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Low-rating cable channel, Sky News Australia, has called for a two state solution to solve the problem of those who didn’t vote for the Albanese Government. ”This so-called Government does not have a mandate to speak for me,” said failed... Read More ›

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – August 24, 2025 by Tony Wikrent Neoliberalism is not a viable option Richard Murphy, August 22  2025 [Funding the Future] … a fascinating blog post by someone called Blair Fix. He analysed fascism in what seems like an entirely original way, showing that its roots are, in effect, in mediaeval theocracy, […]

I recently served as a subject matter expert for an audit of supportive housing undertaken by the City of Ottawa’s Office of the Auditor General. Here are 10 things know:

Exposing — and stopping — Big AI’s dirty plans, and more from The Lever this week.

While parents fear pickup and drop-off, teachers say the D.C. public school district has offered little support.

The post Trump’s D.C. Takeover Is Scaring Immigrant Parents Out of Taking Kids Back to School appeared first on The Intercept.

We heterodox economists, who have chosen the road less travelled, are acutely aware of its costs: fewer opportunities for ample research funding or positions at prestigious institutions. Yet, I suspect few of us truly regret our choice. One does not bargain with one’s conscience. No amount of money or prestige can replace the profound satisfaction […]

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Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1981 China concerts — a milestone where pop music met history. Music that still gets me going after 40 years.

A housing revolution comes together, pharma price gougers take another loss, a public scourge gets exposed, and homeowners score cash for clean energy.

The BBC grabbed headlines this week by making it clear Doctor Who wasn't going anywhere - but this wasn't the first time they've said that.

With interview slots vanishing and arbitrary visa denials, the U.S. could see 150,000 fewer international students this fall.

The post Accepted at Universities, Unable to Get Visas: Inside Trump’s War on International Students appeared first on The Intercept.

It could help plants grow at temperature extremes

The post Sugar, the Secret Plant Thermostat appeared first on Nautilus.

The traditional art of paper folding has long been used in space, but new flower-like patterns could be game-changers

The post Origami Fit for the Cosmos appeared first on Nautilus.

Some animals evolved a remarkably similar trick to survive

The post How Skinks and Honey Badgers Fight Cobra Venom appeared first on Nautilus.

Aviation regulators have been making it harder to track celebrities’ private jets. Now, Trump’s immigration enforcers are taking advantage.

During the Permian, Earth was without climate guardrails

The post When Our World Was a Wasteland appeared first on Nautilus.

The protesters’ parents said the officials beat their sons with chains at Egypt’s U.N. mission. The NYPD arrested the brothers for assault.

The post Egyptian Officials in New York Beat Two Gaza Protesters on Video. The NYPD Arrested the Protesters. appeared first on The Intercept.

“The White House published a list of Smithsonian exhibits, programming, and artwork it considered objectionable on Thursday, one week after announcing that eight of the institution’s museums must submit their current wall text and future exhibition plans for a comprehensive review.” —New York Times

A placard on the nineteenth-century fur trade describes Canada as a sovereign country.

An agricultural exhibit in the National Museum of the American Indian uses the Native American spelling “maize” instead of the Anglo-American spelling “maze.”

The Air and Space Museum makes several references to well-known celestial bodies, but makes no mention of the president’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Too many French in the French Impressionist wing.

The First Ladies exhibit at the American History Museum includes a lovely Hervé Pierre gown from First Lady Melania Trump that she was not done wearing.