US inequality is getting worse in ways you might not expect
A Pew Research survey released in October 2026 found that roughly 6 in 10 Americans – including 4 in 10…
Trump gets richer while gas prices soar
In mid-September, Chinese scientists announced a breakthrough in extracting hydrogen and fresh water from the ocean with about 15% better…
We’re reporters, not teachers. We were able to start private schools anyway
We have no business running a private school. We’re reporters, not teachers. That doesn’t matter. Inexperience has hardly been a…
Manchester City’s cheating scandal isn’t really about soccer
The biggest scandal in the modern history of professional sports broke wide open across the Atlantic this past week. How…
We’ve tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI‑generated political ads this year – it’s weird
The 2026 U.S. midterm campaigns are the first in which AI-generated political ads are regularly appearing on people’s televisions and…
Pro-Trump “love me” ads paid for by taxpayers
A new political ad airing this week features clips of President Donald Trump pledging to defeat “communism, socialism and Marxism…
At least 900 Flock cameras have been unplugged in Texas since state funding was cut
Laredo, cut off from state funding for its Flock cameras, will ask voters for advice on whether to devote $1…
The private equity backlash could start at the drive-thru
Elizabeth Warren’s job doesn’t need to be this hard. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts is leading a cadre of largely…
How jarred pasta sauce became a luxury pantry essential
My grandmother’s baked spaghetti came in slabs, which was part of its charm. Hot from the oven, they sagged dramatically…
Trump’s Iran war has economists aghast
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