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Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.

Tech critics are more sophisticated than ever. They’re still wrong.

Americans should be alarmed and outraged at the role money is playing in their democracy.

Despite the arguments that once raged and the considerable volumes written to advocate certain viewpoints and disparage others, interest in peak oil is at an all time low. Indeed some commentators have…

Le modèle de la coopérative semble à nouveau avoir le vent en poupe, notamment depuis la transformation de Duralex et son rachat par les employés.

Leon Trotsky’s view on Fascism: What it is and how to fight it

Growing US corporate economic control has impeded people’s capacity to self-organize. The time to rebuild community-scale economic institutions is now.

An Appalachian anarchist involved in responding to Hurricane Helene discusses what they have learned and how to prepare for the disasters to come.

Zia Mohajerjasbi's 'Know Your Place' is a film that everyone in Seattle needs to see.

Giulia Tofana was a 17th-century Italian poisoner. But was she a murderer - or a saviour, Cathryn Kemp asks. Her novel, A Poisoner’s Tale, is a dark retelling of Giulia’s story

Women are bringing up the story of Renaissance murderer Giulia Tofana in response to Trump's reelection.

Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision depriving people of the right to abortion leaked last month, some have advised deleting period tracking apps to prevent that data from being used to target people seeking abortion care. But it’s useful to distinguish between the security and privacy threats that abortion seekers are actively experiencing now versus threats that may come in the future.

A freedom-preserving proposal for distributing wealth in a post-AI society

The rapid spread of false claims about election fraud has experts worried. While not being promoted by politicians or the media, as similar claims were in 2020, the conspiracy theories are still gaining traction.

The new NATO Innovation Fund started as a way to combat flagging US interest. Now, its staff are scouring Europe to find the companies that could give the alliance the edge in the face of war.

Sometimes it's healthy to do something you love less, and differently.

What history tells us about what comes next, and what to do about it.

Nick Bostrom is perhaps best known for his 2014 book Superintelligence, which explores the existential threat posed to humans by superintelligent A...

Our relationship with the natural world is humanity’s defining challenge. Inspired by ecotopian novels, communities and movements across the world are working to meet it.

In the nearly-500 years since its publication, Thomas More’s Utopia has influenced everything from the thinking of Gandhi to the tech giants of Silicon Valley, writes Tom Hodgkinson.

Do you have bittersweet longings for a utopian future? You may be blessed (or afflicted) with Sehnsucht

America voted for chaos — but we don’t know what real chaos is. Yet.

Public librarians have to be coders, social workers, and book rec machines. They’re irreplaceable.

Dear friends, I wish I had a banquet of hope to put before you, eleven links of uplifting joy, ways to channel any rage or hurt or despair into thoughtful...

Soundtrack: Post Pop Depression - Paraguay I haven't wanted to write much in the last week. Seemingly every single person on Earth with a blog has tried to drill down into what happened on November 5 — to find the people to blame, to somehow explain what could've been done differently,

Life-changing choices we may be forced to make if Donald Trump wins

When the German army rolled into France in 1940, the boss of Citroen was never just going to just lie down and surrender

Trump voters have told you they will hurt you. It’s reasonable to believe them.