Since the announcement of the government’s intention to introduce digital ID cards last week, public opinion has turned ferociously against the policy, which Labour had explicitly ruled out as early as last July. The proposal, a longstanding policy recommendation of former Prime Minister Tony Blair (who attempted to introduce them himself in 2003), currently has […]
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Vad gäller frågan om jämlikhet inför den ekonomiska makten försöker jag alltså utveckla den här typen av för-slag. Det innebär inte att vinsterna ska fördelas fullständigt jämlikt: människor har olika planer för sitt liv och det finns ingen absolut jämlikhet, vare sig vad gäller det yrke man har eller inkomsten. Vilket slags inkomstskillnader vore rimliga […]
The 'Blue Labour' founder, credited with pushing the party to the right, singled out Keir Starmer's "tough" new Home Secretary for praise
Brendan Carr is advancing a plan to choke communications for those of us who use cellphones to expose abuses in prison.
The post The Latest FCC Censorship Push No One Is Talking About Targets Incarcerated People appeared first on The Intercept.
The idea of nothing pushes at the limits of thought, spawning paradoxes that have long nourished art, philosophy, and science
- by Victoria Wohl
From scarcity to market architecture, luxury fashion is manipulating our tastes. But a vintage countermovement has begun
- by Charlotte Wren
Russian operatives launched a vast online operation to sway the vote, bankrolled by Moscow and local proxies, Théo Provoust reports
From tech giants to airlines to health care providers, every company is becoming a bank — and that’s bad news for the rest of us.
(I wrote this piece a week or so ago, meant to do a bit more work but haven’t got around to it. Hence slightly dated allusions) The culmination of Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK was a press conference at which both American and British leaders waved pieces of paper, containing an agreement that […]
I took the time to read a transcript of Secretary of War Hegseth’s speech to the gathered generals and admirals. To my surprise, I agreed with a lot of it, though not all. The crazy bits, especially combined with Trump’s statements, are the talk of domestic enemies and using the military against them. But most […]
Reflections from those who knew the primatologist best
The post The Indomitable Jane Goodall appeared first on Nautilus.
To all my brothers and sisters in Ukraine, who have stood strong against the Russian invasion for more than 40 months: May God be with you.
Amid the Republican-Democrat blame game, a federal judge’s extraordinary ruling takes on the Trump administration’s unlawful detentions of pro-Palestine protesters.
The post Government Shutdown and Free Speech Showdown appeared first on The Intercept.
NRL supremo, Peter ‘the man of feathers’ V’Landys, has spent NRL Grand final week on the phone trying to find an entertainer to replace Teddy Swims, after the singer had to cancel due to illness. ”We thought that we had... Read More ›
The most dangerous job on Earth is at the bottom of the sea
The post The Divers Who Stretch the Limits of Human Biology appeared first on Nautilus.
The president blames Mexico for the flow of drugs into the U.S. — while the flow of guns from the U.S. displaces poor people in Mexico.
The post Trump Calls Cartel Members “Terrorists.” They’re Armed With Bullets From a U.S. Army Factory. appeared first on The Intercept.
“The Trump administration is saying that one person — the president — now decides if the United States is going to war.”
The post Trump Declares He Can Wage Secret Wars Against Anyone He Calls an Enemy appeared first on The Intercept.
From speculative investments to zero returns, the AI industry is looking a lot like the dot-com bubble.
För vår del vore det bästa om Sverige anslöt sig och införde euron under ordnade former och i linje med vad vi faktiskt förbundit oss. De ekonomiska argument som framfördes mot ett deltagande för ett kvartssekel sedan har försvagats och de politiska argumenten för ett svenskt deltagande i denna del av europasamarbetets kärna har förstärkts […]
RFK Jr.’s rhetoric can appeal to desperate parents in a broken health system. But experts say his policies only hurt children.
The post MAHA Slams “Corporate Capture” by Food and Pharma Giants — While Trump Strips Regulations appeared first on The Intercept.