Politics

Everything you need to know about Palantir, the secretive company coming for all your data

Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel was an early supporter of Donald Trump and served on the president’s transition team. | Drew…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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