Critics are right: the algorithms that increasingly run the world can be dangerous. Are human systems always better?

As much as the past year has been defined by what has changed—the tragic reascent of Donald Trump, a shifting geopolitical order, a climate crisis intensifying by the day—it has also, in many ways, ...

In an interview in May, the head of the Israeli military intelligence’s targeting division responded to outrage over the civilian death toll in Gaza by boasting that algorithmic surveillance systems ...

The killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, Brian Thompson, in an apparent assassination this week has led to an outpouring of popular rage against health insurance companies from across the political ...

Interns gain exposure to the world of magazine editing and publishing by assisting with fact checking, proofreading, evaluating submissions, web and newsletter production, and other engagement and ...

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A message of support from Noam Chomsky and Bob Pollin.

Dana Houle served as Chief of Staff for former U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes and campaign manager for Hodes and for U.S. Rep. Jim Himes. He writes at The Rooted Cosmopolitan. Representative Cooper has many ...

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