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November 26, 2023

Sunday Science: ‘Treasure Trove’ of New CRISPR Systems Holds Promise for Genome Editing

Sara Reardon Nature

An algorithm that can analyse hundreds of millions of genetic sequences has identified DNA-cutting genes and enzymes that are extremely rare in nature.

November 26, 2023

Lakota Historian Nick Estes on Thanksgiving, Settler Colonialism & Continuing Indigenous Resistance

Amy Goodman, Nick Estes Democracy Now!

Lakota historian Nick Estes talks about the violent origins of Thanksgiving and his book Our History Is the Future. “This history … is a continuing history of genocide, of settler colonialism and, basically, the founding myths of this country,”

November 26, 2023

Forward Ever: 40 Years On From the End of the Revolution and the U.S. Invasion of Grenada

Amy Li Baksh NACLA

In the throes of the Cold War, a tiny Caribbean island dared to wage a revolutionary experiment. As the Revo imploded, the United States invaded.

November 26, 2023

The Newest Attack on the Voting Rights Act

Michael Li Brennan Center for Justice

A federal appeals court decision is so outlandish that the Supreme Court will almost certainly reverse it.

November 26, 2023

The Harvard Law Review Refused To Run This Piece About Genocide in Gaza

Rabea Eghbariah The Nation

The piece was nearing publication when the journal decided against publishing it. You can read the article here.

November 26, 2023

Jon Hamm and Juno Temple Bring ‘Fargo’ Into the Trump Years, for Better and for Worse: TV Review

Alison Herman Variety

Fargo's Season 5 reverses course to become the most contemporary “Fargo” entry to date, and thus the first to take place during the Trump administration.

November 26, 2023

Group of Google Contractors Who Work on Search and Bard Win Union Vote

Jennifer Elias CNBC

A group of Google contractors have successfully voted to unionize. The decision classifies Google as a “joint employer” to staffing firm Accenture’s employees who work on Google’s content that includes Search and Bard.

November 25, 2023

Political Crisis in Guatemala Intensifies

Jeff Abbott The Progressive

The recent arrests of opposition candidates, students, and professors have a haunting resonance in Latin America. Nearly three dozen journalists, activists, judges, prosecutors, investigators, and former government officials have been forced to flee.

November 25, 2023

“The Battle for Global AI Dominance”

Freddy Brewster The Lever

A battle is brewing in the U.S. Copyright Office over artificial intelligence’s use of copyrighted material — and Big Tech is spending millions to ensure they win.

November 25, 2023

‘Asian American’ Category Obscures Health Disparities

Usha Lee McFarling Stat

Because Asians in groups at the top earn so much more than those at the bottom, averaging makes it look like many other groups are doing far better than they are. The same is true for health outcomes.