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Fair Observer
- Ken Loach: Auteur as Agent Provocateur
In a morbidly ironic turn of events, English filmmaker Ken Loach’s latest public stand came almost at the same time as the death of Ray Brooks, the actor who played in Cathy Come Home (1966), Loach’s breakthrough television drama. Last weekend, Loach refused to accept the 2025 Gran Premio Torino Lifetime Achievement award at the… Continue reading Ken Loach: Auteur as Agent Provocateur The post Ken Loach: Auteur as Agent Provocateur appeared first on Fair Observer.
- Outside the Box: Deconstructing Sam Altman’s “Elite-Friendly Dream,” Part 2
In Part 1 of this three-part series of articles, ChatGPT allowed itself to demolish the vision of its firm’s CEO. The chatbot accused Sam Altman of promoting a dangerous, self-interested goal aimed at building “consent for current AI development paths, deregulation, and concentration of power.” As the conversation developed, it proposed to “map this rhetoric… Continue reading Outside the Box: Deconstructing Sam Altman’s “Elite-Friendly Dream,” Part 2 The post Outside the Box: Deconstructing Sam Altman’s “Elite-Friendly Dream,” Part 2 appeared first on Fair Observer.
- How Iran Became a Great Power and Why It Hates America and Israel
Fair Observer Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh (the Rajput) and retired CIA Officer Glenn Carle (the WASP) unpack Iran’s long journey from imperial power to revolutionary state. Drawing on centuries of Persian history, Western intervention and ideological transformation, they trace how a proud civilization came to see itself at odds with the United States… Continue reading How Iran Became a Great Power and Why It Hates America and Israel The post How Iran Became a Great Power and Why It Hates America and Israel appeared first on Fair Observer.
Ensia
The Marshall Project
Aeon
- Life happened fast
It’s time to rethink how we study life’s origins. It emerged far earlier, and far quicker, than we once thought possible - by Michael Marshall Read at Aeon
Unicorn Riot
Quanta Magazine
Sludge
- Dem Super PACs Refund FTX Money Under DOJ Pressure
Future Forward and Women Vote waited years to refund their FTX money, only doing so after being pressed by the Justice Department.
Yale Environment 360
WhoWhatWhy
- Trump Wants ‘Out of Control’ Museums to Stop Teaching About the Evils of Slavery
Donald Trump thinks that museums shouldn't teach Americans about the evils of slavery and is directing his lawyers to conduct a review of them to ensure that they teach only the kind of history he approves of. Trump Wants ‘Out of Control’ Museums to Stop Teaching About the Evils of Slavery originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
Inside Climate News
Grist
- Clearing debris after a storm is big business. For some communities, it’s also a burden.
How the necessary work of cleaning up can make an even bigger mess.
- After the Texas floods, when is the right time to ask what went wrong?
The rare window to ask tough questions opens after a disaster. Too often, it closes before accurate answers can emerge.
- A startup promised 45,000 EV jobs to struggling towns. They’re still waiting.
Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions — and no jobs.
The Conversation
- Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much
In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water for five days.
- What an old folktale can teach us about the ‘annoying persistence’ of political comedians
The folktale, ‘The Bird Indifferent to Pain,’ offers insight into why audiences are drawn to the relentless jester – a comedic trope that has endured across cultures.
- One of Hurricane Katrina’s most important lessons isn’t about storm preparations – it’s about injustice
Looking back on New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina is a reminder that while such hazards may be natural, the death and destruction is largely human-made.
- Chaos gardening – wild beauty, or just a mess? A sustainable landscape specialist explains the trend
Chaos gardening is touted on social media as an easy, no-effort way to create a beautiful garden. A landscape specialist explains what to be aware of before chaotically tossing seeds around.
- How bigotry crushed the dreams of an all-Black Little League team
The Civil Rights Movement is often told in terms of court decisions, brutal beatings and racist demagogues. It’s rarely told from the view of children, who suffered in ways that left emotional scars.
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