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The Fight Against Big Tech’s AI Takeover Must Continue Past the Midterms
The midterms are just the start. Labor struggles and grassroots coalitions show a path forward for anti-AI organizers.
Federal Judge Denies Motion by xAI to Dismiss NAACP Lawsuit Against Data Center
The lawsuit alleges that the construction of an xAI data center in Mississippi is in violation of the Clean Air Act.
Utilities, Developers, and Tech Companies Spend Millions to Pass Proposition 45
The ballot measure would rewrite California’s foundational environmental law to fast-track major projects.
Vancouver Is the Next Battleground for Municipal Socialism in North America
Vancouver socialists won big. What comes next?
AI Is Class Warfare. Workers Are Fighting Back.
“AI is leveraged as a cudgel against the working class,” says writer and sociologist Alex Hanna.
As the AI Bubble Threatens to Burst, We Must Prepare to Fight a Big Tech Bailout
As firms like CoreWeave and NVIDIA start to wobble, let’s demand that the public won’t be the one left holding the bag.
Data Center Near Yellowstone River Would Cause “Irreparable Harm,” Activist Says
The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council voted to ban data centers, but the Apsáalooke have yet to take a position.
Texas Continued Permitting Data Centers After Greg Abbott Ordered a Pause
A new report identified 35 permitting actions taken by regulators in Texas in the weeks after the governor’s moratorium.
Nearly 300 Planned Data Center Projects Threaten Texas’s Air Quality Progress
Particulate matter, what some call the deadliest form of air pollution, could increase to levels not seen since 2006.
Regulation Should Target AI’s Current Harms, Not Superintelligence Possibilities
A mix of science fiction and delusion distracts from the real harms that we’re seeing, says tech journalist Paris Marx.