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Brexit Negotiator

UK leaders insist Brexit will happen by Oct. 31 despite an extension request

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his way to Parliament for a vote on extending the Brexit deadline. | Peter Summers/Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked the EU for three more months to deliver Brexit. But Johnson and other leaders say it won’t be…

bubmagOctober 20, 2019

Feudalism

In extreme crises, conservatism can turn to fascism. Here’s how that might play out

In the 1985 movie "Back to the Future," Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) travels in a time machine from the 1980s to the 1950s. When he tells people of the '50s he is from the '80s, he is met with skepticism. 1950s person: Then tell me, future boy,…

bubmagOctober 20, 2019

Times Square

The Street Artist Behind Some Of The World’s Most Impactful Murals

Women Are Heroes, Bus in Sierra-Leone, 2008 Courtesy of JR You might not know his name, but youd certainly know his artwork if you saw it. JR is a French artist, photographer, filmmaker and street artist who depends on community involvement to make his mas…

bubmagOctober 20, 2019

New York City

Watch a gorgeous string duet happen across NYC subway tracks

New York City subways are always hell. Which is why you should thank buskers for doing god's work and bringing some beauty into your shitty G train commute. One Twitter user captured a serendipitous moment between two incredibly talented street performers i…

bubmagOctober 20, 2019

Singapore

WKD: These 3 Countries Tried Socialism. Here’s What Happened

Socialists are fond of saying that socialism has never failed because it has never been tried. But in truth, socialism has failed in every country in which it has been tried, from the Soviet Union beginning a century ago to three modern countries that tried b…

bubmagOctober 20, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Mark Esperanto? Trump Misnames His Defense Secretary in Tweet

The larger problem, of course, is that Mr. Trump made a series of false or unsupported statements about a chaotic situation that has unfolded since he stood by as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey advanced his forces into the area. In recent days, the …

bubmagOctober 20, 2019

Water Pollution

Maui Mayor Won’t Settle Clean Water Act Case

On November 6, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, easily the most significant environmental case on the Supreme Court's docket this term (at least so far). At issue is whether the Clean Water Act's permitting…

bubmagOctober 20, 2019

Super Heroes

HBO’s Watchmen better give me realism — and maybe a giant squid – CNET

HBO's Watchmen series will cover new ground instead of being a straight comic adaptation. HBO I love the original Watchmen graphic novel so much, it's the one comic I always lend to friends -- and never get back. I think I've had to replace my copy of Watch…

bubmagOctober 20, 2019

Climate Change

Swiss election: Green parties ‘make historic gains’

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Green parties' gains would make them a major player in Swiss politics Green parties have made strong gains in Sunday's parliamentary election, according to initial projections. The anti-immigration Swiss People's Party (SVP…

bubmagOctober 20, 2019

Greta Thunberg

A psychotherapist explains why some adults react badly to young climate strikers

Young climate strikers I spoke to recently are confused and distressed about the things adults are doing. Its not just inaction during the worsening climate crisis that bothers them, but the increasingly bizarre criticism many older people throw at striking s…

bubmagOctober 20, 2019

UK leaders insist Brexit will happen by Oct. 31 despite an extension request

In extreme crises, conservatism can turn to fascism. Here’s how that might play out

The Street Artist Behind Some Of The World’s Most Impactful Murals

Watch a gorgeous string duet happen across NYC subway tracks

WKD: These 3 Countries Tried Socialism. Here’s What Happened

Mark Esperanto? Trump Misnames His Defense Secretary in Tweet

Maui Mayor Won’t Settle Clean Water Act Case

HBO’s Watchmen better give me realism — and maybe a giant squid – CNET

Swiss election: Green parties ‘make historic gains’

A psychotherapist explains why some adults react badly to young climate strikers

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