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America’s UN-Healthcare Treatment

America’s UN-Healthcare Treatment America’s UN-Healthcare Treatment

The UnitedHealth group CEO’s savings plan.

Oct 16, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Customers walk into a Blockbuster Video store in 2002.

Is Blockbuster Video the Answer to Our Digital Privacy Woes? Is Blockbuster Video the Answer to Our Digital Privacy Woes?

The Supreme Court is weighing whether a 1988 video-store law can be used to protect our digital privacy.

Oct 15, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announcing the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

2028 Democratic Hopefuls Take on Data Centers 2028 Democratic Hopefuls Take on Data Centers

Data center opposition can foster a bigger Democratic tent by aligning red and blue, and rural and urban communities.

Oct 14, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

A phone displaying the logo for Anthropic's Javascript property, Bun, brandished before a display of logos for the company's chatbot, Claude.

Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude

…even as AI courts serial real-world disasters, defaces the environment with data centers, and is not about to return your empathy in kind.

Oct 13, 2026 / David Futrelle

An image protesting the Skydance-Warner Bros. merger projected on Jazz at Lincoln Center during the News and Documentary Emmy Awards last May.

How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business

The Ellison family’s $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery means more top-down control, and less room for dissent.

Oct 8, 2026 / Ben Schwartz

A delivery worker carries a DoorDash bag in New York City, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Reclaiming Worker Power in the Age of AI Reclaiming Worker Power in the Age of AI

When every price and wage is personalized, organizing gets harder. Here’s how we’re fighting back in New York City.

Oct 2, 2026 / Sam Levine

Keep Calm

Keep Calm Keep Calm

Buy Canadian.

Sep 17, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous

Leon Black arrives to testify at an interview with the House Oversight Committee in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026, as part of the committee's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Gaping Hole at the Heart of Financial Journalism The Gaping Hole at the Heart of Financial Journalism

Beyond the Epstein scandals.

Sep 16, 2026 / Michael Massing

The face of President Donald Trump appears on Robert the Robot, an advanced conversational humanoid showcased at the UN's AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva in July.

Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers

The recent spate of reports about the technology’s destructive power underline two prime directives: Be afraid, and regulate aggressively.

Sep 14, 2026 / David Futrelle

What’s Behind the Dubai-ification of America’s Yemeni Cafés?

What’s Behind the Dubai-ification of America’s Yemeni Cafés? What’s Behind the Dubai-ification of America’s Yemeni Cafés?

Over the years, Yemeni cafés have become beloved establishments for students and coffee lovers alike. But recently they have undergone a conspicuous aesthetic makeover.

Sep 7, 2026 / StudentNation / Mohamad Rimawi

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