The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America by Astra Taylor and Eleni Schirmer

There’s so much that’s terrible about the Republican agenda that’s been viciously enacted over the past few months. Nothing in that laundry list of cruel actions against the general citizenry rankles me more than the assault on educational institutions. Every other regressive act depends on this repression of intellect. What was once broadly considered a public good, a population committed to learning, has been determined by one side of the national political spectrum to instead be a nuisance that gets in the way of their agenda of fealty to the heartless rich. Writing for The New Republic, Astra Taylor and Eleni Schirmer illuminate this insidious scheme.

The Second Nadir by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Because the right wing routinely targets her and her reporting, Nikole Hannah-Jones understands firsthand just how urgently they work to eradicate the progress of Black Americans. With economy and assurance, she provides details of the relentless attempts to rollback vital protections and the historic parallels to these attempts, knowledge the GOP is also eager to deny and erase. This article is published by The New York Times Magazine.

Why AOC should run for president in 2028 by Amanda Marcotte

Writing for Salon, Amanda Marcotte argues that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should take a run at the nation’s highest office in the next cycle. As I’ve shared often in this space, I admire Ocasio-Cortez greatly and feel the Democratic Party should be taking their cues from her and elevating her to every leadership position she can handle. Marcotte does a fine job illustrating why AOC is one of the few people truly meeting this political moment,

Why Does Every Commercial for A.I. Think You’re a Moron? by Ismail Muhammad

I’m a devoted A.I. skeptic, mostly because I’ve seen how it’s damaged previously useful services such as Google. Also, I guess I’m old-fashioned enough that I don’t think it’s a good idea to outsource our thinking. It’s weirdly satisfying to me, then, that the tech sector’s commercial pitches for the greatness of A.I. so often makes it look like its only useful for people who are hopelessly flummoxed by the most basic conundrums. Ismail Muhammad amusingly captures the advertising phenomenon for The New York Times Magazine.