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Is the End of Public Schooling Near?

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Apr 12, 2024 Inglewood, California’s gutted system previews a bleak future for American education. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Is the Texas Deportation Law Constitutional?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 10, 2024 Gov. Greg Abbott looks to the ghost of Antonin Scalia to validate his war on the undocumented. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Trump’s Insurrection Architect Is Close to Disbarment

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Apr 5, 2024 After a review of his actions, John Eastman got placed on "involuntary inactive status" in California. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Team Human vs. Team Posthuman—Which Side Are You On?

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Apr 4, 2024 How Silicon Valley billionaires intentionally muddle public conversations around human extinction. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

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Laboratories of Progress—Or Hotbeds of Reaction?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Apr 1, 2024 The future of American democracy may be decided in the sleepy halls of our state capitals. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Assange Sent to ‘Purgatory’ by British High Court

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Mar 26, 2024 He can be extradited if the U.S. gives “assurances” his First Amendment rights will be protected and he doesn’t face the death penalty. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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The Madness of the Race to Build Artificial General Intelligence

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Mar 14, 2024 The people plunging us all toward AGI are saying some very scary things. We’d be wise to pay them heed. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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RFK Jr. and the Political Math of 2024

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Mar 7, 2024 Will the most dynastic name on the November ballot impact the outcome? Does it deserve to? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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The Supreme Court Is Validating Trump’s Strategy of Delay

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 4, 2024 The decision to hear the former president’s immunity claim makes a mockery of the rule of law. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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A Country Aging Before Its Time

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Feb 28, 2024 Forget Joe Biden. America as a country is beginning to lose it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Samuel Alito Relaunches His War on Gay Marriage

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 26, 2024 After the Dobbs decision overturning Roe, no Supreme Court precedent is safe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Insurrection and the Hypocrisy of Originalism

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 12, 2024 The Supreme Court is about to green light Donald Trump’s run for a second term. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )