Kill Your Doomerism with Citizen Science
On one of the first proper spring days in New York City, I found myself wandering through Broad Channel, a quiet, strikingly conservative neighborhood in…
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Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine
A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.
The Free and Open Web Is Under Attack at the IETF
The ability to access publicly available information using automated tools is a central value and benefit of a free and open internet. Automated access—often called…
The NO FAKES Act Could Silence Satire, Commentary, And News
The NO FAKES Act is supposed to target harmful AI-generated impersonations. But in reality, it will make it easier to suppress commentary, satire, and other…
Pluralistic: The (real) dead economy theory (17 Jun 2026)
Today’s links The (real) dead economy theory: Vibes and memestocks, all the way down. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Jim Baen…
Fighting on Two Fronts: Ukraine’s High-Stakes War Against Wartime Corruption
Ukraine has continued to pursue high-level corruption cases even as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds through its fifth year. The aggressive push reflects not only domestic…
Brazil: Ex-President Bolsonaro’s Son Sentenced to Four Years over U.S. Lobbying
Judges handed down a four-year prison sentence to the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s son for seeking U.S. interference in his father’s trial, a ruling…
‘Digital Colonialism’: U.S. Demands Access to Africans’ Private Data
The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. Privacy experts fear the information could be…
More Americans Are Hungry in the Face of Federal Cuts, Rising Grocery Prices
According to a survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, more people are struggling with food insecurity now than during the peak of…
Azerbaijani Court Replaces Entire Judicial Panel in Meydan TV Trial, Raising Fears of Retrial
Defense lawyers say the replacement of all three judges in the case against OCCRP’s member center Meydan TV journalists could force the seven-month-old trial to…