New steel and aluminum tariffs went into effect overnight, concerning manufacturers at home and abroad. Gazans describe death and fear as gunshots go off near another aid center. And two Chinese nationals are being charged with smuggling a fungus that is seen as a potential “agro-terrorism” weapon.
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Catherine the Great was one of the most influential rulers in Russian history, transforming the Russian Empire into a major European power through territorial expansion, internal reforms, and cultural patronage.
Her reign marked the pinnacle of Enlightened Absolutism in Russia, as she embraced Western philosophical ideals while consolidating autocratic rule.
She modernized administration, promoted education and the arts, and extended Russia’s borders through diplomacy and military conquest.
Yet, she was unlike every other Russian ruler in one important aspect…and it wasn’t the fact that she was a woman.
Learn more about Catherine the Great and how she managed to change Russia on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
It is indisputable that Marx began his intellectual trajectory as a philosopher, but it is often thought that he subsequently turned away from philosophy. In Karl Marx and the Actualization of Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2025), Christoph Schuringa proposes a radically different reading of Marx's intellectual project and demonstrates that from his earliest writings his aim was the 'actualization' of philosophy. Marx, he argues, should be understood not as turning away from philosophy, but as seeking to make philosophy a practical force in the world. By analysing a series of texts from across Marx's output, Schuringa shows that Marx progressively overcame what he called 'self-sufficient philosophy', not in order to leave philosophy behind but to bring it into its own. This involves a major reinterpretation of Marx's relationship to his ancestors Aristotle, Kant and Hegel, and shows that philosophy, as it actualizes itself, far from being merely a body of philosophical doctrine, figures as an instrument of the revolution.
Christoph Schuringa is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University London. He has published widely on the history of philosophy and on Marx and Marxism, and is editor of the Hegel Bulletin.
Tim Harford is here to sprinkle a refreshing shower of statistical insight over the parched lawns of misinformation.
This week, we try to unpick the confusion over a claim made by London Mayor Sadiq Khan about the contribution skilled immigrants make to the nation?s finances.
Mark Zuckerberg says that the average American has fewer than 3 friends. Is he right?
Two doctors claim that up to 90% of Alzheimer?s disease can be prevented. Are they wrong?
And Tim interviews an American, Catholic, philosopher of religion called Robert Prevost. Is he the pope?
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President Donald Trump has made it his mission to single-handedly reverse basically every accomplishment of the Biden administration. That’s especially true when it comes to the former president’s climate agenda. Trump doesn’t want to just deemphasize the fight against climate change, his policy proposals would give climate change a helping hand. But states are stepping into the void left by the federal government. Longtime climate reporter Bill McKibben tells us how.
And in headlines: Elon Musk came out swinging hard against Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill, Gazans saw another day of violence near an aid distribution site, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon faced a grilling in the Senate.
AI-generated deepfakes are everywhere on social media. Now, you can take a test developed by Northwestern University to see how well you spot them. Marketplace’s Nova Safo took the test, sifting through a bunch of real and fake images. He got five out of six right, which is the average in a study Northwestern conducted. Lead researcher Matt Groh also helped develop a litmus test, a series of things to look for to spot deepfakes.
We'll update you on America's trade negotiations and how an emergency abortion policy was just reversed.
Also, there are now air quality concerns spanning several states from the Midwest to the East to the South (and not just from wildfires.)
Plus, we'll tell you which Navy ship is being renamed, why TikTok is banning a popular hashtag, and what new movies will debut at the Tribeca Festival starting today.
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