Les Leopold Substack I’ve always been skeptical about technology doomsday job scenarios. Major breakthroughs can be disruptive over time, but technological change doesn’t usually destroy as many jobs, as quickly,…
It is extremely difficult for ordinary people, myself very much included, to assess what is at stake with the rapid advances in AI. But then again, as becomes clearer by…
Stephanie Jordan and Mary Armas, In These Times. Across the country, Americans from all stripes are calling on politicians to dump Big Tech. A majority of Americans want to put…
Matt Stoller, The Lever. Silicon Valley says its machines could destroy humanity. The more immediate danger is letting the people building AI decide how they’re governed. Editor’s note: Since Matt…
AI is devouring our industry and undermining access to factual information. We all have a duty to fight back. By Maya Schenwar, Negin Owliaei, Ziggy West Jeffery This article was…
Kieran Spencer, BreakThrough News. A small, rural community in Louisiana is confronting what it means to become the home of Big Tech’s next industrial megaproject. Meta wants to build one…
Jon Queally Common Dreams “In order to prevent a nuclear war, Reagan and Gorbachev negotiated a nuclear arms agreement in the 1980s. In order to prevent AI from acting independently…
Julia Conley Common Dreams “When the future of humanity is at stake we need a PAUSE on advanced AI development and a ban on artificial superintelligence,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.…
Jon Queally Common Dreams “Most tech geeks don’t resign from their roles because…the tech they’re building could end humanity,” said Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, running for US Senate in Michigan. An…
Neil Thompson Informed Comment Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping made his first state visit to Egypt since 2016, amid deepening economic and security ties between Beijing and one of…
Brad Reed Common Dreams “We know that they are trying to get rid of a huge number of people’s jobs.” The chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Sunday urged…
Hundreds of billions of dollars are flooding the AI industry. Economist Gerald Epstein says this bubble could burst. By C.J. Polychroniou This article was originally published by Truthout Hundreds of…
By Chris Walker This article was originally published by Truthout Fetterman’s comments come as Trump describes those opposed to expanding data centers as “backwards.” Right-leaning Democratic Party Sen. John Fetterman…
By Tim Scott This article was originally published by Truthout Two seemingly contradictory letters emerging from the AI industry point toward the same future. On July 24, 2026, an initial…
Marcus Baram Capital and Main With some of the highest electricity rates in the Midwest, Ohio has seen a remarkable policy shift from lawmakers in both parties. Every candidate for…
