Look, I get it. I’ve been in this game a long time, okay? I managed political campaigns on both sides of the aisle, and very nearly won some of them. I get paid more than the combined salaries of an entire elementary school’s faculty to write a weekly diary entry for a nationally syndicated newspaper with minimal AI input. I’ve been on all the major nightly roundtable shows. One time I even found myself smoking cigars with Thomas Friedman, Tom Nichols, and the Krassenstein brothers—but that’s beside the point.
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Amid the fear, chaos, and violence playing out on the streets, the protections promised by neoliberalism are nowhere to be found.
Yesterday’s long-awaited Spending Review matched up to Labour’s many leaks and previews over the last few weeks. There were significant increases in health and military spending and some much needed money for housing and big infrastructure projects. But these are matched to further cuts in critical departments like agriculture and the environment, and the money […]
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A heartfelt animation portrays the evolving relationship between a daughter and her father, who lives with bipolar disorder
- Directed by Susi Haaning
- by Greg Eghigian
What are we really doing when we sit in a room with our patients and exchange some words?
- by Jordan Osserman
A 10-year-old study finally comes into the light
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Cognitive neuroscientist Chris Summerfield argues that we don’t understand the technology we’re so eager to deploy
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74 procent av svenskarna tycker att det är ett bra förslag att ”förbjuda företag med vinstsyfte att driva skolor”, visar 2025 års SOM–undersökning från Göteborgs universitet. Nu visar en undersökning från Sveriges lärare, som DN tagit del av i förväg, att det är en ännu större andel av lärarna som är emot att friskolor tillåts ta […]
This is the second part of my thoughts on the current acceleration in military spending around the world. The first part – The arms race again – Part 1 (June 11, 2025) – focused on background and discussed the concept of ‘military Keynesianism’. In this Part 2, I am focusing more specifically on the recent…
Florida is poised to eliminate long-standing guardrails limiting local investment in increasingly risky Israel bonds that help finance the country’s war efforts.
The judge in Asif William Rahman’s case disregarded pleas from the Trump administration to go well beyond sentencing guidelines.
The post Trump Appointee Wanted to Lock Up CIA Leaker for a Decade. The Judge Ignored Him. appeared first on The Intercept.
You may have viewed Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) offering a mock apology for dismissing a constituent’s complaint that the Medicaid cuts she endorses will cause people to die with the flippant remark, “We are all going to die.” She tied her defense of her callousness to Christianity, inviting all who worried about death to convert […]
Leaked files reviewed by The Grayzone expose the covert war waged by British intelligence against Russia in the Black Sea, outlining Ukrainian “honey trap” plots along with blueprints for blowing up the Kerch Bridge. Sensitive documents reviewed by The Grayzone indicate that the United Kingdom is the central architect behind Ukrainian military operations targeting Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. Among other explosive findings, the files reveal high-ranking British military and intelligence figures drew up detailed plans to “maximize attrition of [Moscow’s] […]
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“President Donald Trump is celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary—and his own 79th birthday—with a massive, multimillion-dollar military parade Saturday in Washington.” — Politico
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Dear neighbors,
It’s been a long time since my birthday. Almost a year, in fact. That’s why I’m excited to announce that I’ll be celebrating another turn around the sun with a military parade through our neighborhood. You and your families are all invited. If you can’t make it, no worries. Not a big deal! Just RSVP “no,” and I will simply have you arrested.
For those attending, here’s what you can expect:
The Chancellor's decision to prioritise growth, while investing in green energy, social housing and levelling up the country, should be welcomed, argues Simon Nixon