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

Nuclear Power Is a Dead End. We Must Abandon It Completely. Nuclear Power Is a Dead End. We Must Abandon It Completely.

Even given Europe's energy crisis, the case against nuclear power has never been so conclusive—and so important.

Oct 13, 2022 / Paul Hockenos

Hermann Burger’s Frenzied Harmonies

Hermann Burger’s Frenzied Harmonies Hermann Burger’s Frenzied Harmonies

His roman à clef Brenner documents the last days of a hyper-articulate and depressive scion of a cigar fortune. 

Oct 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Charlie Lee

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War? Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War?

Ukraine isn’t the only place on the planet where a nuclear conflagration could erupt in the near future.

Oct 13, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) during his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol.

Kevin McCarthy Is a Quisling Who Stands Apart Kevin McCarthy Is a Quisling Who Stands Apart

Two news stories highlighting the House minority speaker’s role in downplaying the January 6 coup attempt show him to be a weak and amoral Trump collaborator.

Oct 13, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Mobile billboard in favor of sexual and reproductive health care

Bernie Sanders Should Know by Now: Abortion Is an Economic Issue Bernie Sanders Should Know by Now: Abortion Is an Economic Issue

Democrats can seize the moment to show how the attack on abortion access connects to other economic issues voters are facing and offer a comprehensive vision in response.

Oct 12, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Joe Biden in profile

Everything Biden’s Pardon for Marijuana Convictions Does and Doesn’t Do Everything Biden’s Pardon for Marijuana Convictions Does and Doesn’t Do

The order speaks not only to the rapidly changing politics of this issue but also to how much more we urgently need to address.

Oct 12, 2022 / Kali Holloway

Hispanic/Latinx USA

Hispanic/Latinx USA Hispanic/Latinx USA

The Hispanic/Latinx population in the USA was 62.1 million in 2020, and is projected to reach 68 million in 2025, yet Latinx communities continue to suffer from higher poverty rate...

Oct 12, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Chandler Davis in Berkeley, California, in 1975.

The Radical Polymath Who Fought for Freedom The Radical Polymath Who Fought for Freedom

Chandler Davis was a mathematician, editor, poet, composer, science-fiction writer, and lifelong activist.

Oct 12, 2022 / Obituary / Siobhan Roberts

Rick Barton, “Barcelona”

Beyond the Wall: On Rick Barton Beyond the Wall: On Rick Barton

An exhibition of drawings by a forgotten Bay Area artist is a feat of curating, reminding us that museums can a still shine a light on remarkable work.

Oct 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

The Politics of Star Wars

The Politics of Star Wars The Politics of Star Wars

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, TV critic Sean Collins discusses an unexpectedly radical TV show.

Oct 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer

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