Classical music lovers can be as fanatical as Swifties – just read their letters
By: Kate Guthrie, University of Bristol August 21, 2026 There is nothing unusual about fans wanting to express their enthusiasm for the celebrities they adore. But there are always a…
Reading Lolita in Tehran
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No Warrant, No Trial, No Rights: Inside ICE’s Power
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Unfettered and Unaccountable: How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
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Interview: What Does the ‘I’ in AI Really Mean?
September 25, 2026 by Sara Talpos Is it possible that AI is — or might one day become — truly intelligent? We put this question to five experts working in…
NYC Delivery Workers Report Staggering Rates of Injury, Mental Health Issues
A new report by the CUNY School of Public Health is the first comprehensive look at the occupational risks faced by delivery workers since New York City implemented sweeping reforms…
Moral distress: for primary care doctors, ‘doing the right thing’ can feel impossible
Getty Images James Greenslade-Yeats, Auckland University of Technology and Tago Mharapara, Auckland University of Technology July 23, 2026 Modern healthcare systems ask much of primary care doctors. They are expected…
When that man is dead and gone
By: Irving Berlin Satan, Satan Thought up a plan, dressed as a man, Walked in the earth and since he began, The world is hell for you and me, But…
Brazil creates four Amazon reserves as plans to pave rainforest highway advance
By: Bobbybascomb September 22, 2026 The Brazilian government has created four new sustainable development reserves in the Amazon as part of an effort to mitigate environmental damage from the controversial…
America’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.
Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable. By: Ames Alexander/Floodlight Sep 9, 2026 Across much of the U.S., people have little…
ICE Treatment of Transgender Women Reversing Years-Long Practices
Women said they face harassment and lack proper medical care. By Beth Schwartzapfel September 12, 2026 This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering…
Listening for schizophrenia: How AI could help with early diagnosis
The speech of people with schizophrenia sounds subtly different from their healthy counterparts. Can AI hear those differences better than human psychiatrists? By Astrid Landon 09.09.2026 Schizophrenia is tough to…
Why working‑class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world
By: Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University and Nicholas Carnes, Duke University Both major U.S. political parties regularly tout their commitment to working-class Americans and claim to be the party of the…
Epochal Crisis
The Exhaustion of Global Capitalism By: William I. Robinson, PhD In a groundbreaking new study, acclaimed scholar of global capitalism William I. Robinson presents a bold, original, and timely ‘big…