He Battled Putin, and Now Predicts What He’ll Do Next About Ukraine
A conversation with longtime Putin nemesis Bill Browder about sanctions, what both the Russian people and the oligarchs are experiencing, and what he sees ahead.
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Back to the Cold War
Putin’s murderous assault against Ukraine risks destabilizing Europe and launching a new arms race
Why the Internet Is Less Safe Than Flying or Driving or Eating
A look at the reasons you should lie awake at night worrying about cybersecurity, crypto, and “The Internet of Things.”
Activists Say New Railway Will Be Environmental Train Wreck
Environmental activists cite carbon emissions, forest destruction, derailment concerns, and more as reasons for their lawsuits against the planned Uinta Basin Railway, which could quadruple waxy crude oil production out of northeastern Utah.
Is America Approaching Its “Sell by” Date?
An argument that it’s not a matter of “if,” but “when” an American civil war begins.
Is Crypto a Libertarian Dream or a Left-Wing Nightmare?
Are Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, and the blockchain that they ride on the financial instruments of the future — or a Ponzi scheme to enrich the wealthy?
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Havana Syndrome Is Likely Real, Feds Admit
The syndrome is mysterious, the attempts to deny its existence, not so much. For decades, the US has been secretly studying ways to exploit a similar phenomenon.
How the Supreme Court Played Capture the Flag: Conversation with Sen. Whitehouse
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) outlines “The Scheme” by which right-wing forces have spent 50 years capturing control of the Supreme Court.
Corruption Is America’s Operating System
How and why corrupt political and business systems have become normalized, how they determine the shape of our government, and how they undermine democracy.
Will Anti-Vaxxers Merge With More Violent Groups to Destabilize the US?
Those agitating against vaccine mandates threaten to become part of a larger wave destabilizing the country by creating doubts about… almost everything.
NY Expands Absentee Voting Following Defeat of Ballot Measure
NY Expands Absentee Voting Following Defeat of Ballot Measure (Maria) The author writes, “New Yorkers can again choose to vote by absentee rather than face the risk of catching COVID-19 at polling sites through the rest of 2022 under a bill that Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Friday. The Assembly passed the bill 100-45 on Wednesday, […]