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  • The Gray Area with Sean Illing: What if humans went extinct next Friday?

    Listen: https://ift.tt/fts06gV What comes after the human? We’re living through multiple crises — ecological, technological, political. But beneath all of that is something even deeper: a crisis of the self. Who are we, really? How did we come to see… more ›

  • The EI Podcast: The Trial at 100: revisiting Kafka’s prophetic masterpiece

    Listen: https://ift.tt/H4WdyTN This year marks the centenary of the publication of Franz Kafka’s novel, The Trial – a seminal work that continues to captivate and unsettle its readers. EI’s Alastair Benn and Paul Lay are joined by Karolina Watroba, author… more ›

  • Key Questions on Energy and AI – Analysis – IEA

    Key Questions on Energy and AI – Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency. https://www.iea.org/reports/key-questions-on-energy-and-ai more ›

  • From The Periphery: Subscriber Edition: TFTT 200/ The Rise of End Times Fascism w/ Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor

    Listen: https://ift.tt/jIlv2W6 For episode 200 (!) of The Fire These Times, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor join Dana & Elia to talk about their piece "the rise of end times fascism." Naomi Klein is the author of Doppelganger, On Fire,… more ›

  • How Good Was Prime Blake Griffin?

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  • William Gibson On the Apocalypse, America, and The Peripheral’s Ending

    William Gibson is laconic. Which isn’t too surprising, given that the author of Neuromancer is famous for his spare, incisive prose style. We sat down http://io9.com/william-gibson-on-the-apocalypse-america-and-the-peri-1656659382 more ›

  • Gerrard Winstanley, the man who got the Diggers digging | Aeon Essays

    Gerrard Winstanley led a small band of radicals whose vision of justice encompassed the globe and continues to inspire https://aeon.co/essays/gerrard-winstanley-the-man-who-got-the-diggers-digging?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=054df2db96-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-947a0f3c79-71652312 more ›

  • Mali

    For more than a decade, Mali has been engaged in multiple armed conflicts against non-State armed groups operating on its territory. As in other Sahelian countries, the roots of the armed conflicts… https://warwatch.ch/situations/non-international-armed-conflicts-in-mali/violations/ more ›

  • The Debrief | Why Some Retailers Are Ignoring the Internet

    As the global luxury e-commerce engine stalls, BoF correspondent Austin Kim discusses his look at independent boutiques finding that the right strategic move is to stay offline. https://www.businessoffashion.com/podcasts/retail/the-debrief-why-some-retailers-are-ignoring-the-internet/?utm_source=newsletter_daily_digest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily_Digest_300426&cid=587aba24-4127-469f-8d2d-6bf7a31b470b&did=69f2e1f0e9132076904b78e46cd9ddbb&uid=1643119&utm_content=intro more ›

  • How Russia Recruits Teenagers in Occupied Ukraine for a Pro-Moscow Propaganda Machine

    Trips to Russia, master classes from Kremlin-aligned media figures, and lessons in Soviet military glory. Through its “Young Correspondents” program, Russia is training teenagers in occupied Ukraine to promote the invasion and wage information war on Moscow’s behalf. https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/how-russia-recruits-teenagers-in-occupied-ukraine-for-a-pro-moscow-propaganda-machine?utm_source=OCCRP&utm_campaign=27cef2043f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_30_08_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bcc1d53473-27cef2043f-712272188 more ›