On July 28, Awdah Hathaleen was shot and killed in broad daylight by Yinon Levi, a settler extremist with a documented history of violence against Palestinians. While Levi was released to house arrest after just one night in detention, Israeli authorities immediately withheld Hathaleen’s body from his grieving family — exemplifying a calculated strategy of […]
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Until I went back to graduate school 12 years ago, I really had little exposure to post-modern thought. Let’s just say after getting my master’s I’m very familiar with it now. It just wasn’t taught in the 90s when I got my bachelors. But now? I got a rude awakening. Post-modern thought is not a […]
Serious question. In your opinions, dear readers, which is a more accurate measure of an economy: nominal GDP or purchasing power parity? I lean towards PPP myself, as I’ve traveled so much (65 nations and counting) I’ve internalized what the local value of a currency can buy versus what a dollar can by at home. […]
Former Victorian Premier, Dan Andrews, has been forced to flee to communist China to escape the obsessives at News Corp who continue to report his every move, despite the Premier being out of the public spotlight. ”It’s not ideal that... Read More ›
The entertainment giant’s new user terms block class action suits and steer complaints into corporate-friendly arbitration, potentially defying a judge’s orders.
The EPA just paved the way for a nationwide buildout of chemical recycling facilities that boost fossil fuels, spew emissions, and don’t appear to work.
Welcome, parents. I am excited to lead your children through second grade, and I look forward to discussing all the progress they will make.
Simultaneously, Back-to-School Night is traditionally a time to meet the teacher and learn about their life. If we linger on that, the discussion will not be fun. I predict that outside the classroom, my life will continue to resemble the B-plot in a near-future dystopian series on the CW.
Each day, I will rise in my studio apartment, which I share with Charles. Charles recently lost his electrician’s license due to the misuse of multimeters. I will shower and dress, eating a small amount of toothpaste, trying to balance my need for the trace calories found in toothpaste against the danger of fluoride poisoning. Charles and I will bid each other a formal goodbye. He will, without rising from the couch, tip his ball cap, and I will, in turn, awkwardly hold up my shoulder bag in nonsensical reciprocation. Charles and I are roommates only, hardly more than passing acquaintances. His friends call him Chuck. I do not.
I will then travel to school on foot, walking 2.4 miles along the frontage road. There is no sidewalk.
Veteran Rep. Brad Sherman is a major crypto skeptic — and industry insiders are supporting his youthful primary opponents.
The post Democrats Have a Gerontocracy Problem. The Crypto Industry Is Using That to Its Advantage. appeared first on The Intercept.
As the Trump family eyes occupied Palestine for its real estate potential, Congressional Republicans visited the West Bank amid swirling rumors of Israel’s annexation.
The “biggest white power gig in Britain in 10 years” was called off following opposition from local residents and anti-fascist campaigners
Standing up for the interests of workers means standing with the overwhelming majority of people — home and abroad. That is why our movement, the workers’ movement, is a political force without parallel. It’s why trade unions at our best are not special interest groups but universal vehicles fighting to transform society for everyone. It […]
You probably thought measles was a thing of the past. Along with Mumps, Rubella, Polio, Chickenpox and Heptatis B, kids are required to be vaccinated for it as a requirement of going to school. (So the little disease spreaders don’t act as disease vectors, which parents and teacher s know they do.) We hardly see […]
Past challengers to California Democrat Rep. Jimmy Gomez have run up against big spending from special interest groups.
The post She’s Challenging an AIPAC Democrat. A National Progressive Group Wants In. appeared first on The Intercept.
“A new history exhibit commissioned by the Trump administration has some historians perplexed…. The museum features over 40 AI-generated short videos of these historical figures coming to life to share their stories…. In one video, an artificially generated John Adams says, ‘Facts do not care about your feelings’—a phrase often used by conservative commentator and PragerU presenter Ben Shapiro.” — NPR
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“A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we like a dictator.’” —George Washington
“You also had some very fine people on both sides.” —John Adams
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
Listen to the boundless sounds of nature, the great animal orchestra, whose songs imbue the world with fresh meaning
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What units can unexpectedly reveal about fundamental puzzles in physics
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Can bends in spacetime accommodate a career in physics and a family?
The post The Two-Body Problem for Women in Science appeared first on Nautilus.
The climate movement is at an impasse. It has notched up impressive achievements over the past years, mobilising hundreds of thousands of people in marches and protests, and building popular consciousness about the climate crisis. However, it is now clear that the obstacle to dealing with the climate crisis is not a lack of awareness, […]