AI Peter Thiel claims AI is "Leninist" and "literally communist" in a sprawling speech for a think tank Thom Dunn
class war The right is bankrolled by self-interested one-percenters making long-term investments; the left, by one-percenters with "moral whims" Cory Doctorow
denialism A new biography reveals the Koch brothers' very early role in creating organized climate denial Cory Doctorow
Business Silicon Valley's techie uprisings reveal growing support for socialism in tech Cory Doctorow
facebook Google, Facebook and Microsoft were the top sponsors of a conference that featured climate change denial kooks Cory Doctorow
eu Bernie Sanders and Yanis Varoufakis announce Progressives International, to counter rising ultra-nationalism Cory Doctorow
mistakes Brooklyn College prof: boys aren't men unless they sexually assault someone at school Rob Beschizza
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Business French Polynesia says it didn't renew its deal with the Seasteaders, a group of libertarian separatists Cory Doctorow
News #FISA: Senate passes bill to give NSA 6 more years of warrantless surveillance on Americans Xeni Jardin
solidarity A generation after American "libertarians" helped with mass disappearances, torture and murder of left-wing activists, Frente Amplio surge in Chilean elections Cory Doctorow
corruption Candid Wall Street barons worry that GOP tax plan will lead to literal euthanasia of the rentier Cory Doctorow
Business CEOs quit Trump: The 1% can't win elections unless the 99% turkeys vote for Christmas Cory Doctorow
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