How to Tax Our Way Back to Justice

Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman The New York Times
The good news is that we can fix tax injustice, right now. There is nothing inherent in modern technology or globalization that destroys our ability to institute a highly progressive tax system. The choice is ours.

Why Deep-Learning AIs Are so Easy to Fool

Douglas Heaven Nature
Brilliant at what they do, taken into unfamiliar terrain Deep Neural Networks are fundamentally brittle. AI researchers say they are making progress in fixing the flaws, but acknowledge that they’re still groping for new techniques.

Understanding the Two Types of Whistleblowers

Jefferson Morley Independent Media Institute
Maybe the specter of a lawless president and the example of an insider legal whistleblower who called him out will prod Congress to start creating more protections for those who want to speak truth to power. We need more of those protections.

Friday Nite Videos | October 11, 2019

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Speaks at Global Climate Summit. Joker | Movie. Why Do Prime Numbers Make These Spirals? Elizabeth Warren's Simple Response to a Marriage Equality Question. Giuliani Associates Arrested as Support for Impeachment Rises.

Top 10 Books About Black Radicalism

Kehinde Andrews The Guardian
In honoring Black History Month, the author lists 10 superlative books by radical voices instrumental in cohering modern black thought.