public health MAGA senator's attempt to discredit expert backfires at gun crime hearing (video) Mark Frauenfelder

censorship Missouri GOP lawmakers use flamethrowers in symbolic book burning (video) Mark Frauenfelder

electronic music The Faint: 25 years of Blank Wave Arcade (Todd Fink Interview) Lee Keeler

education 11-year-old expected to have smartphone in school Rob Beschizza

politics Mehdi Hasan's 2-minute summary of Project 2025 Jennifer Sandlin

donald trump NYT seems to think "The Final Solution" was a bold housing policy Jason Weisberger

graphic novels Graphic novel adaptation of Thomas Piketty's "Capital & Ideology" Thom Dunn

FDA denies approval of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD Allan Rose Hill

world news Vietnam National University says it doesn't want short people because they lack confidence Ellsworth Toohey

anti-DEI Tractor Supply Company ends DEI efforts and Pride month participation to please conservative critics Jennifer Sandlin

Emerging nations crippled by $29 trillion in debt while creditors milk surcharges Ellsworth Toohey

brazil Remote Brazilian tribe gets internet, porn addiction Natalie Dressed

israel-palestine French pro-Palestine protestors accused of "apology for terrorism" Natalie Dressed

politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin

crime Private Christian college Liberty University to pay $14m fine for refusing to disclose campus crimes for years Rob Beschizza

racism Texas judge rules that school can punish Black student for having long natural hair David Pescovitz

the party of chaos GOP strategist says it's obvious why the party keeps losing: A "rapist" runs the show Carla Sinclair

unvetted teachers Elementary school gets eerie message about substitute: remove him at once! Carla Sinclair

education New Jersey school district restricted access to topics including the Holocaust and civil rights, say teachers Rob Beschizza

health Being a Republican can kill you; living in the same state with too many of them can kill you too Ruben Bolling