This is a guest post from Prof. Marc Lavoie, emeritus professor of economics at the University of Ottawa and winner of the 2025 Galbraith Prize from the Progressive Economics Forum for his lifetime contributions to heterodox theory and practice in Canada and around the world. Prof. Lavoie was recently invited by SSHRC to provide input to a restructuring of the [...]
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The word can morph from noun to verb to adjective, from dog to human, from female to male. What will it do next?
- by Karen Stollznow
We all want longevity without compromising on quality of life. This 87-year-old achieves both with a daily running habit
- by Aeon Video
As the 18th-century war between mechanism and romanticism returns, we face a new question: can we build artificial souls?
- by Peter Wolfendale
The academy’s oversight board records show leaders dismantling DEI to align with Trump directives. Critics warn the military is becoming “a Christian nationalist praetorian guard.”
The post Air Force Academy Prepares Ideological Overhaul, With Erika Kirk Bringing “Bold Christian Faith” appeared first on The Intercept.
What does true wilderness look like? A photographer captures a rare slice of it in this refuge threatened by development
- by Aeon Video
Pro-Israel, AI, and crypto groups saw mixed results across Illinois as outside interests sought to snatch up open seats that favor Democrats.
The post Illinois Results: Daniel Biss Beats Kat Abughazaleh in Blow to Left and AIPAC Alike appeared first on The Intercept.
Agencies are reportedly pooling immigration data, Social Security numbers, and more into a central database. FPF is suing to learn how deep it goes.
The post Trump Wants to Put You in a Massive, Secret Government Database appeared first on The Intercept.
“My kids’ kids, and probably their kids, are going to be paying for this,” said one official briefed on the U.S war on Iran.
The post Trump’s War on Iran Could Cost Trillions appeared first on The Intercept.
När Finanspolitiska rådet för några veckor sedan kritiserade regeringen för att inte ha följt sina egna (rampolitiska) ekonomiska regler, kunde den socialdemokratiske skuggfinansministern Mikael Damberg uppenbarligen inte låta bli att ta tillfället i akt och i populistisk anda ondgöra sig över att “våra barn och barnbarn kommer behöva betala för att svenska politiker i dag […]
Since his first inauguration, Trump has been throwing charges at protesters and seeing what sticks. He always failed — until now.
The post Why We Have to Fight Back Against ICE Protesters’ Terror Convictions appeared first on The Intercept.
Research is uncovering the way music can calm the brain and there are techniques to help you amplify its emotional power
- by Stefan Koelsch
Since living requires choosing, we will always feel regret about the paths not taken. But what matters is the future we forge
- by Tasha Kleeman
Recently stumbled across a thread by someone who dug deeply into the most recent data from Britain. It’s pretty abysmal, but what’s most interesting is the notes: There’s no systemic testing for either covid or long covid any more; Long Covid is often diagnosed as something else; You can have organ damage from Covid without […]
Despite his high-profile controversies, Platner is still popular with Mainers. But leadership isn’t budging from its centrist pick.
The post Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced. appeared first on The Intercept.
I find Card No. 160’s nomenclature interesting. It’s not steak, because it’s lamb. So is it “Spartan” as in frugal or “Spartan” as in Greek? I figure it’s a Greek thing. Lamb isn’t any cheaper than beef. And this lamb-tomato combo has appeared more than once in the series: See: Anyway, let’s get into CardContinue reading 160. Spartan Steak
Lately, in work conversations, I find myself fighting a lifelong tendency to provide way more context than is absolutely required. If you ask me to okay your work, for example, I may respond with an essay on what delighted me about it. The teaching gene, plus the exuberance of writing and thinking clearly, compel me […]
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How did the most influential friendship in the history of psychoanalysis fall apart? The historic break-up of Freud and Jung
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How do we develop our sense of space? Henri Bergson questioned the very fabric of our reality in his revolutionary work
- by Aeon Video
“Jordan Wood was not a CD2 resident until very recently, and I personally look sideways at someone who moves into a district in order to run.”
The post Dem in Maine House Primary Funneled PAC Money to Republicans appeared first on The Intercept.
When I was six, I met my sister: her quiet question sparked a bond that took us from foster agency to home
- by Leslie Vooris