Survival of the Richest | Oxfam International

8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism
The truth about inflation, wages, and the Biden economy
Exaggerating the harms of inflation doesn’t help working people.
What are Israel and Palestine? Why are they fighting?
Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs both want the same land. And a compromise has proven difficult to find.
AI in Hiring: Reducing Bias or Making It Worse?
AI could even out the playing field in recruitment – except that it’s trained by humans.
The Intercept is running out of cash | Semafor
The left-wing U.S. newsroom, a hub for pro-Palestinian coverage, is scrambling for funding.
The Rise of the Far Right – And What We Can Do About It
It’s time to face facts. #FarRight leaders have a firm grip on #power in Turkey, Hungary, Italy and more; Trump’s polling lead in America is growing; the lea...
Israeli Protesters Have Chosen Their Villain - The Atlantic
Protesters believe they cannot change Hamas, but they might be able to change their own government.
A story from Will Lockett on Medium
And also takes the opportunity to bad-mouth Tesla’s self-driving AI.
We were lied into the Gaza genocide. Al Jazeera has shown us how
Myth-busting documentary finally breaks the stranglehold of Israel and its western media acolytes over the story of what happened on 7 October
War on Gaza: We were lied into genocide. Al Jazeera has shown us how
We were lied into the Gaza genocide. Al Jazeera has shown us how
Myth-busting documentary finally breaks the stranglehold of Israel and its western media acolytes over the story of what happened on 7 October.
Shared from Ground
Roughly equal numbers of readers have positive or negative views of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in an online poll this month. The details are revealing
I've Hesitated to Call Donald Trump a Fascist. Until Now
After last week the label seems not just acceptable, but necessary.
How to recognize a fascist
When Billionaires Think They Have All the Answers
An investigation into Bill Gates’s philanthropic interventions questions the efficacy of his work and asks what gives him the legitimacy to intervene in public policy. It argues that we have become too accepting of his wealth and influence, and we must instead challenge his power.
Elon Musk Just Added a Wrinkle to the AI Race
Excellent article
Elon Musk Just Added a Wrinkle to the AI Race
Transparency, or the appearance of it, is the technology’s new norm.
OpenAI’s Lies and Half-Truths
Not every thing the company says is completely candid.
settler stealing a Palestinian’s home, and tried to hand the man his own milk
Among the A.I. doomsayers | Hacker News
Among the A.I. Doomsayers
Some people think machine intelligence will transform humanity for the better. Others fear it may destroy us. Who will decide our fate?
Favourability of Pierre Poilievre decreases with education
A study by the Angus Reid Institute has found that favourability of Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre decreases the more educated one is.
Pierre Poilievre’s freedom isn’t very free | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Pierre Trudeau famously said, "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." Now, more than half a century later, why does the otherwise freedom-obsessed Pierre Poilievre keep
Think capitalism is terrible? This economist says it’s already dead.
In his new book, economist Yanis Varoufakis argues that we’re living under a new form of feudalism.
Officers weren’t told of threats to harm police: RCMP ‘Freedom Convoy’ report | Globalnews.ca
An internal review of the RCMP's response to the "Freedom Convoy" protests found that some officers at the scene of an Alberta blockade were unaware of threats to harm police.
Trans youth policies make majority of Canadians 'uncomfortable': survey
Does capitalism make ‘non-playable characters’ of us all? An uncanny exploration | Aeon Videos
The daily grind of non-playable characters offers a clever critique of capitalism’s ‘infinite loop of labour performance’
r/Canada_sub - PPC leader Maxime Bernier: "We must eliminate the toxic, divisive and racist DEI ideology from our society!"
1,095 votes and 473 comments so far on Reddit
Challenging Transphobic Rhetoric In Small-Town America
The art of confronting bigotry without detouring from the high road.
Kibbutz Be’eri Rejects Story in New York Times October 7 Exposé: “They Were Not Sexually Abused”
A Kibbutz Be’eri official said the New York Times's story of sexual violence against two girls is “not true”: “They were not sexually abused.”
New evidence shows privatization of healthcare services leads to worse health outcomes. : r/CapitalismVSocialism