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Astra Taylor on What ‘Security’ Really Means
Astra Taylor discusses her book about insecurity, arguing that while the right-wing concept of security involves borders and police, the left-wing version involves creating true security by meeting people’s basic needs.
Why You Should Be a Luddite
Tech columnist Brian Merchant takes us back to the 19th century to see who the Luddites really were and what they fought for. Luddism, he says, is about “questioning who machinery serves.”
A Final Conversation With Ed Broadbent on the Continuing Struggle for Democratic Socialism
Perhaps the best known democratic socialist in Canada, the late Ed Broadbent discussed what he learned working in government coalitions and explained that the struggle for democratic socialism is a constant one.
A Philosopher Explains Why It’s Rational to Be Angry
Is anger the enemy of cool reason? Or can it be an important and rational part of our political commitment?
Why Do We Have Any Poverty When It’s Such a Solvable Problem?
Acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond on what it would actually take to end poverty.
The Journalist Who Most Understands George Santos Explains How He Made It To Congress
Mark Chiusano of Newsday has just published the first book on Santos. He explains how America has made it so that someone who lies so much can make it so far.
How The Law Fails Women and What To Do About It
Prof. Julie Suk on why formal legal equality isn’t enough and what it takes to create meaningful gender equality under the law.
A Climate Scientist on Why The Global Climate Summit is a Disaster and a “Sick Joke”
“I’m almost at a loss of finding words to adequately describe the corruption and the evil at COP28,” says Dr. Peter Kalmus.
A Music Theorist on How White Supremacist Assumptions Have Shaped the Evaluation of Music
Professor Philip Ewell on how we decide what music is worthy of scholarly attention, and how to make music theory more welcoming for everyone.
The Rise and Fall of Crypto Lunacy
Financial reporter Zeke Faux, author of a new book on Sam Bankman-Fried and the bizarre world of crypto scams, joins to tell us what he witnessed in crypto-world.
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