Money Talks: Are Psychopaths Better at Business?
Dr. Leanne ten Brinke explains the connection between “dark personality traits” and success in the real world.
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Has r/WallStreetBets Broken Containment?
Thanks to new crypto-based platforms, retail investors seem to be outgrowing memestocks.
The Most Profitable Trend in Podcasting Is a Big Ugly Problem for the Rest of Us
Tech media is moving toward flattering, access-driven coverage, where the powerful reward friendly coverage.
The Spice Economy
Maryland-based spice company, McCormick, is absorbing Unilever’s food division in a massive “takeunder.
The Economy Is in Even Rougher Shape Than It Looks
Things aren’t giving way just yet—but they’re getting shakier and shakier.
More Americans doubt vaccine safety than trust it, POLITICO Poll finds
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views are commonplace across the land.
‘A crisis in the making’: Nebraska races to impose work requirements on Medicaid
The state’s May 1 enforcement will be a test case for what could happen nationwide in January.
Your guide to who’s who in the MAHA movement
Sure, Americans know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz.
Trump is still trying to DOGE the NIH. Republicans are tired.
The NIH has proven a difficult target for the White House budget director, because lawmakers have a symbiotic relationship with the agency.
RFK Jr. has turned corporate America’s name to mud, POLITICO Poll finds
Most Americans, especially Republicans, want to regulate food and drug makers now.
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.
Trump Keeps Gambling With the Economy — And Getting Away With It
President Donald Trump has taken one risk after another that could have destabilized the American economy. Iran is the latest crisis to test U.S. economic resilience.
‘I’ve won affordability’: Trump previews SOTU in Georgia rally
The president stopped in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old district to defend his economic record.
Trump Doesn’t Have the Power to Enact His Latest Elections Scheme
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Anxiety among election officials and experts had been building for months before Donald Trump issued his latest executive order purporting to ensure election integrity late last month.
It’s Not Just Iran. Trump Is Flailing on Multiple Fronts.
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You’ve heard the joke: The White House is going to start talking about the Epstein files to distract from how badly the Iran war is going.
The Publishing Mystery That No One Wants to Talk About
On a recent morning at Rockefeller Center, NBC employees strolled through the crowd with copies of Upward Bound, the latest book-club pick from the Today show co-host Jenna Bush Hager. “It’s deeply heartfelt and moving,” Hager said, after holding up the debut novel from the 28-year-old Woody Brown, “and the reason it’s so authentic is that the author understands autism firsthand.”
That understanding is indeed profound.
Is Anybody Actually Winning Trump’s Iran War?
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In this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his reaction to the recent election in Hungary and the defeat of Viktor Orbán. David counters Orbán defenders who claim that this loss proves Orbán was never a threat. Antidemocratic leaders often face institutional constraints, and it was those institutional constraints that compelled Orbán to accept a defeat after years of abuse of power.
Jared Kushner’s Mysterious Role in the Trump Administration
In 2021, shortly after he left his role as a senior White House adviser, Jared Kushner let it be known that he had loved his job but disliked the scrutiny and disclosure that came with being a top U.S. government official. He set up a private-equity firm and took a $2 billion investment from a Saudi fund led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He proclaimed that he was embracing private life. “I’m an investor now,” Kushner said in a 2024 interview.
“The Future Is Peace”: Maoz Inon & Aziz Abu Sarah on Israelis and Palestinians Working Together
Maoz Inon’s parents were killed in the October 7 attacks in 2023. Aziz Abu Sarah’s brother died after being tortured in an Israeli prison. The two have closely worked together calling for peace in Israel and Palestine over the past two years. They just released a book titled The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land.
“I grew up angry. I grew up believing peace is impossible. But at some point, I realized — when I was 18 — that Maoz and I are not on the opposite side.
Reps. Swalwell & Gonzales Resign over Alleged Sexual Misconduct; Will Congress Take More Action?
Democratic Congressmember Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Tony Gonzales of Texas resigned Tuesday. Both of them faced potential expulsion votes after they were accused of sexual misconduct involving former staffers.
Swalwell’s resignation came just days after CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle reported multiple allegations against him, including twice raping a former staffer. Swalwell denied the allegations. He dropped out of the California gubernatorial race on Sunday.
“Scorched-Earth Campaign”: Israel Uses “Gaza Playbook” to Turn Southern Lebanon into Rubble
Israeli forces continue to bombard towns in southern Lebanon today, according to Lebanese state media. Several people were killed in a strike on the coastal town of Ansariya. According to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Israeli attacks have killed over 2,100 people, wounding nearly 7,000. Over 1 million Lebanese have been displaced, and 40,000 homes have been destroyed or heavily damaged. We go to Beirut, where we’re joined by investigative journalist Lylla Younes.
Israel’s War & Demands “Could Throw Lebanon Back into a Civil War”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the first direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in decades on Tuesday in Washington. Hezbollah, which was not a party to the talks, made clear it will not abide by any agreement that results from their negotiations.
Israel’s demand that Hezbollah be disarmed is “anything but reasonable,” says Daniel Levy, former Israeli peace negotiator under Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and Yitzhak Rabin.
Has r/WallStreetBets Broken Containment?
Thanks to new crypto-based platforms, retail investors seem to be outgrowing memestocks.
The Most Profitable Trend in Podcasting Is a Big Ugly Problem for the Rest of Us
Tech media is moving toward flattering, access-driven coverage, where the powerful reward friendly coverage.
The Spice Economy
Maryland-based spice company, McCormick, is absorbing Unilever’s food division in a massive “takeunder.
The Economy Is in Even Rougher Shape Than It Looks
Things aren’t giving way just yet—but they’re getting shakier and shakier.