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Feed the World…

Feed the World… Feed the World…

Without the overuse of pesticides.

Apr 21, 2023 / OppArt / Pedro Pablo Ramirez Pérez Huerta

An Arkansas girl in migrant camp near Greenfield, Salinas Valley, Calif., 1939

How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy

A recent viral sensation identifies the migration of poor whites as the cause of the problem—letting the rest of us off the hook!

Apr 21, 2023 / Sarah Taber

Nashville protesters at an April 18 demonstration in support of gun control.

Organizing Our Way Out of Tennessee’s Democracy Crisis Organizing Our Way Out of Tennessee’s Democracy Crisis

Reformers seeking to undo the state's drift into authoritarianism have to adopt a both-and strategy to repair democracy from the ground up.

Apr 21, 2023 / Shanna Singh Hughey

Helen Schietinger, 74, holds her allotted masks and Covid-19 self-test kits

We’re Still Getting Our Pandemic Preparation Horribly Wrong We’re Still Getting Our Pandemic Preparation Horribly Wrong

Until we focus on the combustible social conditions that made Covid so devastating, we’ll never be truly ready for the next pandemic.

Apr 21, 2023 / Martha Lincoln and Anne N. Sosin

Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.)

John Fetterman’s Triumphant Return to the Political Stage John Fetterman’s Triumphant Return to the Political Stage

After some difficult months, he is back in the US Senate, and his political instincts are as sharp as ever.

Apr 21, 2023 / John Nichols

John Poulos, chief executive officer of Dominion Voting Systems, speaks during a news conference

Thanks to Dominion’s Lawsuit, We Got the Truth About Fox. The Rest Is Up to Us. Thanks to Dominion’s Lawsuit, We Got the Truth About Fox. The Rest Is Up to Us.

Now we know that Fox deliberately lied about its role in vote-switching for Biden. Future lawsuits start there. So do we.

Apr 20, 2023 / Joan Walsh

“FOX NEWS LIED” billboard

The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox. The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox.

The Dominion settlement is disappointing, but our legal system isn’t designed to take down corporate media giants.

Apr 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Power lines for Bitcoin mining warehouses in Rockdale, Tex.

A Bitcoin Mining Exposé Strengthens the Case for a Carbon Tax A Bitcoin Mining Exposé Strengthens the Case for a Carbon Tax

Either tax carbon or send in the commandos.

Apr 20, 2023 / Charles Komanoff

Stopping Bibi

Stopping Bibi Stopping Bibi

Israeli street protests.

Apr 20, 2023 / OppArt / Haaretz News

Signage for Hachette Book Group

When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries Can’t. Why Not? When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries Can’t. Why Not?

The lawsuit against Controlled Digital Lending is about giving corporations—rather than readers, buyers, borrowers, or authors—control over content.

Apr 20, 2023 / Michelle M. Wu

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