Over the past few days I’ve found myself mulling the question of whether AI will destroy art and literature. Initially, I found myself comforted by a thought, articulated by Carrie Jenkins on bluesky, that since the value of art lies not simply in the product but in the process of its creation, art will survive […]
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I remember an 11am episode of Jeremy Kyle some years ago, on a hangover so bleak I was holding my mug of tea the way Jack clung onto the door that Rose lay on. A bedraggled man was being accused of stealing a tenner from his girlfriend’s sister’s dog, or something with the same tragic […]
Most abstainers continue to drink less after the month is up
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To all of you – a healthy, flourishing, and meaningful 2026! To the world – I am less sure where to begin, since 2025 was, politically and morally speaking, one of the worst years since long. Let’s hope for peace, definitely. Responsible leaders with sound morals. Positive tipping points in climate action. A decline of […]
There’s a lot of confusion about the end of the American empire, and the fall of neoliberalism. Many people think the US will just be in “second place” and it’ll be OK. No. The problem is the nature of America’s decline. Since 1980 the US economy has been progressively financialized. Profits are all that matters, […]
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1. The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
by Greg Mania
2. Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City
by Mike Drucker
3. Unsung Heroes of Motherhood
by Wendi Aarons and Johanna Gohmann
Nearly a year after the Supreme Court tossed his death penalty conviction, Oklahoma is struggling to retry Glossip.
The post It’s 2026. Why Is Richard Glossip Still in Jail? appeared first on The Intercept.
Resolution Having failed to keepA new year’s resolution forPretty much ever, this year I resolve toPlay it safe. The trick is to knowYour limits. Keep it simple. Now what I resolve to do is toEschew a poetic form. Abstain fromWriting an acrostic for a whole Year. A resolution, I think,Easily done. Eminently achievable.A piece of…
From public good to corporate enterprise: The financialisation of universities (Part 2) John H Howard A dominant challenge for universities now is the expectation that…
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Economic myths Mark Diesendorf The dominant economic system, capitalism, has the goal of generating profit through private ownership and control of the means of production.…
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A post-Keynesian discussion of US economic hegemony: resilience or decline? (Part 1) Alan Prout Introduction Since 1945 the USA has, at least until recently, been…
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The China dependency nobody talks about: How smart countries build dumb export structures Darren Quinn Part 4 of my series on vulnerability-based monetary sovereignty Here’s…
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Recommended article: The service sector path to shared prosperity [1] Dani Rodrik We must address climate change, inequality, and poverty simultaneously, but prevailing economic approaches…
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How to talk about it John Alt Framing MMT as a Part of Normative Society Zohran Mamdani [1] will soon be asked the question: How…
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What caused both the Great Depression and the 2008 crisis? Steve Keen Mainstream economists completely missed what caused both the Great Depression and the 2008…
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The confident falsehoods of economists and the Nobel Prize Lars Syll Faced with economic theory’s apparent inability to address real economic and financial problems, economists…
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From neoclassical economics to the masking of it with New-Keynesian economics Tyrone Keynes Economists often begin by making assumptions that bear little resemblance to reality.…
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A just transition can remake Australia if we choose to think bigger Peter Hansford A “just energy transition” seeks to balance risks and benefits fairly,…
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Jon Culshaw will voice the Twelfth Doctor, originally played by Peter Capaldi, in a season of Doctor Who audio dramas coming from Big Finish.
1 package cheese pizza mix8 frankfurters1 green pepper½ cup grated cheddar or mozzarella cheese Prepare pizza mix according to package directions. Slice each frankfurter on the diagonal, into 5 or 6 pieces. Arrange over tomato sauce on pizza. Slice green pepper; place around frankfurter slices. Sprinkle with additional cheese. Bake according to time and temperature […]
A new look at the cluster offers evidence of a dramatic space crash
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Our most-read article of 2025.
(Originally published Juily 17, 2025.)
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“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is spaced. A dash with no spaces on either side? That must be AI-generated writing. Case closed.”
— Joseph Mellors, Inside Higher Ed