The 1970s Law Holding Back Modern Biotechnology
by Niko McCarty
If a microbe can eat plastic, why is it regulated like a toxic chemical?
0:00 / 19:55 · Narrator Algieba
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2026-09-23
Today's Crosscut
Vigilante Entertainment
When a notorious television show turns public shaming into a spectator sport, does it feed an old American appetite for vigilante justice, or just expose producers willing to destroy lives for cheap ratings?
How ‘To Catch a Predator’ Indulged America’s Appetite for Humiliation and Punishment × ‘Primetime’ Review
0:00 / 16:50 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
Opinion: the Science on Relieving Cancer Symptoms is Clear. Why Isn’t Insurance Paying?
by Lorenzo Cohen
If doctors know how to ease the daily toll of cancer, why is relief still a luxury?
0:00 / 10:11 · Narrator Charon
Behind the news →
What Europe’s Migration Deals Are Really Buying
by Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde
What happens when a country is paid to become someone else's border?
0:00 / 17:01 · Narrator Sulafat
Small delights →
On “Derek,” Captain Ahab’s Evil Half Brother
by John Hay
How did a silent film about Captain Ahab's evil half-brother rescue a forgotten American masterpiece?
0:00 / 11:42 · Narrator Gacrux