Tag: Technology
‘We refuse to create technology for warfare and oppression:’ Microsoft workers...
On behalf of workers at Microsoft, we're releasing an open letter to Brad Smith and Satya Nadella, demanding for the cancellation of the IVAS contract with a call for stricter ethical guidelines.
Google searches reveal public interest in conservation is rising
Public interest in both conservation and climate change seems to be rising, a new study has found.
New York City councilman proposes bill to help employees disconnect from...
The right to unplug would help employees draw clear lines and set boundaries in their personal lives.
Why We’ll Need a Universal Basic Income
As new technologies replace work, the question for the future is how best to provide economic security for all.
Workers of the Future, Unite
We need to prepare for a future in which advances in productivity – from technology or other sources – are shared more equally than they are today.
Three Middle-Class-Killing Industries for 2016
The companies in the spotlight are specialists in the disdainful business practices that permeate their industries.
Why Big Tech May be Getting Too Big
Americans are in a false debate over free market vs. government. This discussion leads us to the questions: who are the real influencers over legislative decisions and who will ultimately win this game?
Labor Day 2028
By 2028 will technology replace all work, leaving no one worried about making money? If John Maynard Keynes' prediction is right, we must learn how to redistribute the profits from these labor-saving inventions—and fast.
The Lonely American
In today's technological day and age it's impossible to build relationships and structures that are vital for civic engagement and resistance to corporate power. Yet, have we been transformed into commodities?
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‘You’ll see rebellion’: Sanders supporters denounce open threats by superdelegates to steal nomination
“The Democrats might be able to stop Sanders, but in doing so they would destroy their party’s own electoral prospects.”
Cruel and unusual: Julian Assange’s extradition hearing begins
It’s a slippery slope and in a world of so-called ‘fake news’ could have negative consequences for journalists and whistle-blowers trying to speak truth to power far into the future.
Sanders campaign releases detailed answer as to how he will pay for his major...
“You know, if you look at the media, they say Bernie's ideas are radical, they're extreme, they're out of the mainstream,. Let me just tell you, I don't think that that's true.”
How CEOs behave like closet socialists
To deal with the many challenges we face today, the democratic principle must be extended from the political realm to the economic.
New poll shows two-thirds of voters support a wealth tax to fight inequality
“There is growing concern about the influence large corporations and wealthy individuals have on American elections.”