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AI: The machine intelligence of imperialism
Part 1 discussed “Digital labor and material.” (workers.org/2024/04/78192/) Part 2 discussed “Labor under surveillance.” (workers.org/2024/05/78468/) Part 3 discussed “The media of digital capital.” (workers.org/2024/10/81336/) This part takes up a discussion of how algorithmic technologies are used in the context of imperialist exploitation and military operations. Graphic: Zoran Svilar: fromprinttopixel.ch/en/the-power-of-images/digital-colonialism In a digital landscape marked by…
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Blame billionaires, not migrants – Keep New York a sanctuary city
Home » Human needs before profits » Blame billionaires, not migrants – Keep New York a sanctuary city Solidarity with migrants demonstration, New York City, Dec. 18, 2024. By Hugo East New York City — Supporters of immigrant rights formed a picket line in front of New York City Hall Dec. 18, International Migrants Day,…
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Why France’s Yellow Vest Protests Have Been Ignored by the US “Resistance”
In less than two months, the yellow vests (“gilets jaunes”) movement in France has reshaped the political landscape in Europe. For a seventh straight week, demonstrations continued across the country even after concessions from a cowing President Emmanuel Macron while inspiring a wave of similar gatherings in neighboring states like Belgium and the Netherlands. Just as el-Sisi’s…
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Macron Wants to Implement Compulsory Military Service
French President Emmanuel Macron is floating the idea of reintroducing compulsory military service. The plan intends on introducing youths to military life and service from the age of 16 for both girls and boys. The unpopular programme is expected to cost the French government nearly $2 billion. The BBC reports: The French government has introduced a…
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France’s Macron Blasts “Very Insane” US Strategy as Trump Mulls Scrapping Iran Nuke Deal
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump increasingly appears to be pursuing his “gut instinct” on the Iran nuclear deal and is leaning toward withdrawing from the landmark accord, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. The French leader has agreed with Trump that a “new arrangement” must be worked out with Iran, although the two leaders…
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AI: The machine intelligence of imperialism
Part 1 discussed “Digital labor and material.” (workers.org/2024/04/78192/) Part 2 discussed “Labor under surveillance.” (workers.org/2024/05/78468/) Part 3 discussed “The media of digital capital.” (workers.org/2024/10/81336/) This part takes up a discussion of how algorithmic technologies are used in the context of imperialist exploitation and military operations. Graphic: Zoran Svilar: fromprinttopixel.ch/en/the-power-of-images/digital-colonialism In a digital landscape marked by…
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Blame billionaires, not migrants – Keep New York a sanctuary city
Home » Human needs before profits » Blame billionaires, not migrants – Keep New York a sanctuary city Solidarity with migrants demonstration, New York City, Dec. 18, 2024. By Hugo East New York City — Supporters of immigrant rights formed a picket line in front of New York City Hall Dec. 18, International Migrants Day,…
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Protesters to Biden: ‘Dismantle the Deportation Machine’
Home » Im/migrants and Refugees » Protesters to Biden: ‘Dismantle the Deportation Machine’ Over 100 people rallied at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall next to the Liberty Bell on Dec. 18, International Migrants Day, to pressure the Biden Administration to dismantle the deportation machine before he leaves office. The demonstration was organized by a coalition of groups…
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Black Money, Black Flags: How USAID Paved the Way for Syria’s Jihadist Takeover
As the designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) establishes its proto-government in Idlib, notoriously corrupt NGOs are stepping in to fill the gaps in public services, with some even defecting to work alongside the group. The United States, which spent two decades and $5.4 trillion overthrowing governments hostile to al-Qaeda, now finds itself in…