Which Is the First and Shortest Geologic Period of the Mesozoic Era?
You wanted more quizzes, and we’ve delivered! Now you can test your wits every day of the week. Each weekday, your host, Ray Hamel, concocts a challenging set of unique…
Democrats Need a Plan. Instead They’re Running for President.
Welcome back to Margin of Terror, a column in which we track how the U.S. electorate is reacting to political developments during the second Trump presidency. There’s bad news for…
How Elon Musk Colonized NASA
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Trump’s Crypto Profiteering Is Worse Than You Think
Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss the political push by global governments towards rapid AI adoption at all costs, and how citizens can critically rethink not only…
How Gaza’s hunger crisis reached its “worst-case scenario”
The “worst-case scenario” is unfolding in Gaza. Though there are larger hunger crises in the world in terms of sheer numbers, Gaza is, in many ways, the most intense. By…
Why Trump is picking a fight with Brazil
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The dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explained
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Is anyone going to stop a looming death spiral in Gaza?
Gaza is on the brink of a mass starvation crisis, and once it starts, it will be difficult if not impossible to stop. The Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip…
Why tariffs haven’t caused runaway inflation — yet
Initial predictions about runaway inflation and empty shelves after President Donald Trump announced his sweeping tariffs in April have yet to materialize. Some in the Trump administration have taken that…
World News in Brief: Violence in Somalia, cholera in Haiti, tax support for sustainable development
Clashes intensified in the town of Mahas in the Hiraan region, Hirshabelle state, on 26 July forcing the entire population – over 28,000 people – to flee their homes. Another…