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Why do so many people expect journalism to defend their party? The answer reveals what’s gone wrong in modern media.

Why do so many people expect journalism to defend their party? The answer reveals what’s gone wrong in modern media.

A class action claims Bowlero bought up bowling alleys nationwide, raised prices, cut quality, and ruined an American pastime.

La administración Trump está imponiendo multas por valor de varios millones de dólares en materia de inmigración y subcontratando la ejecución de estas medidas a agencias de cobro privadas con un largo historial de abusos.

A decade-long lawsuit is putting risky retirement bets under the microscope.

The Trump administration is deploying multimillion-dollar immigration fines and outsourcing enforcement to private debt collectors with long records of abuse.

“More than 1 in 4 [students at University of Maine at Presque Isle’s online MyPace program] finished their entire degree course load in a single eight-week session, half the length of a traditional academic semester.” — The Washington Post

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Thanks to the hassle of reading, writing, doing equations, performing lab experiments, speaking to professors and peers, comprehending topics, growing as a person, and, in general, learning, going to college is extremely time-consuming. That’s why our university offers an online degree program, during which you will not need to read, write, do equations, perform experiments, speak to anyone, comprehend topics, grow, or learn.

You could have completed your first semester instead of reading that paragraph.

Watchdog asked to investigate after party's home affairs spokesperson 'guarantees' areas electing Reform MPs will be exempt from 24,000-capacity migrant facilities

The Democratic party is picking early favorites in hotly-contested primary battles across the country.

Reform UK repeatedly cold-called journalist Lucy Gape asking if she would stand as a local candidate. When she looked into it, it revealed a world of poor vetting and murky data practices

With warmth, humor, and occasional run-ins with bodily fluids, science journalist (and frequent McSweeney’s contributor) Elizabeth Preston leads a highly accessible tour of cutting-edge research into how and why other animals and humans care for their young. She discovers that we evolved to raise our kids in cooperative groups, and that the tools we’ve inherited for caretaking aren’t only for moms or dads—they’re the basis for our human society.

Today, we’re happy to share an excerpt from The Creatures’ Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care. It is available to purchase at the fine bookseller of your choice.

At 9:03 a.m., Ms. Delgado makes the mistake of asking the class what their parents do for work.

“Dentist,” says Maya.

“Firefighter,” says Liam.

“Bus driver,” says Emma.

Oliver raises his hand. “My dad mines crypto.”

Ms. Delgado nods politely, the way adults do when they encounter a sentence they hope will not require follow-up questions.

Unfortunately, Sophie raises her hand. “What’s crypto?”

Ms. Delgado considers saying she doesn’t know. Instead, she says, “Imagine everyone has stickers.”

The class brightens immediately. Stickers are a language they understand.

“Everyone gets ten stickers,” Ms. Delgado says, drawing circles on the whiteboard. “You can trade them with each other.”

Oliver nods approvingly. “Yes,” he says. “That’s like crypto.”

“Great,” says Ms. Delgado. “So if Liam wants one of Maya’s stickers, he gives her something for it.”

Liam raises his hand. “What if Maya says she never gave me the sticker?”

Rhun ap Iorwerth claims only Plaid Cymru can stop Reform taking power in the Senedd, as he urges Labour and Green voters to back him in a "straight fight" against Farage's party

From predatory pricing to blocked mergers, the forces that sunk Spirit reveal how concentrated corporate power controls our skies.

In an exclusive in-person interview, David Sirota grills Graham Platner on whether to engage the right or draw a hard line.

“We spoke with voters who cast their ballots for Mr. Trump and said they were disappointed with his second term. A few said they even regretted their votes.”
— New York Times

MODERATOR: In one or two words, finish this sentence: “I’m feeling ‘blank’ about the Empire these days, now that the galactic superweapon I willingly supported hovers overhead.”

The income and wealth inequality that continues to grow in most advanced nations has led to some new terminology being introduced into the lexicon of economic terms, the – K-shaped economy: When growth moves in two different directions. When this pattern of growth is identified you know how far out of kilter the world has…

A new Democratic political machine, the forgotten story behind Trump’s war powers, and more from The Lever this week.

Showrunner Russell T. Davies shared his reaction to seeing this weekend's SNL UK - including that Doctor Who sketch - live in-studio.

I’m planning an affordable housing and homelessness study tour of Amsterdam and Rotterdam for February 2027. More info is available here: https://nickfalvo.ca/study-tours-2/

Marijuana scores a milestone, private equity gets iced out, journalists take to the skies, and immigrants win right to sanctuary.

While discussing the recovered episodes, Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T. Davies shared why he hopes the Christmas Special goes spoiler-free.