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May 26, 2023
Should We Bring Species Back From Extinction?
A scientist helping to bring back the woolly mammoth debates two Stanford professors who argue that we are unprepared to “play God” by resurrecting species.
Eriona Hysolli, Elizabeth A. Hadly and Deborah A. Sivas
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April 17, 2023
Should Courts Be Able to Mandate Psychiatric Care?
Sasha Abramsky argues that court-mandated care connects unhoused individuals to supportive services, while Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu and Ruth Sangree write that psychiatric incarceration is cruel and ineffective.
Sasha Abramsky, Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu and Ruth Sangree
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March 3, 2023
Should the Labor Movement Prioritize the Push for Sectoral Bargaining?
Larry Cohen argues that the labor movement should seek power not solely in individual workplaces but in entire industries, while Eric Blanc writes that the priority should be unionizing workplaces.
Larry Cohen and Eric Blanc
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February 3, 2023
Should We Start Preparing for the Evacuation of Miami?
Daniel Aldana Cohen argues that planning the withdrawal from Miami would force other places to get serious about hosting climate migrants, while Samantha Schuyler says Miami can still become a model of adaptation.
Daniel Aldana Cohen and Samantha Schuyler
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December 26, 2022
Are Aliens Who Visit Earth Likely to Be Socialist?
A.M. Gittlitz says that aliens would need to be socialist to survive long enough to develop interstellar travel, while Corey Pein argues that socialism is a human concept tied to earthly circumstances.
A.M. Gittlitz and Corey Pein
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November 16, 2022
Should Governments Reinvest in Nuclear Power to Fight Climate Change?
Jessica Lovering argues that nothing scales up like nuclear, while Paul Hockenos says it is just too expensive and slow to deploy.
Jessica Lovering and Paul Hockenos
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October 4, 2022
Is the Idea of Masculinity Worth Saving?
Laura Kipnis writes that masculinity is an emblem of mobility while Phil Christman argues that notions of manliness are better left to the side.
Laura Kipnis and Phil Christman
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August 22, 2022
Who Should Be the Democratic Presidential Nominee in 2024?
Four writers argue who would make the best candidate: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Gretchen Whitmer, or Ro Khanna?
Joan Walsh, Bhaskar Sunkara, Michael Kazin and John Nichols
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July 8, 2022
Does Building Luxury Condos Create More Affordable Housing?
Brian Hanlon and Ned Resnikoff write that building market-rate housing lowers prices for everyone while John Washington and Tara Raghuveer argue that the private sector can’t fix itself.
Brian Hanlon, Ned Resnikoff, John Washington and Tara Raghuveer
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June 6, 2022
The Supreme Court Is Broken. How Do We Fix It?
Ryan Doerfler argues that real change requires us to strip the court of its authority while Elie Mystal writes that the best approach is to flood the court with more justices.
Ryan Doerfler and Elie Mystal