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The Incredible Shrinking Trump Coalition

G. Elliott Morris Strength in Numbers
An updated look at the president's approval rating by geography and demographics shows just how narrow his coalition has become.

China Surpasses US in Research Spending

Caroline Wagner The Conversation
China’s ascent is, in one sense, good news. More knowledge expands the global pool of discovery from which everyone can draw. The world benefits when science thrives. The problem is not that China is investing, but that the U.S. is not.

Death by A.I.

Ken Klippenstein KlipNews
By the time the public learns what the Autonomous Warfare Center actually does, it will have been doing it for years.

The Counterterrorism Czar Without a Counterterrorism Plan

Hannah Allam ProPublica
After the Trump administration’s attack on Iran, experts say, threats of extremist violence are likely to rise in the U.S. In office for more than a year, counterterrorism chief Sebastian Gorka has yet to issue a blueprint to combat threats.

The Confidence Game

Tongo Eisen-Martin
Like a magician, poet Tongo Eisen-Martin pulls words and images out of a hat filled with frightening wonders.

How the Tech World Turned Evil

Timothy Noah The New Republic
Once upon a time, they were counterculture idealists bringing power to the people. Today they’re greedy monopolists who’d sooner destroy our democracy than be reined in by government in any way—and they have to be stopped.

Facing up to the Horrors of the Mỹ Lai Massacre

Michael G. Vann Jacobin
Last month, Vietnam marked the 58th anniversary of the Mỹ Lai massacre, when US soldiers killed hundreds of defenseless civilians. US public memory largely ignores the history of atrocities like Mỹ Lai, making it easier to repeat them in the future.