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The Multilayered Inhumanity of the Kentucky Derby

Saturday the 3rd of May is Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Here come the frivolous cocktails. The pointedly gendered dress code. And one...

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Bezos Versus Musk: Which Billionaire Will Trash Space the Most?

Amazon’s Project Kuiper is sending its first satellites into space. The company’s founder and executive chair, Jeff Bezos, seems keen to challenge...

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The Only Minority Destroying This Country Are Billionaires, Bernie. Not Migrants.

Terminus, the Roman god of borders and boundary stones, had a motto: I Yield to No One. In the old days, lambs and piglets died in blood sacrifices...

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Done, Done, So Done With Duopoly

After the election, some Trump voters told reporters they don’t pay much attention to what Trump says. They pay attention to their bank accounts...

25.11.2024 9

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Apple’s Cash Grab From Patreon Harms Journalism, Advocacy, and Art

Subscriber support through Patreon is a lifeline for independent artists, researchers, advocates, and journalists. I’m among the people who rely on...

06.11.2024 3

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The Ballot on the Coffee Table

What bleakness lurks in a piece of folded paper! And the ink in my pen feels so heavy, so sticky, like oil. Here it is, in black and white on the...

24.10.2024 2

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