WAR? What’s It Worth? WAR? What’s It Worth?
To the oil industry? PROFITS!
Apr 8, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
“In Techno Parentis”: Who Should Regulate the Online Lives of Teenagers? “In Techno Parentis”: Who Should Regulate the Online Lives of Teenagers?
With TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms using algorithms to send teen viewers addictive, dangerous content—and reaping immense profits—self-regulation has clearly failed.
Apr 2, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout
Lithium Isn’t a Climate Change Quick Fix Lithium Isn’t a Climate Change Quick Fix
Why the “White Gold Rush” will not save this planet.
Apr 1, 2024 / Joshua Frank
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Hallucinations of Grandeur Sam Bankman-Fried’s Hallucinations of Grandeur
The former crypto mogul faces a 25-year sentence for his financial con game
Apr 1, 2024 / Jacob Silverman
Bidenomics and Its Discontents Bidenomics and Its Discontents
The White House believes American workers have seldom had it so good. And lots of prestigious economists agree. But the voters aren’t buying. Maybe they know something?
Mar 27, 2024 / James K. Galbraith
Who Owns Donald Trump? Who Owns Donald Trump?
The former president’s financial troubles open up rich opportunities for political attack.
Mar 25, 2024 / Jeet Heer
How GOP Megadonor Jeffrey Yass Can Clean Up on TikTok’s Forced Sale How GOP Megadonor Jeffrey Yass Can Clean Up on TikTok’s Forced Sale
The Pennsylvania billionaire has former TikTok detractors backing off a ban, but he'll be sitting pretty if a US takeover happens.
Mar 15, 2024 / Jacob Silverman
The Dubious Ethics of “the World’s Most Ethical Companies” The Dubious Ethics of “the World’s Most Ethical Companies”
Ethisphere has a proprietary metric for assessing how morally correct companies are. This year, it gave an award to Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer.
Mar 14, 2024 / Jess McAllen
America Is Fast Becoming a Death-Dealing Nation America Is Fast Becoming a Death-Dealing Nation
Medicaid cuts and hospital closures are but two manifestations of a far larger attack on American health and healthcare.
Mar 12, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis