Texas GOP Governor Considers Challenging 1982 Ruling Requiring Free Public Education
As the reaction of Texas governor Abbot confirms, the expected reversal of Roe v. Wade is inviting other challenges to key precedents.
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The Washington Quid Pro Quo and a Comment on Roe v. Wade
Has Washington corruption, metastasized in both parties, broken our country for good?
Read more...Abortion Drugs Fundamental to Ancient Economies, Argues Historian
Ancient and medieval herbal abortifacients were effective and important to those economies.
Read more...Leaked Draft Opinion Shows Supreme Court Set to Strike Down Roe v. Wade
It wasn’t hard to see that this Supreme Court would narrow or overturn Roe v. Wade. But a draft opinion is often an internal lobbying document
Read more...‘Elon, There Are Rules’: EU Says Twitter Must Comply With New Digital Services Act
One day after Elon Musk took over Twitter, a top European regulator gave the world’s richest man a “reality check” about how they will respond if he loosens the platform’s content moderation policies.
Read more...Climate Collapse & Adaptation
Is it possible to adapt to the inevitable like climate collapse? We do it all the time, and everyone living will do it at least once.
Read more...Data Competition Won’t Protect Your Privacy
Regulators propose democratizing data and encouraging competition to rein in Big Tech. But that won’t do much to protect user privacy.
Read more...Speculating About the Macron v. Le Pen Presidential Election Rematch
A quick look at what might come next in the Macron-Le Pen contest.
Read more...Comedy Tonight
Something familiar,
Something peculiar,
Something for everyone:
A comedy tonight!
Learned Helplessness: Of Roaches, Restaurant Vents, and Reality
A worrisome case study of helpless and inaction in New York City tenants.
Read more...Our Neoliberal Economic System is Making Us Mentally Ill
The neoliberal economy was supposed to bring about a utopian world order. Instead, it produced psychological stress and social breakdown.
Read more...Why Don’t We Treat All Refugees as Though They Were Ukrainian?
Who’d have thunk it? Advanced economies are mighty bigoted about which refugees go to the head of the line.
Read more...Book Excerpt: The Lockdown Diaries of Wuhan
An on-the-ground report from the early days of the Wuhan lockdown.
Read more...Rationales and Social Cover
A discussion of a common social strategy for dissenting with orthodox opinion.
Read more...How One Cooperative Is Trying to Develop an Alternative Economy in Oakland
Despite having some inherent competitve advantages, cooperative ventures can find it hard to launch. An Oakland program provides some liftoff.
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