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In 1872, the German socialist newspaper Der Volksstaat ran a series of articles on housing. The breakneck growth of industrial cities had…
Are we angry enough yet? Havenāt our hearts been broken enough times? Are we ready to act now? How many more children do…
How do you stop a would-be dictator? The first requirement is knowing that itās possible. In 2024, the people of South Korea…
As always, the Trump administration is setting ever stranger records for public āentertainmentā (and yes, I certainly do have to put that…
Follow the Money: PACs Lead Spending in the 2026 Midterms October 5, 2026āCampaign finance is where powerful interests intersect with government. The…
Each time Brittany Johnson presses play, her son is alive and running. He sprints down Ida B. Wells Street, a slight silhouette fleeing…
This article, the first of two parts, is an interview I conducted of an entity that goes by the initials GPT. Yes,…
It was bound to come. With the relentless, remorseless march of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots pullulating the internet and snatching the attention…
As the midterms approach, the debate over the Iran war must move beyond household costs to who authorizes military force and who…
In our hyperpolitical age, when mass protests come and go without much clear sense of what was won or lost, the strategies…
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