Your country can't feed you
Even domestic food production depends on imports....
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AI job predictions are just hunches dressed up like facts
When AI companies, forecasters, and talking heads say your career will disappear — they're playing baseball in the dark....
Looking for the rich? Check in the shadows.
Across the world, shade is a privilege of the wealthy....
Hey guys? You could help out a little more.
We stopped calling it "women's work" — but we never stopped making it women's work....
Hosting the Olympics: The world's most expensive participation trophy
Every Olympics goes over budget. Every single one....
How many nukes does one nation need?
For the first time in decades, US and Russian nuclear stockpiles have no limits....
Last call for third places?
A healthy democracy needs manicures, playgrounds, and cheeky pints....