A Cauldron of Ideas to Fight Misinformation
A new app combines peer-reviewed posts, crypto micropayments, AI, and blockchain technology to verify what’s going on in Ukraine.
The Stony Dark Within
This is the 150th anniversary of Rilke’s birth. Or, you might say, the 99th anniversary of his death. I asked a small group of students if they knew of Rilke, the poet, if they had read Rilke. They did not. Had not.
How high school students are organizing walkouts against ICE
Across the country, students are organizing walkouts, coalitions and days of action to protest ICE and show solidarity with immigrants.
Notes from a Burmese Prison
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Four Years Later
Four years after the so-called full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is very hard to disentangle oneself from all the clichés, lies and reflexes in which the war is enmeshed.
Shipwrecks, Sham Papers and False Flags: Tracking the Company Behind It All
A shipwreck in India, an ammunition seizure in Senegal, and a raid on an oil tanker in Malaysia – all three incidents involve ageing vessels, operating with false papers and one recurring figure: Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma.
Epstein Files: X Users Are Asking Grok to ‘Unblur’ Photos of Children
In the days after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published 3.5 million pages of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, multiple users on X have asked Grok to “unblur” or remove the black boxes covering the faces of …
What Emergency Managers Say They Need More Than Ever
We heard from more than 40 current and former emergency managers in 11 states about what they need to prepare for the next disaster — and what they aren’t getting.
Democrats’ Hidden Divide on Trump’s War on Iran
Democrats seem largely united in their opposition to the way Trump waged war on Iran. But a split is emerging on whether they agree with his goals.
New England Cherishes Its Local Elections. Many Disabled Voters Are Locked Out.
Kate Larose will not be able to participate in Vermont's Town Meeting Day.
“A State that Massacres Its Own People Cannot Be a Force of Liberation for Others" : A Conversation on the Recent Uprising in Iran
Palestine solidarity activists from the Chinese diaspora speak with Iranian activists in exile about the uprising in Iran in January 2026.
Can James Talarico Convince Democrats He’s the Fighter They Need?
If you ask a bunch of James Talarico supporters when they first heard about the 36-year-old Democratic candidate for US Senate, more often than not they will begin to describe a video. It was on TikTok or YouTube or Instagram.
Godardorama
In 1988, approaching what he called ‘the dawn of the twilight’ of his life, Jean-Luc Godard had cause to reflect on an earlier dawn – Parisian cinephilia during the 1950s, the little world of screening rooms, notably Henri Langlois’s Cinémathèque Française, and …
Envisioning the End of Anti-Immigrant Politics
Nearly 30 years ago, in writings published in 1997 and 1998, the philosopher Richard Rorty offered some spookily prescient speculations on the future of the United States.
How to Detect Phone Spying Tech (with Cooper Quintin)
Joseph speaks to Cooper Quintin all about how to find fake cell phone towers that can track your movements or intercept text messages.
Takaichi Whirlwind
When Sanae Takaichi took over as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last October, the party, which has dominated Japan’s postwar politics, was mired in one of its deepest crises.
Viral Child Soldiers on TikTok: The ‘Disney Stars’ of Sudan’s Civil War
Conflict and Human Rights Team
The Medical Law of Accumulation: Putting the Sick on the Line
Thatcher attentively reproduced many a theme from the pioneering monetarist and racist Enoch Powell, racialising the experience of inner-city industrial decline as a problem of disobedient foreign cultures.