We Need a Shorter Workweek

[Splinter]( September 23, 2019 [We Need a Shorter Workweek]( [If any Democratic presidential candidates are looking for the next big proposal to get one over on their rivals, the UK Labour Party just handed out a great idea: a 32-hour workweek, or the equivalent of four days a week for people who currently work eight hours a day.]( [[White House](](@feature1LinkUrl) [Trump's Got Big Dictator Energy Today]( [We’ve seen this before: Donald Trump is accused of doing something blatantly corrupt, and after testing the waters with some halfhearted denials, he doesn’t just admit to, but brags about the initial accusation by insisting he’s the real victim.]( [[Senate](](@feature2LinkUrl) [The GOP's Biggest Failkids Are Locked in the Pettiest of Grudges]( [Rand Paul and Liz Cheney, two people whose names you’d never know had their horrible fathers become used car salesmen instead of two of the most prominent figures in the Republican Party over the past 50 years, are continuing to wage the pettiest, dumbest feud against each other.]( [[White House](](@feature3LinkUrl) [Trump Brain Status: Noble Peas]( [Like a grade schooler who can’t fathom a world in which his partial attendance doesn’t merit a shiny gold star, President Donald Trump insisted on Monday that he absolutely deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for, as he put it, “a lot of things.”]( [[Cable News](](@feature4LinkUrl) [Fox & Friends Is Terrified of Greta Thunberg]( [Climate change activist Greta Thunberg is a force so powerful that Fox News has finally started taking her seriously—as the enemy of children everywhere.]( [[2020](](@feature5LinkUrl) [Here's the Worst Reason to Stay in the Democratic Primary Yet]( [Typically elections go as follows: Someone wins, a few other people get credit for almost-winning, and everyone else goes home to cry into their lucrative book deals or paid cable news gigs.]( [[White House](](@feature6LinkUrl) [Press Secretary Says She Killed Briefings Because She Was Sick of Reporters Trying to Get Famous]( [Remember White House press briefings? They’ve been few and far between in this administration, a trend that’s only intensified with Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ departure. And this morning on Fox News, Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham made it clear they’re not coming back anytime soon, in part because she was sick of...]( [[Cable News](](@feature7LinkUrl) [Oprah Not Touching 2020 With a 10-Foot Pole]( [Remember when y’all wanted Oprah to run for president? What an embarrassing time that was for us all, Oprah included.]( YOU MAY ALSO LIKE [[Gizmodo](](@rec1LinkUrl) [It's Kids vs. the World in a Landmark Climate Complaint]( [UNITED NATIONS—On Monday, Greta Thunberg and 15 other young people filed a potentially world-changing climate complaint. On an abnormally steamy day in New York, when sweat built on the brows of the dark-suited diplomats funneling into the United Nations for a major climate summit, the group of teens cranked up...]( [[Deadspin](](@rec2LinkUrl) [Tom Brady Rambles Incomprehensibly About Society When Asked About Antonio Brown]( [The New England Patriots cut wide receiver Antonio Brown on Friday, but nobody on the team will say why. When Brown signed with the Pats barely a week earlier, it was already known that he was a rebellious guy with a weird thing about helmets. But in the short time...]( [[Gizmodo](](@rec3LinkUrl) [Cats Really Do Bond With Their Humans, Study Finds]( [It’s a widely held assumption, even by some cat owners, that domestic felines don’t get much socially from being our pets. But a new study out Monday is the latest to suggest that many cats form healthy bonds with their humans, in much the same way as dogs and...]( [[Deadspin](](@rec4LinkUrl) [Hero At Scene Of Philadelphia Fire Drops Burn On Nelson Agholor]( [Three people were hospitalized and 10 people were displaced by an overnight fire at an apartment building in West Philadelphia. But the reason you’re reading about this particular local news report on this here sports website is because a man who came upon the scene and literally began catching children...]( [[Kotaku](](@rec5LinkUrl) [Three Months Of Prep Made Our Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Trip Amazing]( [The marketing pitch for Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge promises superfans the chance to “live their Star Wars adventure.” For our anniversary this year, my wife and I decided to visit with that tagline in mind, dressing in costume and role-playing as original Star Wars characters. But if we played...]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Splinter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Profile Center]( © 2019 Gizmodo Media Group 1540 Broadway, 27th Floor New York, NY 10036