AI’s Energy Demands Are Fueling the Climate Crisis
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence systems is precipitating an environmentally problematic spike in data center construction.
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Twelve U.S. Billionaires Now Have a Combined $2 Trillion
Nvidia's Jensen Huang joins the oligarchic dozen, a group that has more influence over our media and politics than ever.
Amazon Teamsters Are Organizing at America’s Most Anti-Union Company — And We’re Going to Win
By joining together, workers can defeat the e-commerce giant’s union busting crusade.
It’s Not Too Late to Stop the Monopolization of AI
Global regulators already have the tools they need to stop letting Big Tech dominate the nascent industry.
Exposing the Rideshare Industry’s Misleading Wage Claims
A discussion with an author of a new report laying out how Uber and Lyft’s preferred worker classification — codified in California's Prop 22 — depresses pay and deprives drivers of benefits.
Leveraging the CHIPS Act to Create Good Jobs for All Semiconductor Workers
Billions of public dollars are poised to flow to semiconductor manufacturing. Here’s how to ensure the jobs they create are actually good.
New Donor-Advised Fund Tech Raises Old Concerns
An emerging payment processing firm advertises itself as a frictionless philanthropy aid. Its use may compromise donor privacy and impose additional costs.
CHIPS Act at Two: Who Benefits?
Absent government intervention, the CHIPS Act risks enriching executives rather than the workers it seeks to employ.
AI Won’t Replace You — But It Will Spy on You
Short-term concerns about artificial intelligence replacing jobs are overblown, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be aware of how it's already warping workplaces.