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Month: April 2026


The Price of Being Seen: How Open Access Publishing Is Sorting American Science

Posted on April 20, 2026 Updated on April 20, 2026

A recent LinkedIn post by Dr. Jillian Goldfarb called attention to an invoice most of us never see. She had… Read more

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Your Router, the Supply Chain, and a Growing Concern

Posted on April 16, 2026 Updated on April 16, 2026

There is a small box somewhere in your home that connects everything. Your phone. Your laptop. Your kid’s tablet. Your… Read more

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Who Is Mary Peltola and Why You Want to Know

Posted on April 13, 2026 Updated on April 13, 2026

Politics tends to flatten people. Over time, complex lives get reduced to a handful of talking points, a voting record,… Read more

Posted in Finance, Media, Policy     Leave a comment     


Mapping the Mechanics of Power: A New Civic Tool for Midterms

Posted on April 13, 2026 Updated on April 13, 2026

Democracy is one of the most discussed subjects in American public life and one of the least examined. Citizens are… Read more

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The Creative Economy Is Not a Niche. It Is the New Default.

Posted on April 9, 2026 Updated on April 9, 2026

Consider Marcus, a software engineer in Indianapolis who has not written a straightforward line of code in years. His job,… Read more

Posted in Art, Media, Music, Policy     


Stability Versus Growth in Late-Stage Capitalism

Posted on April 8, 2026 Updated on April 8, 2026

There is a man in his mid-fifties who works in logistics outside of Columbus, Ohio. He owns his home outright,… Read more

Posted in Finance, Policy     


The New Town Square Has a Login Screen

Posted on April 7, 2026 Updated on April 7, 2026

A generation ago, if you wanted to find the cultural center of gravity, you could do worse than stand in… Read more

Posted in Media, Rights and Equality, Technology     


The Things That Still Work and the People Who Keep Them Working

Posted on April 2, 2026 Updated on April 2, 2026

There are moments in a long project when it is worth pausing to look around and take stock of who… Read more

Posted in Education, Ethics, Policy     


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  • The Price of Being Seen: How Open Access Publishing Is Sorting American Science
  • Your Router, the Supply Chain, and a Growing Concern
  • Who Is Mary Peltola and Why You Want to Know
  • Mapping the Mechanics of Power: A New Civic Tool for Midterms
  • The Creative Economy Is Not a Niche. It Is the New Default.

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