As Todd Blanche, Erica Schwartz and Jay Clayton face the Senate, a fundamental disconnect becomes clear
There’s been a lot of discussion in America this week about the meaning of integrity.
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The Nato summit exposed the real source of Trump’s power ⊕
It comes from his willingness to violate all norms, rules and laws – and leaving everyone else to pick up the pieces
At the Nato summit just ended, Trump lashed out at other Nato members, saying he wa…
29 days ago
A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong ⊕⊕
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Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signatures
A scientist who decoded the dictionary that a bird uses to communicate has won a $100,0…
32 days ago
RIP Alan Greenspan: you were charming, powerful, and wrong | Robert Reich ⊕⊕
The former Federal Reserve chair was a smart guy – but he had a huge blind spot. Here’s what I wish I’d said to him
Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100.
My students don’t recognize his name, but …
38 days ago
Will it take a ‘Chernobyl-scale disaster’ for us to regulate cyber weapons of mass destruction? | Stuart Russell ⊕
Unrestrained development of unsafe AI systems is leading to intolerable risks
Stuart Russell is a computer scientist known for his contributions to AI and a new Guardian US columnist
The AI company Ant…
39 days ago
The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman ⊕
There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power
The stock market listing of SpaceX has led to an o…
54 days ago
I know what it’s like to be 80. We have reason to worry about Trump’s health | Robert Reich ⊕
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Physical and mental health aren’t easily separated, especially at our age. And the president is showing many concerning signs
I do not wish Trump ill. While he hasn’t shown a shred of compassion for a…
61 days ago
The language of the American presidency doesn’t apply to Trump | Robert Reich ⊖
Trump and his allies have so undermined the US government that we need a new vocabulary to describe them
Words matter. When describing a government, they inevitably carry moral weight.
Over the past 16…
72 days ago
Stuffed possums and sunken gold coins: the podcast that explains America in 100 unlikely items ⊕
Roman Mars’s pod 99% Invisible is a worldwide hit. Now he has teamed up with the BBC for new series A History of the United States in 100 Objects, an insight into the secret significance of everyday …
90 days ago
Gunfire at the White House correspondents’ dinner is another grim sign of our times | Robert Reich ⊖⊖
A Washington DC event rapidly descending in fear and panic and fear after gunshots is, sadly, of a piece with the chaotic tragedy of our times
For as long as I can remember, the White House correspond…