Energiepreise: Der Tankrabatt ist überflüssig
Der Staat nimmt durch die gestiegenen Spritpreise angeblich nicht mehr Steuern ein. Das kann nur bedeuten: Die Deutschen wissen sich selbst zu helfen. Warum also eingreifen?
The Magic Bullet Delusion
Neither impeachment nor the 25th Amendment offers remedies for removing a mad president leading the nation to disaster.
Why AI Needs A Sense Of Smell
Over the last few years, breakthroughs in AI have been almost too numerous to track. Chatbots can now pass the same exams required of doctors and lawyers . A cancer drug designed by AI has entered clinical trials. AI agents are serving as autonomous personal assistants .
Der Kurdistan Report, die treue Begleitung, erscheint nicht mehr
Ja es stimmt: Der Kurdistan Report wird eingestellt. Eine traurige Nachricht. Etwas, das irgendwie „immer“ da war, wird von uns gehen. Seit fast 44 Jahren, seit November 1982 gehörte der Kurdistan Report einfach dazu.
“Time Is So Precious”
Organizer Pedro Figueroa recounts working while being held in immigration detention, where he earned as little as $1 a day and helped to organize historic labor actions against for-profit prison company GEO Group.
Gesundheitsreform: Warken plant Anhebung der Beitragsbemessungsgrenze
Gesundheitsministerin Nina Warken will die monatliche Beitragsbemessungsgrenze im kommenden Jahr einmalig um rund 300 Euro anheben. Aktuell liegt diese bei 5.812 Euro.
How Flint Sit-Down Strikers Built Their Confidence
On February 11, 1937 — forty-four days after their occupations of the Fisher Body No. 1 and No. 2 plants began in Flint, Michigan — General Motors (GM) workers won a landmark agreement.
France
Decision to deny entry to veteran Palestinian human rights defender a blatant assault on human rights
A Declaration to the Conscience of Humanity
Six Non-Negotiable Terms from international Scholars and Former Officials from 30 countries to End the U.S. War on Iran Amid Trump’s Threat of War Crimes” The conscience of humanity resists “everything for us, nothing for others,” the creed of the predatory …
App Stores Push Users Toward Nudify Apps, New Research Shows
Findings from the Tech Transparency Project claim that Google and Apple’s app stores not only host harmful apps that can undress images of women, but encourage users to find them.
Economists Slam Reform UK’s ‘Fantasy’ Claims That ‘Boriswave’ Migrants Will Cost Households £20,000
Reform have simply invented their own numbers.
Goulash: With Orbán Out, Oligarchs Try to Protect Assets; Dirty Secrets of the Chad Mission
In the final weeks of the Orbán regime, I was accused by the government and by the prime minister himself of being a Ukrainian spy, and criminal charges were filed against me. It was, to put it mildly, a spicy few weeks.
Straße von Hormus: US-Blockade hält weiter an
Noch immer stecken Hunderte Containerschiffe in der Straße von Hormus fest. Am Freitag beraten europäische Staaten über weiteres Vorgehen.
Palestinian students are fighting for their right to education
As the Israeli occupation targets academic institutions, Palestinian students resist scholasticide while calling for tangible international solidarity.
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik: Mit Vorsicht zu genießen
Wenn die jährliche Statistik zur Kriminalität veröffentlicht wird, folgen oft rassistische Hetze und Rufe nach Strafrechtsverschärfungen. Dabei sagt die Statistik weniger darüber aus, wie die Sicherheitslage im Land wirklich ist, als viele vermuten.
How Did a Surgeon in Florida Mistake a Man’s Liver for His Spleen?
Inexplicable medical mistakes like this are called “never events,” and they aren’t quite as rare as their name suggests.
The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China’s History
Chinese fantasy novels reimagine the past with modern tech and ideology. A new book argues they also help reinforce authoritarian politics.
