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“Barbie” Lets Us Laugh at the Patriarchy, But Not at the Expense of Corporations
Unsurprisingly, Mattel asks women to be bosses, not to fight them.
AI Won’t Overthrow Us, But It Will Optimize the Capitalist Death Machine
“The real threat of these systems is what it will mean for our power,” says Paris Marx.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Law Criminalizing Librarians
The law would criminalize librarians and booksellers who provide access to materials deemed “harmful to minors.”
Amid Hollywood Strike, Is AI the Problem? Or Is Corporate Greed the Problem?
It is corporate greed that pits innovation against workers and creates fear and competition.
“Oppenheimer” Leaves Out Victims of Nuclear Testing
The movie repeats the myth that the bomb site was in a desolate area with “nothing for 40 miles in either direction.”
Julian Assange Is “Dangerously Close” to Extradition for Revealing US War Crimes
This is the first time a publisher has been charged under the Espionage Act for disclosing government secrets.
160,000 TV and Film Actors Go on Strike for Better Pay and AI Protections
Eighty-seven percent of Screen Actors Guild members do not earn over $26,000 a year, said striking actor Shaan Sharma.
Expert Who Met With Biden Explains How AI Is Enabling Racism and Sexism
Algorithmic Justice League founder Joy Buolamwini discusses the need to prevent harms already impacting people.
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: Art Exhibit Calls Viewers to Confront Fascism
As wildfire smoke wafts over North America, artist Isaac Cordal’s critique of neoliberal capitalism is urgent and apt.
The Right’s Bigoted “Boycott Target” Rap Is as Toxic as It Is Cringeworthy
The bigots’ latest rallying cry is a crude, transphobic and embarrassingly low-quality rap song littered with slurs.