‘The Odyssey’ Backlash Failed Tremendously
For all the hysteria over “woke” casting and ahistorical choices, Christopher Nolan’s epic is on track to make $200 million globally during its opening weekend.
Shutting Down Federal Bee Labs Threatens the US Food System
The research centers are a key part of the unappreciated infrastructure that supports the health of pollinators and the nation’s food supply.
So Much More Complicated
In her documentary Ask E. Jean , Ivy Meeropol finds a subject with “a way of talking about sexual assault that I hadn’t heard before. ”
There’s No Good Outcome to the Warner Bros. Takeover
Choosing between a rightwing billionaire and the Netflix slop factory is grim, thankless work.
Scientists Discover Planet Has Everything to Host ‘Earth-Like Life’ In Breakthrough
For the first time, scientists found that a rocky planet in the habitable zone of its star has an atmosphere. It’s the best place to look for alien biosignatures, scientists say.
Movements cannot shy away from conflict
Engaging in generative conflict by asking tough strategic questions was an important step on the road to New York City’s rent freeze.
Researchers Reveal the Power of ‘Quantum Proofs’
When checking that solutions to certain problems are correct, it turns out, you can’t get around the inherent complexity of the quantum world.
Don’t Look Away from Cuba
The indictment of Raul Castro is the latest in a string of escalations aimed at building pretext for a U.S. invasion of the island nation.
Identifying the Crypto Entrepreneur Linked to Popular Forum Trading in ‘Leaked’ Nudes of Women
This investigation is a collaboration between Bellingcat and New Zealand news site The Press. You can read The Press’ piece here.
Maine’s Insider Primary Begins
With Graham Platner out, the battle for Maine's Senate seat just moved behind closed doors.
Behind the Blog: Infinite Bowl Machine
This week, we discuss AI music, slop bowls, and the endless quest for optimization.
The risk of weather data sabotage is rising
Every morning, airline dispatchers, grid operators, and farmers around the world make decisions based on the same thing: a weather forecast.
The ethical people-smuggler
A single mother moved hundreds of migrants through the Amazon. Was she a benevolent guide or a gang boss?
us/Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
us/ Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
How Domestic Workers built POWER in Philadelphia
How a worker-led coalition won Philadelphia's POWER Act (the Protect Our Workers, Enforce Rights Act.
The Discipline of Unease: A Conversation with Costas Douzinas
The first lesson Costas Douzinas gave me was silence. Not deliberately, I assume. But that is where the story began.
How a Paid Expert Reversed His View of a Notoriously Flawed Prosecution in the Rape of a Bestselling Author
Law professor Bennett Gershman told ProPublica that the prosecution of a man for the rape of author Alice Sebold was laced with misconduct.
The Politics of Cruelty Starts With the Vulnerable
Trump’s attacks on Somali kindergarteners, immigrants, and the rule of law form a coherent authoritarian project. But voters and the courts are pushing back.
‘This War Was Illegal, Period, Full Stop’: CounterSpin interview with Phyllis Bennis on costs of war
"Trump wants to be the hegemonic leader of the world--on his own terms, whatever those terms may be, as they change hour to hour. "