Waking
Poet Gloria Vando considers who wins and who loses in the new arms race.
Rising Heat, Failing Kidneys: Climate’s Hidden Toll on Migrant Workers
In These Times
Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.
The 2026 Senate Map If Trump Is Still This Unpopular
How Trump’s standing with voters impacts key Senate races, and why Republicans in swing and even red-leaning states are at serious risk.
The Tesla Lie Prompting Engineers To Quit
After hundreds of crashes, Tesla’s misleading "autonomous driving" claims might be coming to an end. Elon Musk promised full self-driving cars, but hasn't delivered.
Epstein Death: Files Provide New Proof of a Cover Up
A forensic psychologist analyzes newly released security camera footage from inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center on the night Jeffrey Epstein died. What can be proven versus what the public has been told.
How Governments Spy On Protestors—And How To Avoid It
Wired Security Editor Andrew Couts and Senior Writer Lily Hay Newman discuss technologies used by law enforcement that put citizens' privacy at risk—and how to avoid them.
New Study Shows Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Reversed
Case Western University Newsroom
A new study by researchers from Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Cleveland VA shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed to achieve full neurological recovery—not just prevented or slowed—in animal models.
Seven Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Congressional Testimony
Politico
The New Year’s Eve transcript release buries details from the former special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump. Smith repeatedly restating his view that Trump was guilty of a historic crime and revealed new information about his witness list.
This Is the Real SNAP Fraud
The New Republic
Scammers steal billions of dollars in food stamps from needy people every year. Why isn’t Congress doing anything to stop them?
Seattle’s New Mayor on Her ‘Sewer Socialist Mentality’
Jacobin
Ahead of her swearing in today, Seattle mayor Katie Wilson talks to Jacobin about the everyday pressures squeezing working-class people and why she’s a democratic socialist.
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