“We will not be complicit in something that is bad for the world and that is also contrary to our values and interests, simply out of fear of reprisals from someone.”
Read more...The example of South Korea suggests that a halt in immigration by low-skilled workers does not boost pay or job conditions for natives.
Read more...A Latin America case study on how the pursuit of empire has come to haunt the US.
Read more...Solaris is a film about the nature of memory and human encounters with the alien.
Read more...Michael Hudson provides a deep dive into US foreign policy and its use of dollar dominance.
Read more...ACA premium hikes and loss of Covid-era additional support are creating a coverage crisis, deservedly adding to Republican midterm woes.
Read more...Manure digesters for cattle are yet another rentier-enriching climate con.
Read more...We thought no head of state was mad enough to volunteer for such a mission. Maybe we were wrong.
Read more...On the benefits of urban density and the role of tall buildings in achieving that result.
Read more...Trump had threatened independent voices via revoking IRS non-for-profit status. He is upping the ante with FBI and terrorism probes
Read more...Recently published studies raise basic methodology questions about the tests used to vet firearms ballistic analysts.
Read more...Multiple Silicon Valley accelerationists like Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, and Mark Zuckerberg are getting attention for what some consider their challenges to values that many consider central to humanity: introspection, civil society, education, and privacy.
Read more...Robot dogs, known as “quadrupeds,” patrol sprawling energy-sucking complexes, which are increasingly met with protest around the country.
Read more...Cuba has no option other than to knuckle under in the face of US economic strangulation. What comes next?
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