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Apr
23

Will We Be the Next Civilization to Lose Democracy? Plus, Trump’s Trial, Its Meaning, Violence and Agency, and The Allure of Fascism

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11 min read
Apr
23

The Rise of Omnistress, Plus, Why Gen Z’s So Unhappy, And Everyone Else Is, Too

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8 min read
Apr
21

Weekly Open Thread

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1 min read
Apr
19

Extinction Age Capitalism, How It Defines This Age, How We’re All Working For It Now, And Why You Shouldn’t Read This Post

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11 min read
Apr
17

What Would the Trump Economy Really Be Like, How to Understand a World Melting Down, and…an Apology

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10 min read
Apr
16

The Grandmas Who Took on Climate Change, Why Our Civilization’s Paralyzed, and the Myth of the Boy Genius

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8 min read
Apr
16

Trump’s History-Making Trial, What Happens When Things Suck and Nobody’s Happy, Plus, Is a Better Economy Worth…Giving Up On Democracy?

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9 min read
Apr
14

Weekly Open Thread!

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1 min read
Apr
13

The Big Idea: Are We All Languishing? Plus, The Joyless Age, and What Happens When a World Has Nothing to Look Forward To

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9 min read
Apr
09

What Optimism and Pessimism Are in the 21st Century, a Reflection on “Are We Doomed?,” And Two Narratives of the Human Journey

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9 min read