Politics
Facial Recognition Has to Be Regulated to Protect the Public, Says AI Report
The think tank AINow has identified facial recognition as a key challenge for society and policymakers — but is it too late? By Will Knight Artificial intelligence has...
Was the Suffragettes’ Description of Women as Slaves Justifiable?
The women’s suffrage movement was saturated with metaphors of ‘shackles’, ‘bonds’ and ‘slavery’ Aeon MagazineBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 6 By Ana Stevenson | Edited by Nigel Warburton We...
Of Caravans and Colonialism
The current border crisis isn’t just about immigration policies: it’s about more than a century of U.S. interventionism in Latin America. Alejandro RamirezBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 6 The stark...
Gun Violence and Government Action
By Connor Johnson Connor JohnsonBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 4 Crime and violence have always been issues in contemporary American politics. Though recently there has been an increase in media...
We Urgently Need a Legal Framework for Space Colonisation
If we don’t invent one, the consequences could be catastrophic. The time to act is now. Aeon MagazineBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 4 By Marko Kovic | Edited by Sam...
Casket Ideologies
Kenzie MullinsBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 2 When I heard about the passing of John McCain, the Republican senator from Arizona, I felt sad — then, I felt guilty for feeling...
Some Thoughts on the Crisis of Liberalism — And How to Fix It
Liberalism needs nothing less than a great rebalancing if it is to regain its intellectual and political vitality The EconomistBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 4 By Bagehot Brexit is...
The Effects of the Muslim Ban One Year Later
We’ve had one year of the Muslim ban. Congress must ensure it’s the last. ACLU NationalBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 4 By Manar Waheed, Legislative and Advocacy Counsel, ACLUDECEMBER 4,...
How to Scale Up Investments in Nature
On November 26, 2018 Mark R. Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy, delivered the following speech at the UN Environment Finance Initiative’s biennial Global Roundtable...
Inside New York’s Plan to Guarantee Lyft and Uber Drivers a Minimum Wage
A new policy in New York City could set a precedent for other cities that want to see drivers get a living wage By Eillie Anzilotti...
First as Farce, Then as Tragedy
Donald Trump wants to destroy the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship. But before he sought to eliminate it outright, his elite predecessors mangled, misread,...
I Served in Congress Longer Than Anyone. Here’s How to Fix It.
Abolish the Senate and publicly fund elections The AtlanticBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 4 By John D. Dingell I n my six decades in public service, I’ve seen many...
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