Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel was an early supporter of Donald Trump and served on the president’s transition team. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images How Palantir and
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Elizabeth Warren wants answers on Facebook’s fact-checking loophole
Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the Capitol on May 18, 2020. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Controversy over Facebook’s handling of climate misinformation is drawing scrutiny on
The White House’s campaign against Anthony Fauci is a symptom of a bigger problem
Donald Trump’s administration has begun publicly attacking the credibility of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top government scientist on infectious diseases. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Trump
Silicon Valley pours money into Biden’s campaign — and snubs Trump’s
Steve Ballmer, the world’s fifth-richest person, appears to be getting more political. | Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Biden is sweeping up cash from
The world’s pollution will finally be tracked in real time. That’s huge.
Like Skynet, but good! | Shutterstock The new Climate TRACE Coalition is assembling the data and running the AI. There’s an old truism in the
In the deliciously creepy new novel Mexican Gothic, the true evil is colonialism
The cover of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. | Courtesy of Del Rey Books A cosmopolitan Mexico City socialite navigates the provincial horrors of an
Protests for Black lives are still happening
Activists and supporters of the Black and Brown Unity March raise their fists as the two groups, marching from different directions, meet in front of
Syria’s Idlib was already a humanitarian nightmare. Now the coronavirus has arrived.
Civil defense personnel, also known as White Helmets, sterilize a mosque in the city of Idlib, northwestern Syria, where three new cases of coronavirus were
Police reform, defunding, and abolition, explained
A protester wears a mask and holds a homemade sign that says, “Defund the Police” as they perform a peaceful protest walk across the Brooklyn
Boycotts show us what matters to Americans
Goya Foods is the latest brand to face consumer blowback for its CEO’s public politics. | Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty Images Brand boycotts in the Trump era