Q&A: Why not just ban killing animals?

Trade restrictions likely to be new normal post-Trump

Jennifer Granholm, energy secretary under President Joe Biden, spoke to reporters about the future of tariffs.

The Charter School Pressuring Teachers to Get Involved in Politics

A few days before a September 18 pro–charter school rally, Eva Moskowitz, the CEO of Success Academy—New York City’s largest charter school network—dropped in at a new teacher training. The visit was unannounced. Moskowitz had an urgent message for her employees that had nothing to do with pedagogy or classroom management: You need to help […]

Clean energy finance firm Generate Capital expects industry consolidation

David Crane gave his first interview to Semafor since being tapped as CEO of Generate Capital.

Brookfield still bullish on renewable energy investments

Private equity has become a critical source of capital for large-scale renewables, which firms like Brookfield view as a low-risk of long-term income.

Exclusive: Mother of Hind Rajab Evacuated From Gaza

Five-year-old Hind became a global symbol after she was killed by Israeli soldiers in January 2024 and a recording of her pleading to be rescued was later made public.

Intel seeks investment from Apple

The potential funding would be the latest in a string of big cash injections from customers, competitors, and the government.

The Latest Democratic Idea: Having Fewer Ideas

Oh God, here we go again. This magazine has frequently lambasted figures in and around the Democratic Party for evading the responsibility to provide a powerful alternative to Trumpism. In the aftermath of Kamala Harris’s electoral defeat, all kinds of people and institutions are offering suggestions for where the party goes from here. Should it embrace the “abundance” philosophy of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson? Should it “expand the tent” by viewing once-important issues like abortion as peripheral, to try to encourage anti-abortion voters to join the party? Or should it pursue the economic populism of Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani? 

Disney could have sold ABC. But then where would we be?

Pesky media businesses are liabilities for companies like Disney, whose fortunes lie in theme parks, cruises, and movie studios.