Moving from a Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists only moved the hands of the Clock forward by one second, which must have come as a relief to the few members of the public who heard about it.
The Gilded Age of animal advocacy: A transformative era for America’s moral compass
Nineteenth-century activists revolutionized attitudes toward nonhuman animals amid cultural, economic, and moral shifts in a rapidly changing nation.
Federal judges block Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to end birthright citizenship
Trump’s citizenship order faces legal defeat as judges reaffirm 14th Amendment protections.
Three months after Missouri voted to make abortion legal, access is still being blocked
Are anti-abortion lawmakers strategizing to prevent a return of abortion services?
The mass deportation handoff, Biden to Trump
Its essential assumption: that Biden adored open borders, while Trump, the demagogue, is on his way to executing a profitable clampdown on them.
Ask not For Whom the Bell Tolls: Police state unbound
"When Donne spoke of the bells tolling "for thee", he was referring to death. But it applies every time we turn a blind eye to those whose lives are being violated in our name."
Musk’s power grab: How DOGE’s access to treasury payment systems threatens social security and...
Elon Musk’s unelected control over federal funds raises alarms about potential corruption, benefit cuts, and partisan manipulation of government resources.
Protesters blockade DNC party meeting, demand Democrats put workers and climate first
Climate Defiance calls on the party to get dirty fossil fuel money out of Democratic politics forever.
DeepSeek is showing us that another tech world is possible
How one Chinese company’s AI tool has slashed trillions from the US stock market, and revealed a future for technology without American tech hegemony.
Tesla paid zero federal income tax in 2024 while GOP pushes more corporate tax...
Musk’s trillion-dollar company paid nothing in federal taxes while working Americans foot the bill.