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How Are You Managing Giftflation this Holiday Shopping Season?
Giftflation is here. Prices for go-to gifts such as boxes of chocolates or the latest iPhone will be higher this year than last thanks to rising tari…
3 months, 1 week ago
Congress Scrambles to Address Healthcare Funding Before Year End
With just weeks before enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire for 22 million Americans, Congress faces mounting pressure to act on healthcare …
3 months, 1 week ago
What Trump’s ‘Pause’ on Asylum Decisions Means for the Bay Area’s Afghan Community and Beyond
The Trump administration has paused all asylum immigration decisions, affecting more than a million people, following a shooting of two National Guar…
3 months, 1 week ago
Simon Winchester Charts History and Future of the Wind in 'The Breath of the Gods'
Journalist and author Simon Winchester says that wind is “a universal….It lifts seeds and supports birds and insects. It warms and it chills. It buil…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Bay Area Startups Want to Make Genetically Engineered Babies. What Could Go Wrong?
In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby. But according to the Wall Stre…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Fred Armisen on Recording the Sounds of the Everyday
Fred Armisen, the comedian, actor and musician known for “Portlandia,” “Documentary Now!” and “SNL,” has a new album out called “100 Sound Effects.” …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power and the Downfall of a Bay Area Wellness Cult
In 2011, Nicole Daedone took to the stage at a San Francisco TedTalk to discuss her biggest business venture: the female orgasm. The founder of OneTa…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
‘Nerd Reich’ Author Gil Duran on the Tech Authoritarian Movement
Journalist Gil Duran’s newsletter “The Nerd Reich” documents the latest developments in anti-democracy extremism within Silicon Valley. These extreme…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Most People Dread Jury Duty, But Some Never Get the Chance to Serve
If you’ve watched any legal drama on TV, you know that criminal defendants are entitled to a jury of peers. But does our court system fulfill that pr…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Forum from the Archives: What’s Your Favorite Children’s Book?
There’s the picture book you wanted your parent or caregiver to read to you over and over. There’s the one with musical rhymes you love performing fo…
3 months, 2 weeks ago