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A Witness to the Rise of Big Data

A Witness to the Rise of Big Data A Witness to the Rise of Big Data

Anna Wiener’s Uncanny Valley offers an insider’s look into how Silicon Valley start-ups changed not just our economy but also our culture and politics.

Jan 27, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano

Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable

Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable

The country was once actually poised to lead on climate politics.

Jan 27, 2020 / Feature / Daniel Judt

Kobe Bryant

Remembering Kobe Bryant Remembering Kobe Bryant

The NBA great died today in a helicopter crash with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

Jan 26, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Mark Pocan Makes the Case That Sanders Is the Electable Candidate

Mark Pocan Makes the Case That Sanders Is the Electable Candidate Mark Pocan Makes the Case That Sanders Is the Electable Candidate

The Congressional Progressive Caucus cochair says Sanders can win Wisconsin and the other upper Midwest battleground states.

Jan 25, 2020 / John Nichols

The Senate GOP Is Getting Desperate

The Senate GOP Is Getting Desperate The Senate GOP Is Getting Desperate

After slamming House Dems for not working through the courts to get evidence, they refuse to work through the courts to get evidence.

Jan 24, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Brown University Sayles Hall

These Students Are Bringing Transformative Justice to Their Campus These Students Are Bringing Transformative Justice to Their Campus

A first in the country and built from the ground up by students, Brown University’s Transformative Justice Program addresses harm on campus without relying on the punitive legal sy...

Jan 24, 2020 / StudentNation / Mara Dolan

Trump Saudi Arms Deal

Impeachment Shouldn’t Overshadow Saudi Scandals Impeachment Shouldn’t Overshadow Saudi Scandals

Mohammed bin Salman is out of control and has Trump’s protection. Democrats should ask why.

Jan 24, 2020 / Jeet Heer

The Biden Campaign Pushed Iowa Staffers to Drive in Dangerous Weather

The Biden Campaign Pushed Iowa Staffers to Drive in Dangerous Weather The Biden Campaign Pushed Iowa Staffers to Drive in Dangerous Weather

Leaked messages show staffers worrying about their safety on Iowa’s icy roads.

Jan 24, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Moms 4 Housing organizers

How a Collective of Mothers Flipped the Script on Housing How a Collective of Mothers Flipped the Script on Housing

When the group Moms 4 Housing occupied a vacant house in West Oakland, they were confronting a system designed to exclude them.

Jan 24, 2020 / Jonny Coleman

NFL Player Justin Jackson: ‘40 Years of Neoliberalism Has Brought Our Country to the Brink’

NFL Player Justin Jackson: ‘40 Years of Neoliberalism Has Brought Our Country to the Brink’ NFL Player Justin Jackson: ‘40 Years of Neoliberalism Has Brought Our Country to the Brink’

Justin Jackson is creating space for himself this election year as an unapologetic “Berniecrat” with a progressive critique of what ails this country.

Jan 24, 2020 / Dave Zirin

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