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President Joe Biden tours the TSMC semiconductor facility in Phoenix, Ariz.

The CHIPS Plan to Revive American Manufacturing The CHIPS Plan to Revive American Manufacturing

A Biden administration initiative to bolster the semiconductor sector could supply the basis for a new industrial policy.

Mar 2, 2023 / Todd N. Tucker and Lenore Palladino

members of the Connecticut Sun team kneel during the playing of the national anthe

The New Era of Backlash in Sports and Politics The New Era of Backlash in Sports and Politics

Trump opened up the world of sports to the hard right.

Mar 1, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Black History Isn’t One Month

Black History Isn’t One Month Black History Isn’t One Month

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” -Nelson Mandela; South Africa’s first democratically elected president (1994 to 1999).

Mar 1, 2023 / OppArt / Jos Sances

A mockup of a nuclear reactor at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

How Nuclear Power Plants Became Tools of War How Nuclear Power Plants Became Tools of War

The ongoing war is edging Ukraine and the surrounding countries toward the brink of a catastrophic nuclear crisis.

Mar 1, 2023 / Joshua Frank

A Comic That Captures the Antic Energy of a Post-Truth World

A Comic That Captures the Antic Energy of a Post-Truth World A Comic That Captures the Antic Energy of a Post-Truth World

A conversation with the makers of The Department of Truth, a comic series that examines the intersection of American conspiracy and Western propaganda.

Mar 1, 2023 / Books & the Arts / ML Kejera

Rupert Murdoch in 2019

Rupert Murdoch Admits That Fox Pushed Trump’s Election Lies for Profit Rupert Murdoch Admits That Fox Pushed Trump’s Election Lies for Profit

An explosive new filing in the Dominion lawsuit shows that the News Corp head knew the ex-president’s 2020 claims were false but kept peddling them to keep ratings up.

Feb 28, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Death, Destruction, and Lars Von Trier

Death, Destruction, and Lars Von Trier Death, Destruction, and Lars Von Trier

In his return to television, a sequel to his 1990s series The Kingdom, the Danish director's trollish hospital drama aims to shock.

Feb 28, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Beatrice Loayza

Ron DeSantis addresses crowd while signing bill HB7

Ron DeSantis’s War on Florida Students Ron DeSantis’s War on Florida Students

The Florida governor is using children as pawns to test the limits of his power.

Feb 28, 2023 / CD Davidson-Hiers and Jeff VanderMeer

head shot of Elke Kahr

When There’s a Communist Running City Hall When There’s a Communist Running City Hall

Elke Kahr, the mayor of Austria’s second-largest city, explains how her party built up trust over decades of organizing.

Feb 28, 2023 / Q&A / Lukas Hermsmeier

Chat GPT Gets Real

Chat GPT Gets Real Chat GPT Gets Real

Go outside and take a walk.

Feb 28, 2023 / OppArt / Josh Gosfield

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