"It ain't about racism. It's about the human condition."

Commentary: NASA is sending four astronauts farther into space than any humans have ever traveled. But there's a much deeper subtext about what it all means.

AI researcher Gary Marcus said that thanks to AI, some programmers are stuck debugging code rather than writing their own.

Grace Tame accused Australia of being "a so called democracy" that punishes peaceful protesters, before chanting "from Gadigal to Gaza, globalise the intifada!"

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The declaration made by Victoria Police was challenged by a group of protesters.

In a rare interview, the legendary reporter talks about the crisis of journalism, the secret of real reporting, and Trump

From the archives: Grappling with the massacre on its thirtieth anniversary

Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence. An open letter, released to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls on global leaders attending this week’s conference to close the widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Continue reading...

Internal revolt and external pressure collide in Iran. Plus, Cory Doctorow on the AI hype machine.

A call to withdraw President Herzog’s invitation, uphold international law, and defend free speech and the right to protest.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans reset U.S. nutrition policy by restoring science, common sense, and real food as the foundation of national health.

The decision to silence a Palestinian Australian author goes well beyond the standards of the Racial Discrimination Act and ordinary standards of free speech.

The New Year has a bright start as a supermoon lights up winter skies in the region.

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