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Netflix Won’t Give Wake Up Dead Man the Release It Deserves

Netflix Won’t Give Wake Up Dead Man the Release It Deserves

Wake Up Dead Man is another crowd-pleasing entry in writer-director Rian Johnson’s Knives Out murder mystery franchise. It’s the kind of movie that should be crushing it with audiences on the big screen. But Netflix would rather you see it on their streamer.Josh...

Emirati CEO Asked Jeffrey Epstein for Elon Musk Connection

Emirati CEO Asked Jeffrey Epstein for Elon Musk Connection

Two years before hosting a meeting with Elon Musk in Dubai, Emirati logistics CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem asked Jeffrey Epstein to connect him with the Tesla head, newly released emails show. It’s not the only time Musk has come up in the Epstein files.In 2014, Elon...

The Data Center Boom Could Trigger Blackouts

The Data Center Boom Could Trigger Blackouts

The country’s largest power grid operator, PJM Interconnection, plans to power new data centers that it knows it doesn’t have the capacity for — prompting an energy watchdog to warn of heightened blackout risks.PJM Interconnection has seen windfall profits from...

Israel and Its Leaders Are Still on Trial for Genocide

Israel and Its Leaders Are Still on Trial for Genocide

Western states would like to move on as if the Gaza genocide never happened, even though Israel is still terrorizing the Palestinian people. But the legal cases holding Israel and its leaders accountable are going ahead despite their best efforts.Israel is on trial...

An AI-Powered Stock Market

An AI-Powered Stock Market

The stock market is touching near all-time highs, while Americans’ credit scores are hitting an all-time low. Indicators of a dynamic business environment couldn’t be further from a realistic picture of ordinary citizens’ economic position.Nvidia is not just the chip...

A Lottocratic Political System Would Empower Ordinary People

A Lottocratic Political System Would Empower Ordinary People

American democracy seems to be falling into an ever greater crisis. A lottocratic system, in which citizens are randomly selected to serve as legislators, could empower ordinary people and stem political dysfunction.A “lottocracy” a lottery-based political system,...

Netflix’s Jay Kelly Eulogizes an Industry It’s Killing Off

Netflix’s Jay Kelly Eulogizes an Industry It’s Killing Off

Noah Baumbach and George Clooney’s Jay Kelly is a Netflix dramedy about the death of Hollywood stardom and the theatrical experience. Ironically, with Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros., the call is definitely coming from inside the house. If Netflix has its way,...

Prediction Markets Are Bookies With Venture Capital Funding

Prediction Markets Are Bookies With Venture Capital Funding

Backed by Silicon Valley–aligned venture capital and legal loopholes, prediction markets are creeping into every corner of life. They turn everything from measles outbreaks to government resignations to famine into opportunities for predatory speculation.Kalshi enjoys...

How the Republican Party Slipped Its Leash

How the Republican Party Slipped Its Leash

A strong labor movement demanded unified elites. Organized business in turn kept the GOP’s madness contained to ensure a favorable business climate. Today the Republican Party’s descent into chaos is a product of capitalist fragmentation.Donald Trump’s chaotic reign...

A Sober Look at Amazon’s Automation Drive

A Sober Look at Amazon’s Automation Drive

As Amazon rolls out its millionth robot on the warehouse floor, it is important to recognize that the company is not any closer to ridding itself of the burden of human labor. Amazon can still be unionized.There is no employment apocalypse coming at Amazon. The near...

Mamdani’s Halal Cart Plan Is Part of a Bigger Agenda

Mamdani’s Halal Cart Plan Is Part of a Bigger Agenda

As strange as it may sound, Zohran Mamdani’s new policy on halal cart licenses would lay the groundwork to democratize ownership through cooperatives — an approach that could finally help make New York City affordable again.One way Zohran Mamdani wants to improve the...

Mamdani’s Halal Cart Plan Could Kick Off a Bigger Agenda

Mamdani’s Halal Cart Plan Could Kick Off a Bigger Agenda

As strange as it may sound, Zohran Mamdani’s new policy on halal cart licenses would lay the groundwork to democratize ownership through cooperatives — an approach that could finally help make New York City affordable again.One way Zohran Mamdani wants to improve the...