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We Were Warned in 2001

We Were Warned in 2001 We Were Warned in 2001

Science-fiction nightmares are now current events.

Oct 14, 2026 / OppArt / Paul Karasik

Rebecca Solnit’s (Mis)Adventures in the Manosphere

Rebecca Solnit’s (Mis)Adventures in the Manosphere Rebecca Solnit’s (Mis)Adventures in the Manosphere

The writer, historian, and activist explores an America where the right has turned hatred of women into an ever-expanding, multi-platform Internet grift.

Oct 13, 2026 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit

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

The Many Lives of Janet Malcolm

The Many Lives of Janet Malcolm The Many Lives of Janet Malcolm

A new biography tells the story of one of America’s great masters of reportage.

Oct 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Alana Pockros

A view of Meta (Facebook) headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on May 15, 2026.

How I Fell Through the Cracks at Facebook How I Fell Through the Cracks at Facebook

A chronic illness forced me out of my software engineering job. What would have helped me most was a workplace union.

Oct 10, 2026 / Natalie Mead

Students walk around Northeastern’s campus.

Northeastern’s Lack of Transparency Undermines Student Journalists Northeastern’s Lack of Transparency Undermines Student Journalists

The lack of access to university administration makes it hard for student reporters to report fully on campus affairs.

Oct 9, 2026 / StudentNation / Heidi Ho

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

Bill Maher and Michigan Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin on a March 2026 episode of

Democrats Have a Bill Maher Problem Democrats Have a Bill Maher Problem

Establishment Democrats obsessing over Hasan Piker’s every move seem to have no issue talking to Maher, despite his decades of open bigotry.

Oct 8, 2026 / Luca GoldMansour

Lots o’ Zuck

Lots o’ Zuck Lots o’ Zuck

No fatties.

Oct 2, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Draw Peace, Defy Censorship

Draw Peace, Defy Censorship Draw Peace, Defy Censorship

Censorship targets those who dare to challenge power. Yet cartoonists keep drawing. Every line is an act of courage and freedom and a step toward peace.

Oct 2, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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