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A Conversation With Susan Neiman About Left and Woke

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
In their justified concern for inequalities of power, the woke often simply focus on power struggles rather than thinking about justice, which sometimes gets left by the wayside. If all you see in history is attempted progress that failed, you’ll find it hard to struggle towards progress in the future.

Teamsters Begin Major Amazon Fight

Luis Feliz Leon American Prospect
A group of unionized delivery drivers in Palmdale, California, could open new possibilities for a legal challenge to Amazon’s subcontracting model.

The Fed, the Supreme Court, and Their Legitimacy

Max Moran American Prospect/The Revolving Door Project
The government’s least democratic branches are incompetent and corrupt because they are unaccountable. James Madison would not be surprised…

Yes, I Am Latina. And No, I Am Not Mexican

Rafaella Daumas Cultural Daily
“I am Latina,” insists poet Rafaellla Daumas. “And I am not another curiosity to be stared at/ And I am not just another stereotype.”

DNA at 70: Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s Role

Emily Anthes New York Times
Historians have long debated the role that Dr. Franklin played in identifying the double helix. A new opinion essay argues that she was an “equal contributor.”

Why the Godfather of AI Fears for Humanity

Alex Hern Guardian
'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton recently quit Google warning of the dangers of artificial intelligence. ‘We’ve discovered the secret of immortality. The bad news is it’s not for us.’