Saturday, July 25, 2026

Artificial intelligence: profit versus freedom

As with previous technological breakthroughs, AI places on society’s agenda both new issues and old contentious ones.

Former DEA agent sentenced to 12yrs in federal prison

“While his actions represent an egregious breach of the public trust, they are in no way a reflection of the overwhelming majority of special agents who serve with honor and integrity."

The New European Fascists

Poland offers a frightening example of the right-wing populism sweeping through many nations. Neoliberalism is wrecking economies, creating rage among the working class, devastating cultural institutions and eroding liberal democracy across Europe and in the United States.

The unlikely alliance that could stop Keystone and transform the Democratic party

Natives and ranchers are teaming up to save their water and land from corporate takeover.
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Videos reveal California cop slamming unarmed woman to the ground

After the officer slapped the cellphone out of the woman’s hand, her mother attempted to record the rest of the incident on her cellphone as another officer detained her.

EXCLUSIVE: Under the gaze of Lady Liberty – voices proclaim ‘No walls, no Muslim...

“I accept the obligation to love the stranger.” NationofChange joins protesters in Battery Park.

How Yemeni immigrant activists in NYC are changing a whole community’s mindset

This change, of course, has added a new and different dynamic to the community and, some have surmised, was one of the reasons the bodega strike was unlike anything the Yemeni community expected or experienced prior.

Stop using mental illness to explain white supremacy

White supremacy is not an unfortunate stain on an otherwise clean democracy. It’s terribly, terrifyingly normal.

How to save $23 trillion per year: 100% renewable energy for the world

Political obstacles would make this plan difficult to implement, but a solution to global warming is technically and economically feasible.