Lauren Boebert’s All-Out Anti-Wolf Assault on the ESA
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Lauren Boebert’s All-Out Anti-Wolf Assault on the ESA
Last week, Lauren Boebert’s cynically-named “Pet and Livestock Protection Act” passed the House of Representatives on a narrow, largely party-line vote.
The Dream of Korean Independence
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The Dream of Korean Independence
“People of this nation, please come to the National Assembly now. Protect the final bastion of our democracy!” —Lee Jae Myung, 3 December 2024 This urgent
We Can’t Understand Capitalism Without Understanding Slavery
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We Can’t Understand Capitalism Without Understanding Slavery
Ever since Eric Williams published his book Capitalism and Slavery, which demonstrated to those more inclined to weigh evidence rather than ideology that
Wassailing in the Age of Endless War, ICE, and Epstein
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Wassailing in the Age of Endless War, ICE, and Epstein
The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. This new
Frozen Aid, Gaza Shivers, and Trump’s Deal Melts Away
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Frozen Aid, Gaza Shivers, and Trump’s Deal Melts Away
Ceasefire? Peace in the Middle East? Ask a Gazan about it (well, not one of the 360 or more that the IDF has killed during the "ceasefire"). Ask the UN,
The Body as the Final Weapon: Palestine Action and the Spirit of Bobby Sands
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The Body as the Final Weapon: Palestine Action and the Spirit of Bobby Sands
When the machinery of the state is totally dedicated to the protection of genocide; when the courts act as private security for arms dealers and weapons
Private Cultivated-Meat Failures Reaffirm Need for Public Research
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Private Cultivated-Meat Failures Reaffirm Need for Public Research
Recently, two notable cultivated-meat companies failed. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without
The Limits of European Strategic Autonomy
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The Limits of European Strategic Autonomy
Europe is entering a moment of renewed strategic doubt. Conversations about security that once seemed theoretical have taken on a sharper edge as
Trump’s War on Epistemic Institutions
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Trump’s War on Epistemic Institutions
Contemporary liberal democracies such as the United States depend on more than free elections and stable, functioning economies. They also rely on what
Sound Grammar: the Best Albums of 2025
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Sound Grammar: the Best Albums of 2025
Can't Lose My (Soul) Annie & the Caldwells (Luaka Bop) Luminescent Creatures Ichiko Aoba (Psychic Hotline) After the Last Sky Anour Brahem (ECM) Apple
How Queer Ecology Reveals the Diversity of Nature and Human Experience
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How Queer Ecology Reveals the Diversity of Nature and Human Experience
Nature is astonishingly diverse. Across the planet’s oceans, forests, grasslands, and cities, living beings interact in ways that defy rigid expectations.
The Charge of the Padded Brigade: England in Australia
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The Charge of the Padded Brigade: England in Australia
It’s been one of the strangest cricket series on record. Hurried, frenetic, foolish, haphazard and, at points, unbecomingly immature. The cricket
The US Doesn’t Need a Party, It Needs a Revolution
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The US Doesn’t Need a Party, It Needs a Revolution
Two hundred and fifty years ago, European colonists mostly from Britain were conspiring to chase the elements of the British monarchy from the shores of
The National Security Strategy Paper on China
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The National Security Strategy Paper on China
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy paper, released this month, is filled with nasty, nativist language and half-truths straight out of
Killjoy Was Here: Monument Envy and the Trump Regime
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Killjoy Was Here: Monument Envy and the Trump Regime
I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said – “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert…. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a
Trans – the New Anti-Gay Crusade
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Trans – the New Anti-Gay Crusade
Religious conservatives waged a 50-year battle to deny the rights of gay and lesbian people, especially the right to marry. As the dominate force in the
The Award Donald Trump Deserves
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The Award Donald Trump Deserves
In Donald Trump’s bizarre concept of the world, he is campaigning for the Nobel Peace Prize but what he really should receive is an equivalent of the
What’s at Stake in Trump’s Executive Order Aiming to Curb State-Level AI Regulation
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What’s at Stake in Trump’s Executive Order Aiming to Curb State-Level AI Regulation
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11, 2025, that aims to supersede state-level artificial intelligence laws that the administration
I Sat Next To Brigitte Bardot On The Bus In Nice
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I Sat Next To Brigitte Bardot On The Bus In Nice
Okay, no. I did NOT sit next to the late French actress, Brigette Bardot. But it very easily could have been her. I was there on holiday with a group
Policymakers Must Address Earnings Instability
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Policymakers Must Address Earnings Instability
Current policy debates are often focused on static income or employment status, such as being employed or unemployed, and annual income changes. However,