LAWRENCE WITTNER – Although 81 years have passed since the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945, the rulers of major nations continue their reckless march toward a nuclear holocaust.
The data center backlash that’s uniting America
NICK ENGELFRIED – The organized opposition to data centers builds on a wave of popular fury with the AI industry and its massive footprint, unlike almost anything in recent U.S. history. Moreover, “concerns about data centers are agitating even people who have never taken a public stand on any issue before,” Seed said. “They’re willing to take a stand on this.”
Arrested for Clapping, Iranian Prisoner Hunger Strike & Stopping Robot Teachers
RIVERA SUN – In the baffling koan of these times, what is the sound of our one hand clapping? All our voices, singing.
A Brief History of How Countries Sleepwalk Into War
JOHN P. RUEHL – From the Civil War and World War I to the ongoing conflict in Iran, America’s and other nations’ expectations of war have repeatedly been challenged by the realities that emerge once fighting begins.
How Anti-Worker Lawmakers Are Trying to Muzzle Voters
ROXANNE D. BROWN – Sooner or later, anti-worker lawmakers will learn that there’s no silencing voters like United Steelworkers (USW) members and other voters. The harder they try, the louder we get.
The World Cup Reminded Us What America Can Be
GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE – The World Cup gave us a glimpse of America at its best: a place where strangers become neighbors, where cultures meet and create something new, and where diversity becomes not a source of fear but a foundation for belonging.