A Former Top Trump Official Is Going After Prediction Markets
As the battle over prediction markets rages on, Mick Mulvaney is leading a new coalition that calls these platforms illegal gambling.
David Harvey: Radical Marxist Intellectual
No understanding of Marxist theory is complete without the work of David Harvey.
OpenAI’s “compromise” with the Pentagon is what Anthropic feared
On February 28, OpenAI announced it had reached a deal that will allow the US military to use its technologies in classified settings.
Drug Cartels Are Shifting Their Money Laundering to Crypto. Cops Can’t Keep Up
A vast ecosystem supported by the gig economy has sprung up to clean all that cash.
Buried without answers: The hidden toll on Kenyan women in the Gulf
The Kenyan government’s failures are deeply felt by families who have lost loved ones in Saudi Arabia.
The Collaborators
Frédéric Lordon on the French media's reaction to the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque, why we fail to learn from history and more.
Remember When People Thought Trump Was “Anti-War?”
It’s August 18, 2025, and Bill Maher is saying something ignorant. This is often the case, but today’s rant is a special one. “This would be the good in Donald Trump: he really does not like war,” Maher tells his guest.
Link Together All Cells of Resistance
In this archival interview with the German journal Kürbiskern, avant-garde filmmaker and writer Peter Weiss breaks down the potential and limitations of theatre in politics.
Organizing Gamers from the Bottom Up
The gaming industry is one of the most powerful—and least accountable—sectors of the economy. After the pandemic slump, global gaming revenue is now expected to grow by 6% to $350 billion by 2030.
The Climate Won’t Bend To Trump’s Will To Power
Last week, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency rescinded a long-standing “endangerment” finding that determined greenhouse gas emissions were harmful to public health by accumulating in the biosphere and warming the planet. Former California Gov.
With Iran War, Kalshi and Polymarket Bet That the Depravity Economy Has No Bottom
Gambling markets have conveniently found a stance that allows them to continue to profit from death and war.
Why AI Doesn’t Need A ‘Mind’ To Matter
Bits flicker inside a chip. Billions of transistors switch per second. Electrons pulse through circuits — no chemicals, no receptors, nothing that can feel. But on a screen, an AI agent appears. It seems to understand language.
AI Versus Accuracy? We’re Willing to Make the Trade-Off.
When asking AI about the news, readers “know the answers they are getting are not perfect. ” They keep asking anyway.
For the Fossil Record
I took the opportunity to observe the surviving lemurs in their natural habitats—and it was love at first sight.
"We Are Striking a Blow at the State:" The Alabama Prisoners Work Strike
In order to continue to exploit Black prisoner labor and profit from it, Thomas E. Kilby, the governor of Alabama, ordered the construction of the Kilby prison and even named it after himself.
Punishing Through Bureaucracy
An obscure policy claimed to reward me for doing the work of rehabilitation—by sending me back to a high-security prison.
FBI alarm grows about violent online ring targeting children, exclusive documents show
A concerned mother posted online an urgent plea for advice last year: Her teenage son returning from college overseas had been mysteriously detained at a US airport.
Sean O’Brien Sold Labor to Trump, and Got Nothing
A true friend,” Oscar Wilde remarked, “stabs you in the front. ” What would dear Oscar have made of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien?
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.
