The Virus, Capitalism, and the Long Depression
Ashley Smith interviews Marxist economist Michael Roberts about COVID-19 and its likely impact on politics, consciousness, and struggle in the coming years.
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What Happens When Two Strangers Trust the Rides of Their Lives to the Magic of the Universe
Leon had been riding west for 309 days. Noel had headed east for 176. Their meeting in the desert was a small miracle.
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The next American revolution will be televised
Within the democratic process, the state’s choices are constantly open to revision, just as a television series is constantly trying to adapt to viewers
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The Superorganism That Created the Pandemic - Issue 83: Intelligence - Nautilus
I’ve spent years adventuring in exotic parts of the world seeking out wildlife—weeks in tents in remote wildernesses, nights uncomfortably…
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What a Coronavirus Recovery Could Look Like
Urban resilience expert Michael Berkowitz shares ideas about how U.S. cities can come back stronger from the social and economic disruption of coronavirus.
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Peter Segal, The Director Of ‘Tommy Boy,’ Reflects Back 25 Years Later
‘Tommy Boy’ director Peter Segal admits that he tried to quit, then grew a beard to hide because he thought the movie would be a disaster.
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A Fitness Editor Revisits the Infamous Presidential Fitness Test - InsideHook
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The Marine General Fighting to Keep Grocery Stores Stocked
Larry Nicholson once led 20,000 troops in Afghanistan; now he’s making sure you don’t run out of food during the coronavirus crisis.
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A Marine General’s Next Battle: Grocery-Store Logistics
Larry Nicholson once led 20,000 troops in Afghanistan; now he’s making sure you don’t run out of food during the coronavirus crisis.
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For Cities, the Coronavirus Recovery Can Be an Opportunity
Urban resilience expert Michael Berkowitz shares ideas about how U.S. cities can come back stronger from the social and economic disruption of coronavirus.
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Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
A crisis on this scale can reorder society in dramatic ways, for better or worse. Here are 34 big thinkers’ predictions for what’s to come.
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A crisis on this scale can reorder society in dramatic ways, for better or worse. Here are 34 big thinkers’ predictions for what’s to come.
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Opinion | This Is the One Thing That Might Save the World From Financial Collapse
Amid everything else, there’s a deeper economic crisis underway.
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The Real Pandemic Danger Is Social Collapse
The world could be witnessing a fundamental shift in the very nature of the global economy.
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The world could be witnessing a fundamental shift in the very nature of the global economy.
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One Simple Idea That Explains Why the Economy Is in Great Danger
What happens when a major section of machinery that is supposed to run perpetually suddenly grinds to a halt? We are about to find out.
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America’s Restaurants Will Need a Miracle
If we fail to help them immediately, their crisis will be the entire economy’s crisis.
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Everything on 'Naked and Afraid' Is Real—and I Lived It
When the Discovery Channel invited me to audition for its popular survival-challenge reality show, I knew it was going to be rough. What followed was one of the most intense experiences of my life.
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We’re not going back to normal
Social distancing is here to stay for much more than a few weeks. It will upend our way of life, in some ways forever.
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How Casey Currie Became the First American to Win the Dakar Rally
Casey Currie is the first American to win the Dakar Rally, a race stretching more than 5,000 miles
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The End Is Coming
We may not have arrived at the end, but we have certainly arrived at the thought of it.
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Why Conference Call Technology Never Works
The fact is, despite four decades of evolving technology, video conferencing is a sort of low-level magic that still konks out half the time. Here’s why.
