Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Dark matter: Too-big-to-fail hibernates in opaque derivatives markets

What you’re seeing here is a dilemma that market purists never quite resolve: They say they want market transparency, and they oppose government regulation.

U.S. and UK reach ‘first of its kind’ agreement on renewable energy and AI

“The United States and the United Kingdom recognize Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform our societies and economies and share a commitment to the role of government action to unlock the opportunities and mitigate the risks arising from the rapid development of these technologies.”
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Gaza is already unlivable: A response to Israel’s deadly airstrikes targeting TV station &...

Israel launched its heaviest airstrikes on the region since 2014, targeting scores of buildings, including the TV station Al-Aqsa TV. Israeli airstrikes also reportedly hit dozens of homes.
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Trump escalates economic attack on Cuba, banning Americans from educational, cultural trips

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed the ban is in retaliation for Cuba “providing a communist foothold in the region and propping up U.S. adversaries in places like Venezuela and Nicaragua.”
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“Brutal and sadistic”: Noam Chomsky on family separation & the U.S. roots of today’s...

More than 400 parents have been deported back to their home countries while their children remain in U.S. custody in facilities scattered across the United States.

Citizenship through the eyes of those who have lost the right to vote

At least 6 million U.S. citizens cannot vote in the United States because they have been convicted of a felony.

Emergency response

Police have fatally shot more than 1,200 people with mental illnesses since 2015, according to the database.

What makes our lives matter?

To improve our society, we need to study ways in which individuals can be satisfied that their lives matter and in which the society agrees.

“We are still here”: Native Americans win a voice in government

In light of important midterm election wins, two Native journalists revisit the influence of Indigenous peoples on democracy through the ages.

Public funding is the solution to media bias, not the driver

The billionaire class has its sights set on an ignorant populace that would be more receptive to its morally bankrupt ideology.