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The Labor Movement Is Divided Over How To Deal With AI

Michael Arria Truthout
It’s fine to say that [data centers will] be built with good-paying union jobs but what we’re also looking for on behalf of the working class is long-term sustainability of jobs. It doesn’t help if those jobs come at the cost of many long=term jobs.

Tidbits-Aug. 20: Reader Comments: Where Next for Wisconsin?; He Doesn’t Care About the Crew; Gloves That Deliver Electric Shocks; ‘Zionist’ Has Become Toxic; Three Israeli Arab Parties Announce Joint Slate; Live-Stream the Socialism Conference;

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Reader Comments: Where Next for Wisconsin?; He Doesn't Care About the Crew; Gloves That Deliver Electric Shocks; ‘Zionist’ Has Become Toxic; Three Israeli Arab Parties Announce Joint Slate; Live-stream the Socialism Conference; Cartoons; and more...

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Capitalism’s ‘Metabolic Rift’

Ashley Dawson Los Angeles Review of Books
Kohei Saito’s new book offers a compelling account of Marx’s development as an ecosocialist thinker.

Nebraska Wants Data Centers To Come Clean About Water Usage

Anila Yoganathan Grist
The industry can be a black box of information. But as the state deals with persistent drought, residents and regulators want more answers. Data centers could bring about water shortages in a state where water availability can vary widely.

The Cloud, Platforms, and Search Engines Are Public-Interest Institutions

Cecilia Rikap interviewed by Kirsten Van Gestel and Klara Ledroit transform! europe
Big Tech has amassed extraordinary power and now exerts control over the entire economy. Europe can no longer afford to remain captive to Big Tech networks. The solution lies in building an alternative digital ecosystem.

Tax AI To Create Jobs

Greg Casar The American Prospect
We face potential unemployment on par with the Great Depression. We need a mass employment program to get through it. AI can pay for it. An AI tax should target the companies that stand to make billions of dollars by laying people off.

Tidbits-Jun 4-Reader Comments: Close Delaney Hall, Release Detainees; Pope’s Encyclical; Future of Democratic Party; 60 Minutes Blowup; Data Centers Suck Water, Electricity; Submit Public Comment To Save Science; Israeli War Criminals at Israel Day Parade

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Reader Comments: Close Delaney Hall, Release Detainees; Pope's Encyclical; Future and Soul of Democratic Party; 60 Minutes Blowup; Data Centers Suck Water, Electricity; Submit Public Comment To Save Science; Israeli War Criminals at Israel Day Parade

Pope Leo’s Vital Message About Work in the Age of AI

Timothy Noah The New Republic
In his new encyclical, Pope Leo XIV revives the importance of the dignity of labor. So leave it to the pope to enliven our conversation about artificial intelligence by reviving the idea that work is intrinsic to human dignity.

Tidbits-May 28- Reader Comments: Vigilante Slush Fund; Readers Debate 2024 Democratic “Autopsy”; Israeli Occupation Extended; Stephen Colbert; Boots Riley; Comics and War; NYC Restaurants Offer $26 World Cup Specials; Brockovich AI Data Center Maps

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Reader Comments: Trump Vigilante Slush Fund; Readers Debate 2024 Democratic "Autopsy"; Israeli Occupation Extended; Stephen Colbert; Boots Riley; Comics and War; Hundreds of NYC Restaurants Offer $26 World Cup Specials; Brockovich AI Data Center Maps
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