The news, by theme

The world doesn’t change every day. These pages follow the long stories, one theme at a time, read against 12,000 years of human history.

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• War and occupation

  Gaza, the West Bank, Sudan, Yemen, Ukraine: the day’s war news, who acts and who pays, read against 12,000 years of human history.

• The climate bill keeps arriving

  Heat, floods, fires and the energy transition: today’s climate news, plainly told and read against 12,000 years of stable climate.

• Who profits

  Layoffs, prices, billionaires and tech giants: the day’s news on corporate power and who pays for it, with the long view.

• People organizing

  Strikes, unions, students and movements: the day’s news of people organizing, what they demand and what they win.

• Rights and justice

  Courts, freedoms, migration and repression: the day’s rights and justice news, read against 12,000 years of human history.

• Health

  Outbreaks, care systems and public health: the day’s health news, plainly told, with the long view of human history.

• Science breakthroughs

  Discoveries, medicine and space: the day’s real science results, explained plainly and placed on the 12,000-year timeline.

• Good news

  Real progress, no fluff: recovery, wins and people helping people, read against 12,000 years of human history.