How to Hit Pause on AI Before It’s Too Late
Only 16 months have passed, but the release of ChatGPT back in November 2022 feels already like ancient AI history. Hundreds of billions of dollars,...
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How Donald Trump’s Plans Could Bring Back the Spoils System
As toxic as American democracy has become in 2024, it’s far more functional today than it was the 1800s when the shadowy bosses of political...
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What Xi Jinping Really Thinks
Xi Jinping has changed China fundamentally. He has kept the same political system that Chairman Mao Zedong created when he founded the People’s Republic of...
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What the ‘Black Twitter’ Docuseries Gets Wrong
Black Twitter will not save us for what’s to come. As the days towards the 2024 presidential election draw near and the rage-filled screams of...
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Breaking Down Japan’s Food Culture
In March 2023, the Japanese medical authorities announced that the new weight loss drug Wegovy—which was in staggering demand across the world, causing shortages everywhere—had...
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The Surprising Face of German Anti-Immigration Policies
In recent months, a new party has entered the German left. The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), headed by two women with immigrant roots in the...
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How to Advocate for Yourself at Doctor’s Visits
With a limited amount of allotted khbrknews and a pressing health matter to discuss, a trip to the doctor’s office can sometimes feel like a...
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How to Get Holocaust Education Right
“Educate them about the Holocaust.” That’s the rallying cry for many of those who feel shocked by skyrocketing antisemitism and Islamophobia on college campuses and...
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Queen Elizabeth II Ruled Too Long
As much of Britain and the world waits on baited breath over King Charles’s cancer treatment, it is only natural that many look back to...
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Reckoning With the Kentucky Derby’s Roots in Slavery
Saturday will mark the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, which takes place at Churchill Downs. While coverage of the Derby will probably focus on...
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I Protested for Divestment From Sudan. This Is What I Learned
As a former student activist, it’s been a surreal experience following the pro-Palestinian protests occurring at universities across the country. Almost 20 years ago, I...
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The Best New Books to Read in May 2024
From Brittney Griner’s eagerly anticipated memoir to a long-awaited sequel to Colm Tóibín’s beloved novel Brooklyn, the best books coming in May offer a range...