Some stories are too difficult to tell in the hours, days or weeks after you experience them. Over time, however, they fester; begging to be told; becoming more insistent as the months and years pass. Some even begin to haunt a writer more and more, day by day until the tale must be told. Last […]
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This Tuesday report will provide some insights into life for a westerner (me) who is working for an extended period at Kyoto University in Japan but who over the years of working here has increasingly began to understand the language and local cultural traditions. Xmas comes early in Japan For a mostly unchristian nation –…
Three trans service members speak out on the military ban, and the rise of transphobia in the United States.
"Yesterday Victoria signed a Treaty. Today the sun is rising, so I guess it didn't cause the end of the world."
“less than a week after voters loudly repudiated Trump, how are Senate Democrats—including minority leader Chuck Schumer—responding? By negotiating a shutdown deal with Republicans that will give Trump almost everything he wants, entrench the GOP’s austerity budget, and deepen the affordability crisis.” — The Nation
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Well, everyone, it was a valiant and brave endeavor. We refused to capitulate during the Dread Lord Nyarlathotep’s nationwide psychic siege for over forty days. Sure, we already conceded on almost everything to keep the Necro-Regime open for another season of blight, including the subclause ensuring we keep delivering innocent souls unto the Wraith Brigade’s Trauma Division. But we knew where to put our foot down, and held strong in our demand: Death cultists, refill those fountain pens of yours with goat’s blood and add a protection incantation against the Affordable Care Act’s “Pound of Flesh” Premium.
Sen. Dick Durbin said the fight proved “Republicans are not sensitive to health care insurance premiums and we are.” That won’t keep costs down.
The post Key Senate Dem Says Party Caved on Shutdown to Make a Symbolic Point About the GOP appeared first on The Intercept.
ICE is considering hiring private investigators to track down immigrants inside the United States. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has questions.
The post Lawmaker Challenges ICE Plan to Hire Bounty Hunters appeared first on The Intercept.
Morality is to take what is serious seriously. What is serious is that human beings and animals suffer, are humiliated, and are treated badly. To take this seriously means to become engaged, to acquire as sound knowledge as time and circumstance allow, and to try to act so that the world becomes less evil. Harald […]
107 years ago*, the guns fell silent on the Western Front, marking a temporary and partial end to the Great War which began in 1914, and has continued, in one form or another, ever since. I once hoped that I would live to see a peaceful world, but that hope has faded away. As several […]
Reports are Donald Trump is considering suing the BBC for $1B over some really bad editing decisions. Could a Doctor Who deal be the answer?
With another COP starting today, and the question of climate change having played no role at all in the Dutch elections recently, and, well, for a zillion different reasons – it seems like a good time to ask the question: what books can help to make people move on this topic? (or if you think […]
Some of the Democrats who voted to end the shutdown without protecting Affordable Care Act subsidies have health insurer money in their pockets.
America’s 47th president and aspirational dictator seems particularly concerned lately with where he’s headed when...
While people in cities across the Global North are unable to access affordable housing, their comrades in the Global South are dispossessed of houses that…
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We understand that this notice may elicit certain feelings (confusion, embarrassment, anger), but the copyright services have been available to you at all times. Our records indicate that you took a field trip to Washington, DC, in 2008, which would have been an ideal opportunity to stop by our headquarters and secure the necessary rights.
This latest attack will leave an already weakened BBC in a perilous fight for its future, argues journalist and presenter Matthew Gwyther
An elaborate ARG has revealed two deleted scenes from Doctor Who Season 2, prompting fans to argue whether they would have made it better.
These two charts tell a story. First, the top .1%. Next, the top 1%. This chart is only to 2023. Now what you’ll notice is that the top .1% holds about half the wealth of the top 1%. It’s like this all thru the economy. Everything is flowing to the top, because that’s how the […]
Deafening Silence
Exact Estimate
Working Democracy
Slow Newsweek
Mild Headache
Fair Election
Impartial Judge
Justice Department
Separation of Powers
Moral Republicans
Unified Democrats
Peaceful Sleep
Climate Optimism
Affordable Healthcare
World Peace
Global Respect
Class Mobility
Billionaire Philanthropist
Regulated Tech
Human Intelligence
Dreamer
Police Protection
Smart Military
Hopeful American
If you’ve ever been at a Dutch PhD ceremony, you’ve come across the toga – which is, unfortunately not a Greek or Roman toga as pictured here. Instead, it’s a kind of black gown, made from heavy cloth, with velvet facings, accompanied by a white collar and a velvet hat that resembles the mortarboards that […]
In science — and economics — one could argue that there are basically three kinds of reasoning available: (1) Deduction Premise 1: All Chicago economists believe in the Rational Expectations Hypothesis (REH). Premise 2: Robert Lucas is a Chicago economist. Conclusion: Robert Lucas believes in REH. Here we have an example of a logically valid deductive […]