What would real ‘national defense’ look like?
The three maxims for a newly progressive Pentagon.
Artificial intelligence: profit versus freedom
As with previous technological breakthroughs, AI places on society’s agenda both new issues and old contentious ones.
A telling tale of two press lords
Rupert Murdoch made the world safe for grand fortune. E.W. Scripps had a better idea.
Wildlife living in cities exemplify ‘urban trait syndrome,’ study says
What can city dwellers do to help create and nurture a healthier environment for urban wildlife?
Writers reach tentative deal with Hollywood studios after nearly 150 days on strike
"It is the leverage generated by your strike, in concert with the extraordinary support of our union siblings, that finally brought the companies back to the table to make a deal."
Biden is the latest president to tout the Vietnam War as proud history
Efforts to portray the U.S. government’s military actions as well-meaning and virtuous are incessant. The pretenses that falsify the past are foreshadowing excuses for future warfare.
A Black community in West Virginia sues the EPA to spur action on toxic...
Research shows that two majority-Black communities in the state were left out of a regulatory effort earlier this year to tighten limits on cancer-causing chemicals.
Biden administration launches the American Climate Corps
According to the White House, in its first year, the American Climate Corps will put more than 20,000 young people on career pathways in the fields of clean energy, conservation and climate resilience.
House GOP unveils budget with trillions in cuts to medicaid, food benefits, and more
The Republican proposal would cut federal discretionary spending by nearly $5 trillion over the next decade.
Socialism fear-mongering is bananas
It's how societies grow their economies, become more prosperous, and ensure a better life for their people.