The state as common good’s last stand: Recipes to stop oligarchy
A growing number of economists are calling on governments to step up to ensure that the private sector’s pursuit of profit is aligned with the interests of society as a whole
40 million lives later: The dangers of erasing AIDS from the works of art it inspired
The Smithsonian’s decision to change the name of a work by Félix González-Torres – cancelling out the express tribute to his partner, who died of AIDS in 1991 – has set off alarm bells. Is the new surge in conservatism trying to quickly forget a tragedy that still isn’t over?
This time, the anti-Trump resistance is in the courts
The president’s avalanche of executive orders has been met with dozens of lawsuits, leading to a debate over whether the US is losing its separation of powers — or if judges are overstepping their authority by slowing the White House’s agenda
King Trump
Fernando Francia|
The question is no longer whether Trump can amend the Constitution to stay in power, but whether American democracy is strong enough to withstand the challenges of a leader with a base willing to question its limits
The ‘tsundoku’ phenomenon, or how we’ve normalized collecting books we’ll never read
This Japanese word describes a habit that many readers unknowingly engage in every time they acquire new copies of titles on their list
Maram Kairé, Senegalese astronomer: ‘The development of the African continent will depend on the space sector’
The director of the Senegalese Space Study Agency has just led the launch of the first Senegalese nanosatellite into space
Alice Weidel, a far-right profile that breaks the mold
The AfD leader maintains a discourse that contradicts her personal life but is allowing her to gain ground among a German electorate concerned about immigration
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últimas noticias
- Patrick Dempsey: ‘Dyslexia was a lesson in humility that saved me from the temptation to believe I was better than anyone else’
- One month later, Trump’s threats remain unfulfilled as Mexican shelters sit empty along border
- Venezuelan opposition again following the siren song of an electoral boycott
- Trump deported fewer people than Obama, Clinton or Bush, but more indiscriminately
- Ai Weiwei: ‘In the art world, everyone talks about money. It’s poisonous; you’re only worth as much as your work’
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