit – but the workers might not be.
