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What remains

In an ingenious restoration project, the humble oyster shell is transformed into a powerful tool to halt coastal erosion - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Why fully reopening Strait of Hormuz is such a challenge

President Trump’s return to a U.S. military blockade on Iranian ports this week marked another dead end in his bid to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The restart of the blockade — which first began in mid-April and held until last month when a tenuous deal to begin peace

We’re in a Wage Crisis Too

It’s not just an affordability crisis . While inflation has been a national story for years and President Trump’s sporadic tariffs and war against Iran have only made matters worse, there’s another big stress on household budgets: Wages aren’t keeping up with rising costs.

Trumpworld Is Scared of the International Criminal Court

The highest compliment that can be paid to the International Criminal Court is that the Trump administration is terrified of it. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed that fear this week by declaring that the administration would use “all the tools at our government’s

Loitering towards war

While Vienna’s coffeehouses bred modernism, in Belgrade’s kafanas grew conspiracy and rage. Their clash consumed Europe - by Anton Cebalo Read on Aeon

ICE’s Violence Is No Accident. It’s Part of the Job.

Two years into Donald Trump’s campaign of mass deportations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundups so often result in violence that if you look away from social media or the news for a few hours, you may miss another death . On Monday, ICE agents killed Joan Sebastián

God’s Children

The Kerrs were devoted to one another and to their faith. But when one of their own rejected modern medicine, they faced a dire question: What if her children ever needed a doctor to save their lives?

Brewer of Lunch IPA hopes to take Platner’s place in Maine

Dan Kleban is something of a celebrity in Maine. For the past 20 years, he’s built the Maine Beer Company alongside his older brother, Dave. His IPA Lunch beer, not to be confused with its equally well-known sibling Dinner, has become a Vacationland staple. Kleban started the