Zohran Mamdani, the 112th mayor of New York City, concluded his inauguration speech with a call to arms. After reassuring the crowd that he was ‘elected as a democratic socialist and will govern as a democratic socialist,’ he went on to say: ‘Before I end, I want to ask all of you, if you are […]
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Note: I have not published blog posts about my academic papers over the past few years. To ensure that my blog contains a more comprehensive record of my published papers and to surface these for folks who missed them, I will be periodically (re)publishing blog posts about some “older” published projects. This particular post is …
Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince’s mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter.
The post Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE appeared first on The Intercept.
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer.
The post Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons” appeared first on The Intercept.
New York civil liberties groups celebrated Mamdani’s orders as a step to protect the First Amendment right to criticize Israel.
The post Israel Accuses Zohran Mamdani of Antisemitism for Reversing Orders Adams Gave Under Indictment appeared first on The Intercept.
Scammers are using publicly available information to steal your money — while spotty regulations and industry pushback have limited your ability to recover it.
Good UX is what companies do when they have to. A company that has your stuff locked away doesn’t have to.
The post Cold Storage appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.
“Empire of AI” author Karen Hao on how Silicon Valley’s young AI companies parallel colonial empires of old.
The post AI’s Imperial Agenda appeared first on The Intercept.
“ICE is doing whatever they can to be undetected, and so anything we can do to chip away at that.”
The post ICE Drives Unmarked Cars. This Public Database Tracks Their License Plates. appeared first on The Intercept.
. Die Verteidigung der Aufklärung und die Kritik am Wokeness von Susan Neiman ist sowohl kraftvoll als auch überzeugend. Die Ideen der Aufklärung sind trotz der zahlreichen Kritiken, die gegen sie erhoben wurden, immer noch relevant. Die Aufklärung war gekennzeichnet von einem Geist der Erkundung, der zu neuen Entdeckungen sowohl in der Wissenschaft als auch […]
Over the past few days I’ve found myself mulling the question of whether AI will destroy art and literature. Initially, I found myself comforted by a thought, articulated by Carrie Jenkins on bluesky, that since the value of art lies not simply in the product but in the process of its creation, art will survive […]
I remember an 11am episode of Jeremy Kyle some years ago, on a hangover so bleak I was holding my mug of tea the way Jack clung onto the door that Rose lay on. A bedraggled man was being accused of stealing a tenner from his girlfriend’s sister’s dog, or something with the same tragic […]
Most abstainers continue to drink less after the month is up
The post Dry January: What Happens to Your Body When You Skip Alcohol for a Month appeared first on Nautilus.
To all of you – a healthy, flourishing, and meaningful 2026! To the world – I am less sure where to begin, since 2025 was, politically and morally speaking, one of the worst years since long. Let’s hope for peace, definitely. Responsible leaders with sound morals. Positive tipping points in climate action. A decline of […]
There’s a lot of confusion about the end of the American empire, and the fall of neoliberalism. Many people think the US will just be in “second place” and it’ll be OK. No. The problem is the nature of America’s decline. Since 1980 the US economy has been progressively financialized. Profits are all that matters, […]
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1. The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
by Greg Mania
2. Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City
by Mike Drucker
3. Unsung Heroes of Motherhood
by Wendi Aarons and Johanna Gohmann
Nearly a year after the Supreme Court tossed his death penalty conviction, Oklahoma is struggling to retry Glossip.
The post It’s 2026. Why Is Richard Glossip Still in Jail? appeared first on The Intercept.
Resolution Having failed to keepA new year’s resolution forPretty much ever, this year I resolve toPlay it safe. The trick is to knowYour limits. Keep it simple. Now what I resolve to do is toEschew a poetic form. Abstain fromWriting an acrostic for a whole Year. A resolution, I think,Easily done. Eminently achievable.A piece of…
From public good to corporate enterprise: The financialisation of universities (Part 2) John H Howard A dominant challenge for universities now is the expectation that…
The post From public good to corporate enterprise: The financialisation of universities (Part 2) appeared first on Economic Reform Australia.
A post-Keynesian discussion of US economic hegemony: resilience or decline? (Part 1) Alan Prout Introduction Since 1945 the USA has, at least until recently, been…
The post A post-Keynesian discussion of US economic hegemony: resilience or decline? (Part 1) appeared first on Economic Reform Australia.
What caused both the Great Depression and the 2008 crisis? Steve Keen Mainstream economists completely missed what caused both the Great Depression and the 2008…
The post What caused both the Great Depression and the 2008 crisis? appeared first on Economic Reform Australia.