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Before the Industrial Revolution, the British shipbuilding industry was completely dependent on the countries around the Baltic Sea for timb...

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A.R. Moxon: It’s best to understand that fascists see hypocrisy as a virtue. It’s how they signal that the things they are doing to people were never meant to be equally applied. It’s not an inconsistency. It’s very consistent to

The lack of romantic partnerships is an underrated factor causing fertility decline, says researcher Alice Evans.

How the 1968 French uprising sparked a radical blaze and opened the doors of possibility—then slammed them shut.

In the period leading up to Trump’s inauguration, spokesmen for the President-elect repeatedly stressed that he would hit the ground running. Metaphors like “fire hose,” “shock and awe,” and “flooding the zone” were common from those both officially and unofficially associated with Trump.  And hit the ground running, he did indeed. ICE sweeps in Chicago...

Is it a flag on your porch?

If you want to know if the Supreme Court is completely in the tank for MAGA, keep a close eye on these two cases.

The bipartisan case for abundance, briefly explained.

What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Green lights flickered on the wireless router in Barbara Williams’ kitchen in Boligee, Alabama.

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The Gates Foundation, we learned this week, is backing away from its environmental efforts, slashing staff and funding for projects that sought in part to address global climate change. Bill Gates is "retooling his empire for the Trump era," as The New York Times put it. No mention in that

Only if buttressed with smart policy, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson argue in their new book, "Abundance"

On the Collapse of Objectivism and the Need to Hold Tension

Cutting red tape is a social justice issue.

Friday’s economic boycott is a one-day attack on corporate interests. The degrowth movement calls for a broader societal shift.

Snow White built Disney. Why is the studio screwing up her story so badly now?

Our Covid mistakes did lasting damage. No one wants to talk about it.

Even critical observers underestimated the speed and scope of the Trumpist assault, they overestimated democratic resilience. What is America now, and what comes next?

A lawyer during the day, Trevor Mead slips into his luminous dinosaur costume after 5 p.m. and turns Dolores Park into Jurassic Park.

The Montana hospital that fired Dr. Thomas C. Weiner turned over thousands of pages of documents, but members of the board say they were unaware of them.

The dream is incomplete until we share it with our fellow Americans.

Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy

The inspection comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that drugs made at the Glenmark Pharmaceuticals plant accounted for an outsized share of U.S. recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve properly and could harm people.

It's time to escape the Burnout Machine.