AI Is Driving Up the Price of Consumer Electronics
Driven by the AI boom, chip manufacturers are pivoting production lines toward megacorporate clients. The move will make consumer electronics even less affordable.
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Steve Bannon Was Much Closer to Epstein Than You Realize
Steve Bannon’s whole pitch is that he’s leading a movement against a decadent, borderless elite. Except according to newly released messages and emails, that movement has been heavily reliant on the most decadent, borderless elite of all: Jeffrey Epstein.
Heathrow Cleaners Deserve More Than the Bare Minimum
Cleaners at London Heathrow have begun a strike that could last until the end of the year. While subcontractors pay them only the legal minimum, they’re demanding that the airport live up to its proclaimed standards as a Living Wage employer.
Norman Podhoretz Always Stood Out
Interacting with the neoconservative intellectual Norman Podhoretz, you felt desire. But it wasn’t a desire for ideas; it was a desire for being thought of as someone who was adept at ideas.
To Reach the White House, AOC Needs a Focused Class Message
Over the years, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been torn between different approaches to identity and class. She’s no stranger to a universalist approach that emphasizes economic inequality and common struggle. If she runs for president, that’s the ticket.
Dating in the Age of the Algorithm
Dating apps have transformed intimacy into a marketplace of frustration. They fuel gender conflict while ruthlessly extracting value from our most intimate desires.
We Spoke to Haditha Massacre Survivors — They Still Want Justice
The small Iraqi town of Haditha was the site of a notorious 2005 massacre in which US Marines killed two dozen civilians. Twenty years later, our reporter speaks with the family members who survived and are still waiting for justice.
Wall Street Is Starting to Short AI
Wall Street traders have sharply increased how much they’re spending on credit default swaps tied to artificial intelligence. That means more and more investors are managing their risk by putting their money on the AI market’s eventual crash.
The Warner-Netflix Deal Is Worse Than You Think
Netflix is after far more than the Warner Bros. movie studio — it wants to destroy cinema as we know it.
Citizens United 2.0
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a GOP-led case that could repeal campaign finance limits on how much money parties can redirect to individual candidates. Here are the standout moments.
The Economy Is on the Brink
We’re heading into what could be a rough economic patch with the worst leadership imaginable.
Once the Party of Business, Republicans Have Gone Rogue
The Republicans have always been enemies of labor. Now, freed from the shackles of their business patrons, Paul Heideman argues in his new book, the GOP may be more dangerous than ever.
Diana Moreno Is Running for Zohran Mamdani’s Assembly Seat
Diana Moreno is a socialist, mother, and Ecuadorian immigrant. And she’s looking to fill Zohran Mamdani’s now-vacant seat in the New York State Assembly. We spoke to her about her campaign.
It’s Time for New York to Take On Amazon
Amazon has long evaded unionization of its last-mile delivery drivers by subcontracting them to third-party companies. Legislation introduced by socialist New York City Council member Tiffany Cabán could put an end to that.
Weakening Migrants’ Rights in the Name of Fighting Racism
Keir Starmer wants to weaken the European Convention on Human Rights, hoping that this will win back voters from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. In the name of fighting right-wing politics, he’s handing more powers to a future Farage-led government.
Zohran Mamdani Is Listening — and Taking Notes
At an unusual event in Queens on Sunday, everyday New Yorkers lined up to offer their expertise and experience to democratic socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Neoliberal Globalization Never Abolished the Nation-State
Philip Cunliffe’s analysis of world politics after globalization takes the phony rhetoric of leaders like Tony Blair at face value instead of digging deeper. As a result, he can’t make sense of what globalism actually was or what is going to replace it.
The Downfall of Larry Summers Was Long Overdue
Larry Summers has been forced to step back from public life after revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. His moment of disgrace comes after decades of work promoting economic policies that have had a devastating impact on countless people.
Guest Worker Schemes Are a Machine for Labor Exploitation
European governments that have pledged to clamp down on immigration are still expanding schemes for workers to come on short-term visas. Their goal is to maximize predatory exploitation of migrant workers without giving them any rights or security.
Democratic Governance Depends on Stable, Affordable Housing
A population that cannot afford to stay in one place cannot build civic associations, and a society without civic associations cannot resist concentrated power.