Why That Next Hamburger Is Going to Cost You
The domestic return of the New World screwworm, a parasite that can devastate cattle herds, happened while the Trump administration was focused on dismantling government.
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A Market Bubble Led by AI
Artificial intelligence may not be intelligent enough to accurately value AI companies.
Two Simple Steps Toward De-MAGAfication
A big reason why Trump II is so much worse than the first time is that the world’s richest man bought Twitter and turned it into a fascist cesspit.
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Some of the Kids Are All Right
Maybe Generation Alpha will show their elders the way.
ICE Profiteer Claims It Cannot Be Sued
Delaney Hall operator GEO Group believes it has qualified immunity.
Canada Built a New Bridge From Ontario to Detroit. Trump Refuses to Open It.
Will the trade war leave a new bridge just sitting over an international waterway?
Encircling the Royalists
Democrats finally show up to the class war.
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Organized Money: Why Farmers and Filmmakers Both Face Monopoly
Monopoly power has penetrated nearly every sector of commerce.
Left Anchor: AOC for President?
Alas, it is already time to start thinking about the 2028 election.
Organized Money: The Mechanic vs. the Billionaire with Dan Osborn
What is sacrificed when running for a U.S. Senate seat?
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Take This Data Center and Shove It
Americans ain’t puttin’ up with these things no more. Welcome to Virginia, ground zero for data center defiance.
Corporations and the Crisis of Care
The U.S. suffers from a mass exodus of primary care doctors, as medical practice is dictated by corporate masters at the expense of physicians and patients.
Archiving Joy
At the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, the past is alive and fighting.
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A California Democrat Is Trying to Gut the State’s Broadband Watchdog
The state’s Public Utilities Commission has been a national leader in making broadband affordable for low-income families. Assemblymember Tasha Boerner wants to end that.
Debbie Downer
The sleazy fintech bro Republican running in her home district is as beatable as they come. So why is former DNC chair Wasserman Schultz carpetbagging in a historically Black district?
Can Democrats Learn From the 2024 Loss?
The 2024 DNC autopsy reveals a party unable to process its past, or suggest a future.
Indiana’s Private Equity Power Play
The mother lode of utility buyouts just landed on Hoosiers’ doorstep. Regulators have no say over whether the deal goes through.
The Internet and Its Discontents
One young woman claims to know what is wrong with girls today: They need to turn to the right.
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Some of the Kids Are All Right
Maybe Generation Alpha will show their elders the way.
The Republican Senate Chickens Out
With passage of funding for ICE and no limits on either ICE behavior or Trump’s slush fund, Republicans cave to Trump yet again.
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The Internet and Its Discontents
One young woman claims to know what is wrong with girls today: They need to turn to the right.
News Influencers and Gen Z Are Reshaping News
Gen Z increasingly relies on influencers for news and information—but the quality is all over the place.
Archiving Joy
At the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, the past is alive and fighting.
