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An AI Threat Looms, and We Are Not Prepared
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (473+ words) We need legal authority that allows the government to shut down a dangerous'AI'system the moment a crisis begins. "Mitigating the'risk'of extinction from'AI'should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war." Far from being heeded,…...
The United States Cannot ‘Win’ a War on Iran
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (366+ words) Avash Media (CC BY 4.0) U.S. and Israeli forces have targeted schools, hospitals, city parks, and cultural sites along with military and governmental facilities. This will likely lead to only greater resistance. Iran certainly cannot win a war in the face of…...
It’s Time to Replace John Fetterman
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (266+ words) The Pennsylvania Democrat has dashed the hopes of his one-time supporters. Even though I have always lived in the state of Illinois, I did pay close attention to the 2022 U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania, between the state's Democratic lieutenant governor, John…...
Immigrant Women Food Workers Face Unique Threats on the Job
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (570+ words) Organizations advocating for immigrant women who work in the food and food service industry explain the unique challenges and risks workers face. by Eleanor J. Bader According to M'nica Ram'rez, founder and president of Justice for Migrant Women, an Ohio-based organization…...
Justice Is What Heals Us
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (825+ words) A note from Guest Editor Rachel Monk on mental health, homelessness, community, and healing. At a Democratic debate in June 2021, then New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang faced" considerable backlash" for his answer to a question about how he…...
ICE Abuses Exemplify a Cruel Prison System
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (615+ words) We need a legal system that centers humanity. by Willie Dwayne Francois III Every day, more gruesome details emerge of the inhumane conditions inside the detention facilities maintained by agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). There are'countless'reports'of forced labor,…...
Hollywood Stars Join Together to Defend the First Amendment
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (276+ words) Jane Fonda and Joan Baez lead a free speech demonstration in Washington, D.C., recollecting the abuses of the McCarthy era. The originalCommittee for the First Amendment actually predated the rise of Wisconsin Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist witch hunt, which began…...
The Bund Is Back
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (585+ words) In a handful of cities across the United States and Europe, Jewish socialists are reviving a storied early twentieth century institution. When Max Ewart first learned about the history of the Jewish Labor Bund from a podcast in the summer…...
On the Walls of La Carpio, Refugees Tell Their Stories in Color
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (868+ words) One humanitarian foundation in Costa Rica uses art to process the trauma of displacement. Small pieces of artwork hang together on the string, depicting unity within the global community. Gail Nystrom offers this simple instruction as she places paper and…...
Trump’s Phoney War on Narcoterrorism
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (485+ words) The Shield of the Americas sets a dangerous agenda for the Western hemisphere. On March 7, President Donald Trump hosted the inaugural "Shield of the Americas" summit, bringing together leaders from across the Caribbean and Latin America. The summit's purpose was…...