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A controversial musical depicting the Spanish conquest of Mexico has ignited a transatlantic debate over Latin American history and identity.

A library lends a hand to local journalism, Amazon pays up for its Prime scam, agencies band together to save farmers, and legislators take aim at health care conglomerates.

Hasan Piker is one of the most influential political streamers in the world, with more than 3 million followers on Twitch. He’s interviewed Bernie Sanders and AOC, been profiled in GQ, and recently contributed an op-ed to the New York Times. He joined Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss the failures of the Democratic Party, the inspiring rise of Zohran Mamdani, the faltering Israeli propaganda around the Gaza genocide, and the future of the socialist left.

The criticisms underscore many artists’ aversions to AI creeping into their industry, like Bollywood actors who took the issue to court.

By cranking up the difficulty on the test task, researchers found that children are capable of finding systematic solutions to complex problems far earlier than psychologists had believed.

The play, which explores British dominance over language and identity in 1830s Ireland, has resonated in the former French colony.