‘Solidarity among young people’: four lessons the US can learn from the youth protests in France
Despite structural differences between countries, protests are a reminder of what makes demonstrations so powerfulSince mid-September, students in metropolitan France have been mobilizing against poor conditions in public high schools. The mouvement…
SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that’s a problem for America’s space agency
"NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it."
Trump and Obama trade barbs on campaign trail in final days before midterm election – US politics live
Former president says ‘these are not serious people’ as Trump holds rallies for Republican candidatesHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.President Trump and the former president Barack Obama have continued to trade barbs on the campaign trail,…
Trump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire | Margaret Sullivan
With his poll numbers tanking and his behavior getting odder, the remark seems more appealing to himself than to votersAs he criss-crosses the nation, stumping for Republican candidates, Donald Trump keeps asking voters to use their imaginations.“In this…
Democratic lawmakers decry Osha’s push to roll back worker respiratory protections
Elizabeth Warren and others joined by unions and industry experts in warning against the weakening of regulationsThe senator Elizabeth Warren, the congresswoman Ilhan Omar and several other Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Occupational Safety and…
New elementary school in Texas named after beloved longtime school custodian
Marilyn Hampton, who regularly bought supplies for and gave rides to children, was honored at public meetingUS schools are often named after presidents, historical figures and civil rights leaders. And soon joining those ranks is a retired longtime Texas…
New Mexico megachurch endorses Republican candidates, testing federal ban
Legacy Church’s endorsements violate law banning tax-exempt nonprofits from endorsing political candidatesA megachurch in New Mexico has endorsed two Republican candidates running in this year’s midterms, including a Donald Trump-backed candidate running…
FTC orders Delta, Uber and others to hand over data on algorithmic pricing
Regulator demands companies explain how and why they charge different prices for the same product or service The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is demanding some of the US’s biggest airlines, ride-share companies and retailers divulge how they are using…
Was Ralph Nader right about (almost) everything? His challenge to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections
‘Really change things for the working class,’ the ex-presidential candidate saysA corporate plutocracy. A broken healthcare system. Massive and widening inequality. Cash-soaked elections. Angry people struggling to pay their bills and disgusted with…
The Humans Are Coming for A.I.’s Jobs in “We Were Here”
In India, a group of uncles plan to subvert the A.I. that is replacing them, in a mockumentary that celebrates the weirdness of regular intelligence.