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Robert Reich07.05.2026

It’s emblematic of the conspicuous extravagance of Bezos and the billionaire class. On May 4th was the Met Gala, an annual peon to the conspicuous extravagance of America’s wealthy. Its honorary chairs this year are, appropriately, Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos. If you’d like a ticket to the Bezos Ball, all you’ll […]

Robert Reich06.05.2026

And What Democrats Should Pledge to Do About it. How can the stock market be rising to record levels while jobs and wages are going nowhere, most Americans are paying higher prices for just about everything, and consumer sentiment is in the dumps? Answer: Stock prices reflect corporate profits, which have risen to record levels. […]

Anastasia Nosacheva05.05.2026

Recently, the topic of gender has been increasingly raised in modern society. The gender approach is widely used in many areas of human life: pedagogy, psychology, politics, economics, education, and many others. This is not surprising, as the issue of gender identity is one of the most significant for a person’s self-perception. When a child […]

Vitaly Golovkov04.05.2026

Understanding the inner workings of neural networks. In early March 2026, a lawsuit was filed in the United States against Google over the death of 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas from Florida. According to the lawsuit, Gavalas actively used the Gemini Live voice chat feature, during which he developed a strong emotional and romantic attachment to the […]

Vyacheslav Golovkov03.05.2026

Why Supporting Families with Children with Disabilities Is a Matter of Our Conscience and National Security? We’re accustomed to talking about children with disabilities in terms of ramps, tactile tiles, and ABA therapy. This is true, but it’s woefully inadequate. Behind the dry list of rehabilitation services, we forget about those who are with the […]

Robert Reich01.05.2026

Okay, so maybe I am grouchier — but I have reason. I was driving my car yesterday, heading home after doing some errands, when someone ran a red light and just about hit me. I swerved to avoid him, then stopped my car, got out, and stood in the middle of the road screaming at […]

Yuri Chekalin30.04.2026

May 1st is a date that carries layered meanings across cultures, histories, and political traditions. Known widely as International Workers’ Day, it is both a celebration of labor and a reminder of the struggles that shaped modern working conditions. At the same time, it retains older, more pastoral associations with springtime renewal, showing how a […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky30.04.2026

Trump canceled the trip of his representatives to Pakistan for talks with the Iranian delegation. Trump’s “universal soldiers”—son-in-law Jared Kushner and friend Steve Witkoff—did not fly to Islamabad. There will be no talks. However, according to Trump, this does not mean an immediate resumption of hostilities. Trump attributes the breakdown of the talks to “internal […]

Yaroslav Listov29.04.2026

Served in a Technologically Sounding Manner. Recently, a post on social media by Palantir Technologies captured the attention of many. This software company makes software. Its main clients are the US military and intelligence agencies. The post reads like a manifesto of sorts, promoting the ideas from last year’s book, “The Technological Republic.” It has […]

Sergey Stankevich29.04.2026

The Victory Day They’ll March on Foot on Red Square on May 9, 2026, will be held without heavy equipment. This “shortened” format was chosen to “minimize the danger amid the terrorist threat from the Kyiv regime,” said Dmitry Peskov, Russian presidential press secretary. What specific terrorist threat could have impacted the Moscow parade? Possibly […]

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