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A man on a rooftop looks at approaching flames as the Springs fire continues to grow on May 3, 2013, near Camarillo, California.

AI Will Only Intensify Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care. AI Will Only Intensify Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care.

The AI phenomenon may functionally print money for tech billionaires, at least for the time being, but it comes with a gargantuan environmental cost.

Dec 4, 2025 / Juan Cole

Woman, Life, Freedom

Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom

Posters in support of the people of Iran displayed at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France.

Dec 3, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth laughs during a cabinet meeting hosted by President Donald Trump on December 2, 2025.

Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder

No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.

Dec 3, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Cow

Cow Cow

Invasion.

Dec 2, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

The White House Press Tracker Is a Parody of Media Criticism

The White House Press Tracker Is a Parody of Media Criticism The White House Press Tracker Is a Parody of Media Criticism

With his approval number plummeting, Trump turns to a familiar strategy: launch a culture war against journalists.

Dec 2, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Olivia Nuzzi at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC, in 2023, when she was Washington correspondent for New York magazine.

I Still Feel a Tiny Bit Sorry for Olivia Nuzzi I Still Feel a Tiny Bit Sorry for Olivia Nuzzi

She violated every journalism ethics code. But her childhood set her up to fall for a string of incompetent daddy-figures too lame to protect her.

Dec 2, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Members of the National Guard patrol along Constitution Ave. on December 1, 2025, in Washington, DC. Two West Virginia National Guard troops were shot on November 26, resulting in the death of Sarah Beckstrom on November 27.

After the DC National Guard Shooting Comes the Big Lie After the DC National Guard Shooting Comes the Big Lie

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is inventing reasons for the National Guard to occupy Washington, DC. We cannot let his outrageous fabrications take hold.

Dec 1, 2025 / Dave Zirin

President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025, in New York City.

How Trump Is Using Claims of Antisemitism to End Free Speech How Trump Is Using Claims of Antisemitism to End Free Speech

Trump’s urge to suppress free speech may be about Israel today, but count on one thing: It will be about something else tomorrow.

Dec 1, 2025 / Mattea Kramer

An AI security camera demo at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology? Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology?

I traveled through airports and reported in sports stadiums this year. At each, I was asked to scan my face for security.

Nov 29, 2025 / Nicholas Russell

Boycott Friday!

Boycott Friday! Boycott Friday!

Robert L. Brooks.

Nov 28, 2025 / Steve Brodner

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