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Charis Books, Red Emma’s, and other booksellers serve as intellectual and cultural hubs during rising authoritarianism

The US attended the UN Cybercrime Treaty signing ceremony in Hanoi this weekend, where 72 countries signed on to a Russia-backed framework for global surveillance cooperation. Whether the US actually puts pen to paper (and all the reporting on this is kind of cagey) is almost beside the point—by showing up and legitimizing the proceeding, what the Biden administration last year blessed with "we'll fix it from within" is now in the hands of the Trump administration.

Hundreds of fans gathered in Rod Serling’s hometown to celebrate The Twilight Zone creator who turned science fiction into bold social commentary.

Democrats will never be as cruel as Republicans after a political assassination. That’s to their credit. But it may not be to their advantage.