The Wisconsin Idea
The Wisconsin Idea is an independent reporting project of People’s Action Institute, Citizen Action of Wisconsin and In These Times. The Wisconsin Idea takes a closer look at the state of Wisconsin, featuring in-depth reporting on the issues facing the state’s rural communities.
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Bernie Sanders on Why Superintelligent AI Is an Existential Threat That Needs To Be Banned
The rapid development of AI is far outpacing regulation, and experts warn that all of humanity could be under threat. There's no doubt that we need to take a pause.
Bernie Sanders
Tech Authoritarian Doomsayers
The Silicon Valley hyper-rich elite are aiming to undo democracy—and modern society—for their own profit. The only problem? There are far more of us than them.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
What Teamsters Class Solidarity Looks Like
Yael Bridge’s new documentary "Who Moves America" about the UPS contract fight offers a window into the the class culture of one of the country’s largest unions.
Luis Feliz Leon
Elected Officials Are Facing a Reckoning Over Their Collusion with Big AI
Across the country, Americans from all stripes are calling on politicians to dump Big Tech.
Stephanie Jordan and Mary Armas
9/11/2001: I Was a Freshman in Alabama, I Wore a Hijab
Twenty-five years after Sept. 11, 2001, Gowayed writes that "the hate feels louder than it has ever been, more entitled and more brazen. I’m terrified of what the coming decades will bring."
Heba Gowayed
25 Years After 9/11, How Do We Build a Movement To Stop Forever Wars?
As Trump wages an unpopular war with Iran, historian Jeremy Varon discusses what we can learn from the movement that turned the tide against the Iraq War.
Mark Engler
How The War on Terror Continues To Terrorize Communities 25 Years Later
Twenty five years after the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, the U.S government continues to expand its tools of repression to further crush dissent.
Tina Al-khersan and Azadeh Shahshahani
Did We Really Vote a Poop-Flinging Baboon Into the Highest Political Office?
A new comic set on Parallel Earth by Tom Tomorrow.
Tom Tomorrow
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