Money Talks: Can We Avoid an A.I. Apocalypse With Policy?
A look at how we can lower our p(doom) with the right regulation.
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Did Bozonkers Midterm Ad Money Actually Matter?
Nearly $12 billion dollars was spent on political ads for the midterms.
Anthropic IPO Filing Reveals Revenue and Risks
Anthropic promises a blockbuster IPO with its revealing filing
We Bought a House. We Had Help From My Husband’s Parents. It Was One of the Biggest Mistakes We’ve Ever Made.
We gave up what makes life meaningful in order to do it.
She Will Not Stop Until Every Haitian Is Gone. And She’s Happy to Tell You Why.
“No one seemed to be concerned about ‘heritage citizens.
Stephen Miller’s appointment energizes RFK Jr. and his MAHA allies
The health secretary says Miller’s ascension to Trump chief of staff will “unleash the Kraken.
Former FDA head accuses Trump aides of bowing to industry
Marty Makary said he “rejected” corruption during his brief tenure.
Calley Means accuses Susie Wiles of interfering in hemp policy
Wiles’ son-in-law is an executive at companies that sell and distribute intoxicating hemp products.
States get another $10B for rural health as far bigger Medicaid cuts loom
The Trump administration rewarded some states and penalized others based on their 2025 record on MAHA and other priorities.
In America’s measles epidemic, RFK Jr. is now on trial
A U.N. body will consider this week whether America can continue to say it’s eliminated measles. Its decision will be a legacy-defining moment for the health secretary.
When Church Was a Queer Space
Outward’s hosts sit down with the host and co-creator of When We All Get to Heaven.
Remembering, with the People of MCC San Francisco, AIDS Still Isn’t Over.
The neighborhood changes, the church moves, people forget and remember “the AIDS years,” but AIDS isn’t over.
What Happens When You Organize Church Around AIDS – and AIDS Changes?
The AIDS cocktail opens new possibilities. And MCC San Francisco tries to use the experience of AIDS to make bigger social change.
The Church’s Pastor Gets Diagnosed with AIDS. And the Church Wonders How Much They Might Lose.
The church’s minister gets sick and everyone knows it.
A Church Romance Between a Hula Dancer and a Lumbersexual Blossoms in a Dangerous Time.
The church’s “it couple” faces AIDS, caregiving, and loss as part of a pair, part of families, and part of a community.
Australian treasurer says opponents want higher inflation for political gain
In a Canberra Playbook Podcast interview Jim Chalmers accused Liberals of wanting Australians to suffer, as their path back to power.
Rising bond yields will add billions to budget pressure: Australian treasurer
Jim Chalmers warns global pressures mean more domestic pain.
What the Iraq War Foretold About How the Iran War Will End
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Last week, Democrats dominated elections as Donald Trump, a lame-duck Republican, waged an unpopular war in Iran that he started and that a majority of Americans want to end. Notice the parallels to 20 years ago: In 2006, Democrats dominated the midterms as George W.
The Jensen Huang Scandal Should Change Everything
Jensen Huang’s abrupt departure from Nvidia, following revelations of an affair with a woman, Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence officials believe to be a Chinese-intelligence asset, should force a fundamental rethinking of America’s AI strategy.
Jensen Huang was not just the CEO of the world’s most important semiconductor company. He was also one of Donald Trump’s closest and most influential advisers on AI.
An Offbeat Director Worth Your Time
Sign up for Video Village, a new weekly newsletter in which David Sims unearths cinematic gems and brings readers into his movie obsession.
This week marks the limited-theater release of Paper Tiger, a muted, tragic crime thriller that’s the latest film in the director James Gray’s heady oeuvre.
Investigating Michel Houellebecq Is a Dangerous Mistake
An assault on free speech is unfolding in France. On Tuesday, a judge placed Michel Houellebecq, one of the country’s most significant living writers, under investigation for his alleged “complicity in incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence,” an accusation that stems from comments he made about Muslims several years ago. Houellebecq’s remarks were controversial and insensitive, but defending his freedom to speak does not require finding his words unobjectionable.
Why Black Voters Abandoned Trump
Early in 2024, Donald Trump took the stage at the Black Conservative Federation gala in South Carolina. “We love you!” one audience member yelled. “We love you,” Trump responded, adding, “We’ve energized the Republican Party, and we’ve expanded the Republican Party.” At the time, he was right: The share of Black voters supporting Trump had ticked up in 2020 and seemed to be growing.
From Ranked-Choice Voting to Dumping Electoral College: Rob Richie on Election Reform Movement
Alaska is the only Senate race yet to be called. Democratic challenger Mary Peltola is narrowly leading Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan with about 86% of votes counted. Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, a system where voters choose not only their top candidate, but can also indicate an order of preference for remaining candidates on the ballot. If no candidate wins a majority as the top choice, then second-choice votes are added to the totals and so on until there is a winner.
“Don’t F#*k It Up, Democrats”: David Sirota on Direction of Party & Fight Over Jeffries & Schumer
With Democrats set to take control of both chambers of Congress in January, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says he will not support Chuck Schumer for another term as the Democratic Senate leader, calling for the party to move in “a new and bold direction.” Michigan Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin has said she will not support Schumer unless he presents a plan to govern differently, and several senators-elect have called for new leadership or declined to endorse Schumer.
Relatives of Slain Freedom Summer Activists Celebrate Scott Colom’s Historic Senate Win in Mississippi
Democrat Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first African American senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. The electoral breakthrough is particularly meaningful given Mississippi’s history in the civil rights movement. In 1964, three civil rights activists — James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman — were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan after traveling to the state to register Black voters.
Scott Colom Wins Stunning Victory, Becomes Mississippi’s First Black Senator Since Reconstruction
Democrat Scott Colom has made history as Mississippi’s first Democratic senator since 1982 — and its first African American senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. Colom narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in a state that President Trump won by nearly 23 points in 2024. Colom’s victory brings the incoming Senate Democratic caucus to 55.
Did Bozonkers Midterm Ad Money Actually Matter?
Nearly $12 billion dollars was spent on political ads for the midterms.
Anthropic IPO Filing Reveals Revenue and Risks
Anthropic promises a blockbuster IPO with its revealing filing
We Bought a House. We Had Help From My Husband’s Parents. It Was One of the Biggest Mistakes We’ve Ever Made.
We gave up what makes life meaningful in order to do it.
She Will Not Stop Until Every Haitian Is Gone. And She’s Happy to Tell You Why.
“No one seemed to be concerned about ‘heritage citizens.