Anatomy of an Escalation
Deepfakes are currently being cast as a startling new threat. They dominate headlines, raise difficult legal questions, and fuel technocratic debates on regulation.
Abby Martin: The US military is ‘Earth’s greatest enemy’
We are in the imperial core. We are the only ones that can actually change this. The rest of the world's been ready. They are waiting for us because they don't want to fucking die at the hands of our insane, belligerent military empire.
Al Gore’s Rallying Cry Ahead of Saturday’s No Kings Protests
Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth made a devastating case for climate action, American leadership on the issue has all but vanished. But former Vice President Al Gore, the film’s crusading star, hasn’t given up hope.
A U.S.-Israeli loss doesn't mean an Iranian victory
The war has caused people to forget how desperate a situation Iran is in economically and environmentally.
Is The FBI Following You?
Test your knowledge of the power of the purse, defense contracts, and other issues that really matter.
Ina Scharrenbach in Sondersitzung: Dann kämpft die umstrittene NRW-Bauministerin mit den Tränen
Ich bin manchmal zu direkt. « In einer Sondersitzung im Landtag musste sich die umstrittene CDU-Bauministerin von Nordrhein-Westfalen Fragen zu ihrem Führungsstil stellen. Dabei räumt sie Fehler ein.
Gericht schlägt Vergleich vor: Bekommen Kläger 200 Euro für ein Datenleck bei Facebook?
Meta-Sammelklage: Gericht regt Vergleich an
The Regime Survives, Trump Has to Deal, and Iranians Are the Biggest Losers
Short of a full-scale invasion, it looks like Trump will need to deal with the Iranian regime.
Bummerland Sends Up Austin’s MAGA Tech-Bro Culture
MAGA may not deliver material benefits for the vast majority of its adherents, but it does provide them with a coherent worldview, demonizing dark-skinned groups (lately Somalis), snooty liberals, and anyone Donald Trump doesn’t like.
Schutz der Hochsee: Deutschland will doch noch mitmischen
Jetzt steht es fest: Die Bundesrepublik wird dem von Umweltschützer:innen bejubelten internationalen Vertrag beitreten. Gerade noch rechtzeitig.
Hotel Romania
A sober satire about urban development, bureaucratic cruelty and the crushing mystery of complicity.
What I Saw in Cuba Was Resilience
I traveled to Cuba this month. As a Cuban American, that sentence carries the weight of longing born of an estrangement from my roots.
What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of March 21: Denmark and Italy vote, an Afghan-Pakistani cease-fire ends, and Argentines march in Buenos Aires.
Ausgerechnet bei digitaler Gewalt folgt die „Zeit“ dem Trend, einen „Trendforscher“ zu befragen
Was hat „maskuliner Gebärneid“ mit digitaler Gewalt zu tun? Über ein abstruses „Zeit“-Interview zur aktuellen Debatte um Collien Fernandes mit dem „Trendforscher“ Tristan Horx, Fachmann für Zukunft und damit für fast alles.
Middle-Power Multilateralism In A Hard Power World
There are two divergent takes on the lessons derived from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago, and America’s interventions in Venezuela and in Iran (along with Israel). One take is that only hard power matters.
El-Daein Hospital in Darfur was deliberately struck by Sudanese army
The drone attack on the healthcare facility on March 20 killed 70 people, including about 15 children.
Staatsbibliothek am Potsdamer Platz: Feierabend, Freunde
Die Staatsbibliothek am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin schließt nun für elf Jahre. Ein schwerer Schlag für alle, die dort schreiben. Auch für mich.
Amid Reports of Family Ties to Russian Intelligence, Longtime Epstein Assistant Speaks Out
Svetlana Pozhidaeva says she was manipulated, physically abused, and coerced into vetting young women for Epstein. She denied reports that her father was tied to the FSB.
Some States Are Boosting Reproductive Health Access, Maternal Health, Child Care
Meanwhile, other states with already strict abortion bans continue to pass and advance new restrictions.
