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Maria Popova: The Secret Behind 20 Years of Daily Writing
The writer behind the legendary blog “The Marginalian” David Perell May 13, 2026 vMaria Popova is famous for her personal blog, The Marginalian, where she’s published more than six million words. All the nights I’ve spent reading her writing were like an entry point into intellectual curiosity. She’s introduced me to more writers and ideas than just…
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By Prabhat Patnaik (Posted Nov 30, 2024) Originally published: Peoples Democracy on December 1, 2024 (more by Peoples Democracy) | SocialismGlobalNewswire HEARING a petition on November 22 to remove the term “socialism” from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, the Chief Justice of India made two significant observations: first, the term “socialism” in the Preamble of the Constitution is used not in any doctrinaire…
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For the first time, we can calculate how much climate change impacts a single storm’s severity. Explore When Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s shoulder earlier this fall, it brought the largest storm surge ever recorded in the area. The storm had formed just four days earlier as a tropical depression, but when it made landfall,…
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The second installment of the occasional feature in which I pose to all of you a question to which I genuinely want to learn the answer. Yascha Mounk Nov 10, 2024 I really loved all the thoughtful responses you gave when I asked you, a couple of months ago, why American kids need to be in…
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Two relatives of mine provide sharply different models for facing the ultimate test of our character Massimo Pigliucci Dec 22, 2023 “We do not suddenly fall on death, but advance towards it by slight degrees; we die every day.” (Seneca, Letter 24.19) Aging and death have been on my mind more than usual, of late.…
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An Interview With Yanis Varoufakis on Technofeudalism Yanis Varoufakis Dec 01, 2024 You are one of several theorists, along with Cédric Durand, Jodi Dean, Mariana Mazzucato and others, who have speculated that the hegemony of Big Tech—using algorithms to build data empires that function as a seemingly limitless source of value—may be pushing beyond capitalism’s…
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