UBS Global Wealth Report 2025 reveals that Sweden — once a global beacon of equality — has now fallen to the far less enviable position of sixth place among the world’s most unequal countries in terms of wealth. How could things have gone so wrong for a country that, not so long ago, was seen […]
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A friend of mine once used the metaphor of “The Lords of Hell” to describe most of the world. There are a few people with lots of money and power, a few billion people who live in constant fear of not having enough, and a billion or so who don’t have enough. There is more […]
“President Donald Trump on Wednesday assailed his White House predecessors for not pushing back against Venezuela earlier and stated that his intention is ‘getting land, oil rights, whatever we had’ returned by the government in Caracas.” — PBS
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I’m absolutely disgusted by President Trump’s attempt to start a war with Venezuela without first putting in the years of tedious, brain-breaking propaganda work. Is it fun to poison the public consciousness with outrageous lies that border on blood libel and dehumanize innocent civilians in a country that most Americans couldn’t even find on a map? Of course not. But it’s what you do! Past presidents used to understand that. Past presidents used to care.
A measly $1,776 check for members of the military can’t undo years of insults and cuts.
The post The “Warrior Dividend” Is Trump’s Latest PR Stunt to Act Like He Cares About the Troops appeared first on The Intercept.
Ministers have so far refused demands to negotiate with the hunger strikers, as the risk of them dying in prison increases
British academic and his Nigerian wife repeatedly stopped from hosting family members, including at their own wedding, due to visa restrictions brought in by Keir Starmer's Government
Kate McCallister realizes that her son Kevin didn’t make it with them to the airport on their way to Paris for the holidays. She frantically pulls out her phone and calls him up.
KEVIN: Hello?
MOM: Kevin!
KEVIN: Mom?
MOM: I’m so sorry you’re home alone! Your sister accidentally took your jacket that had your AirTag in the pocket, and we were too busy listening to Audible to notice you were missing.
KEVIN: I feel so alone!
MOM: I know, sweetie! We just got to the airport, but we can catch a later flight. We might not get Delta One, alas, but that’s okay. Motion sensors say you’re in my bedroom.
KEVIN: I’m hiding under your bed.
New York Times columnist David Brooks appears at a 2011 dinner with Jeffrey Epstein in the latest set of photos from the House Oversight Committee.
The post NY Times’ David Brooks Said There’s Too Much Focus on Jeffrey Epstein. Here He Is Hanging With Epstein. appeared first on The Intercept.
WM just announced “outsized shareholder returns” after admitting its higher prices may be driving customers away.
The privilege of describing new species is skewed to Global Northerners
The post Parachute Science Continues to Prevail in Global South Biodiversity Studies appeared first on Nautilus.
Prominent computer chip part maker Micron is abandoning its consumer-side business in favor of artificial intelligence, enabling its competitors to raise prices.
The Senate approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) yesterday, authorizing nearly $900 billion...
It is time to move away from a politics in which cruelty is always portrayed as “toughness” and moral abdication as “realism”, argues Green Party Deputy Leader Rachel Millward
EXT. — THE VASTNESS OF SPACE
A star, representing the angel ALBERT, shoots across the sky. It stops at a distant GALAXY. As the heavenly bodies talk, their lights blink.
ALBERT
You sent for me, sir?
GALAXY
Yes, Albert. Tonight’s going to be the crucial night for “Young Punk at Graduation Dance.”
ALBERT
Who, sir?
GALAXY
Sorry. That’s how I think of him. Tonight will be the crucial night for… Mickey Wincott.
A beat.
ALBERT
Who, sir?
GALAXY
(sighs)
The man who lurks by the controls in the Bedford Falls gymnasium to convince a jilted dancer to open the gym floor, so that the dancer’s rival falls into the swimming pool beneath.
Having watched the film, I thought I’d get Robert Linhart’s book off the shelf and finally read it. I think I bought it in Oxford in the early 80s. To remind you, it depicts Linhart’s experience as a Maoist cadre who has chosen to get a job in a Citroen factory in Paris in order […]
Why the stunning rhinoceros hornbills are the farmers of the rainforest and a powerful avian symbol of regeneration
- by Aeon Video
It’s normal to worry you’ll say the wrong thing. Here’s how to ensure your words and gestures are as supportive as possible
- by Lauren Breen & Maarten Eisma
When you need to complete a complex task, imagine daubing paint on a canvas rather than perfecting intricate brushwork
- by Richard Fisher
The discovery of organisms that have been alive for many thousands of years requires a revolution in how we understand life
- by Karen G Lloyd
Far-right activists were seen stabbing dinghies and releasing dogs to intimidate migrants and aid workers
Elinor Odeberg, chefsekonom på tankesmedjan Arena Idé, håller med om att man inte ska överdriva intäkterna som genereras av höjd beskattning på toppinkomsterna. Det är däremot viktigt att skattesystemet blir mer rättvist för att upprätthålla dess legitimitet, anser hon. På så sätt är en miljardärsskatt ett steg i rätt riktning. – Principen skatt efter bärkraft […]