The Majority of Americans Do Not Support Right-Wing Extremism
The midterm election results show hope that Trumpism can be defeated and that the Republican seizure of the country’s political apparatus is not inevitable.
Weird Vibes at the Ballot Box
How the writings of pioneering counterculture journalist Hunter S. Thompson exposed the grotesque circus of American politics—and can broaden our vision of the possible.
Manufacturing Consent and the Case of Satan
How do we know everything we’ve heard about the guy is true? What if we’ve got the whole story backwards?
What Will Artificial Intelligence Do To Us?
Computers are able to do terrifyingly impressive things, with more to come. What does this mean for work? For art? For the future of the species?
How Is Slavery Still Legal?
It is disturbing that there is even any debate about this. But even some Democrats have supported keeping forced labor legal.
The Right Can Be Defeated
Lula’s victory in Brazil is a great day for both democracy and the climate. But we can also see how powerful the far right is, and how much of what we care about hangs by a thread.
The Boss is Watching
Businesses sit on a treasure trove of employee surveillance data, which is a threat to working class power and to a dignified work experience.
Are Toll Roads Progressive?
It’s tempting to financially disincentivize car use but we also want public infrastructure to be free at point of use.