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AI Helped Find a Critical Bug Affecting Huge Swathes of the Internet
Newly announced vulnerabilities could affect broad swathes of the internet after being discovered by teams of cybersecurity professionals—with heavy AI assistance. The issues affect PHP, […]
The Diverse Communities of Staten Island (Out of the Jaws #14, with Mike DeCillis)
Today on a special episode of Out of the Jaws, Adam speaks with Mike DeCillis, candidate for the 11th congressional district in New York, where […]
The Astounding Campaign of Vivek Ramaswamy
New depths in an already lowly politics Every time I think I have grown numb to how awful these people are, they find a way […]
Melania Trump turns her back on women with an executive order
On Monday, alongside First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the Women’s Health Division at the National Institutes of Health […]
Angie Nixon has been working years for this moment
This story was originally reported by Errin Haines of The 19th. Meet Errin and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. This […]
Vivek Ramaswamy’s team saw his ugly attack ad as a ‘stroke of genius’: report
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s chief strategist reportedly presented a new attack as a “stroke of genius” even though it featured Democratic rival Amy […]
Rough start for Trump’s fraud hotline as it ‘instantly backfires’: report
The Trump administration’s new Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program is drawing ridicule on social media after Tuesday’s Oval Office launch, with users posting mock tips about […]
Memphis Wants to Be the “Digital Delta.” Its Residents Want to Breathe.
The Memphis City Council narrowly failed to pass an 18-month data center moratorium Tuesday night, but instead approved a 135-day development pause. Elon Musk’s xAI […]
Major projects bill would put decades of labour stability at risk: union leader
OTTAWA — Proposed amendments to Canada’s labour code outlined in Bill C-39 could put decades of labour stability at risk, Canadian Labour Congress President Bea […]
The Midterm Curse Proves the Two-Party System is a Dead End
The growing desire across the country to defeat Trump and his billionaire agenda is righteous. But what will a “blue wave” in the midterm elections […]
The Limits of Bolsonarismo
If Flávio Bolsonaro wins the presidential run-off in Brazil on Oct. 25, he would extend the region’s run of Donald Trump-aligned right-wing governments. His opponent, […]
New Ad Calls Out GOP for “Creepy Fetish of Monitoring Children’s Bathrooms”
A little girl walks into a bathroom and screams. Sitting there, scowling inside the stall, is the man who might be your next representative. “I’m […]
Poll: 7 in 10 Americans Doubt Trump Will Accept Midterm Results
A new poll demonstrates that voters are deeply skeptical over whether President Donald Trump will accept the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections, which Democrats […]
The El-Sayed Heckler’s Dad Got $250,000 to Campaign Against El-Sayed
The guy who tried and failed to catch Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed with a gotcha question about his supposed loyalty to the Muslim Brotherhood […]
Red Scare in Puerto Rico: A Hidden History
Post-World War II anti-communist hysteria hit Puerto Rico through legal assaults and J. Edgar Hoover’s clandestine tricks. Although the FBI met unexpected resistance, the strategy […]
Positive Rights and the Worldwide Working Class
Many countries recognize rights to housing, healthcare, and other components of a dignified life in their governing documents. The U.S. should follow suit. The post […]
Eminem’s Kid Rock collab shows the risk of cozying up to MAGA
He might look like something found in the dumpster at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. He might shamelessly plunder the sonics of decades of deep-fried and […]
JD Vance is America’s worst insult comedian
Theories abound as to why JD Vance, once a promising Yale Law graduate with a best-selling memoir, went MAGA. Some argue that it was always […]
Disordered Institutions Make Disordered Publics
In 1905, the rulers of Meiji Japan—the fourteen men with functionally absolute authority to negotiate their nation’s future—had just pulled off what they considered an […]