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Music, Violence, and the Ritual That AI Cannot Replace
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (408+ words) Burkhard M'cke / CC-BY-SA 4.0 Strip-mining our culture and selling it back to us to the detriment of all. Hall isn't the only one asking. Millions of workers in the United States are in danger of being replaced by AI, including many…...
The World Cup Needs an ICE Truce
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (659+ words) Danilo Borges/Portal da Copa (CC 3.0 Brazil) Like the "Olympic Truce," the United States should call a truce in ICE's campaign of terror for cities hosting World Cup matches. With the world's largest sporting event, the World Cup, slated to…...
Israel Can’t Bomb Its Way to Peace
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (563+ words) As Israel enters its second war with Iran in less than nine months, the promise of violence for peace rings increasingly hollow. This reality pales in comparison to what millions of others are experiencing across the Middle East. The Gulf…...
Americans Are United Against Trump’s War
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (594+ words) Ted Eytan (CC BY-SA 4.0) Americans agree that we want quality and affordable health care, housing, child care, and education. The Trump Administration is ignoring all of this to continue a profoundly unpopular war. As it turns out, we aren't quite…...
Our digital lives have hidden costs
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (686+ words) The internet is invisible and seemingly weightless'but the environmental impact of data transmission is staggering. But the cloud is not weightless at all. Behind every digital activity lies a vast physical infrastructure of data centers, servers, cables and energy networks…...
Address Affordability, Give Farmers a Chance
1+ week, 1+ day ago (588+ words) Carl Young / CC-BY-SA-4.0 Farmers know that planning is key to their future, but their government continually undercuts them. While my mom didn't coin the phrase, "If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail," she definitely liked expressing it…...
The Equity Docket: Who Gets to Vote and Be Counted
1+ week, 1+ day ago (462+ words) An insidious strategy to suppress the voting power of minoritized groups is becoming increasingly prevalent. As the midterm elections approach, it has become increasingly clear that rightwing Republicans" endgame is limiting access to voting'particularly for people who are less likely…...
Eid Between Memory and Survival
1+ week, 2+ day ago (543+ words) In years past, the sights, smells, and sounds of Eid preparations were enchanting. The genocide in Gaza changed all of that. by Alaa Ahmed Dmeida In the kitchen, we would begin the journey of making ka'ak, sweet ring-shaped cookies, and…...
A Dire Need for Accessible Housing
1+ week, 3+ day ago (313+ words) Marcus Aurelius via Pexels People with disabilities encounter systemic obstacles to finding a place to live. Everyone complains about how hard it is to find decent, affordable housing. But imagine how much more frustrating and futile that search would feel…...
Bringing White Appalachians into the Fight
1+ week, 3+ day ago (576+ words) In "Song for a Hard-Hit People," Beth Howard shares her story of activism and organizing in Appalachia. by Eleanor J. Bader Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress An old mining complex in Appalachian Mountains town of Keystone in southern West Virginia, 2015. Two…...