“Against Tech Oligarchy”: Inside the Worker Resistance in the World’s Most Powerful Industry
Longtime tech worker organizers Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan’s new book, Against Tech Oligarchy: Worker Resistance in the World’s Most Powerful Industry, draws on the authors’ experiences at major tech companies to chronicle the rise and fall of the tech worker movement, its early victories, and the repression and slideContinue Reading
Kal Penn Reflects On The ‘Questionable Ethics’ Of Anna Nicole Smith’s Doctor In New Movie
Kal Penn returns to the big screen Friday in “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor,” a dark satire that examines the 2007 death of model and reality TV personality Anna Nicole Smith and its aftermath from the perspective of her physician, Sandeep Kapoor. As seen in the film, Kapoor (played byContinue Reading
This Week’s Body Commentary Coming Out Of The White House Was More Unserious Than Ever
As we approach midterm elections, many of us are reflecting on just how deeply unserious our current leadership can be. We might find much more humor in the day-to-day foolishness, of course, if our collective rights weren’t on the line because of the politicians leading our country. This week, certainContinue Reading
The Traitor Kills Another Popular Solar Energy Program
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Earlier this month, after a series of stops and starts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced changes to a long-running program that is supposed to help farmers and rural small businesses stand up renewable energy projects. The newContinue Reading
Eisenkot and Netanyahu Attempt to Out-Hawk Each Other Ahead of Elections
Gadi Eisenkot, a leading Israeli politician hoping to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in elections later this month, pledged Thursday that he would “destroy Hamas’s military wing” within 18 months of taking office. Eisenkot, a former chief of Israel’s general military staff, said the defeat of Hamas could come throughContinue Reading
AI Has a Labor Problem
The World Bank has high hopes for the positive impact of AI. Its flagship World Development Report this year is even titled “The Promise of Artificial Intelligence.” From its annual meetings in Bangkok through October 18 to the following week’s Global AI and Digital Summit in Seoul, the Bank isContinue Reading
Amber Guyger, ex-Dallas police officer convicted of murder, is released on parole
Guyger served seven years of a 10-year sentence in the 2018 killing of Botham Jean, who lived in the same apartment complex., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Feds probing suspicious letters to election officials, lawmakers
Federal investigators said they are looking into suspicious letters containing unknown substances that were mailed to state election officials and congressional offices…Continue Reading
Human DNA reportedly found in Philadelphia house of horrors | Jesse Weber Live Full Show
Tonight, on Jesse Weber Live– Cornell University’s faculty senate begins deliberating on a no-confidence resolution that would condemn the school’s response to sexual assault allegations on campus. Our all-star legal panel joins Jesse. Plus, two explosive races… millions of dollars… and the future of the U.S. Senate hanging in theContinue Reading
Christa Pike’s execution: Legal fight grows over suffering and constitutionality | Backscroll
A NewsNation compilation examining legal questions surrounding Christa Pike’s condition, criticism of her botched execution and the constitutional debate over further suffering, alongside Texas’ latest execution.Continue Reading
22 House lawmakers press The Traitor to implement Russia sanctions law. Diesel deal draws bipartisan backlash
A bipartisan group of 22 House lawmakers is urging President Traitor 47 to fully implement the new Russia sanctions law and revoke a license allowing certain Russian diesel transactions. In a letter sent on 15 October, they copied Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and requested detailsContinue Reading
Romania finally holds Russia responsible for the drone attacks on ships off its coast, and wants a joint NATO command for the Black Sea
Romania has proposed a joint NATO military command for the Black Sea, as drones hit four merchant ships in 24 hours, three of them off its coast, and its foreign minister said Russia “bears full responsibility.” NATO ambassadors will discuss the attacks next week. Russia’s strikes on merchant ships inContinue Reading
Palestinians in Gaza dread another winter with nowhere safe to shelter
More than 44,000 people still live in buildings marked for demolition across the territory, unable to leave because no alternative shelter exists. Euronews spoke to families in Al-Mughraqa as tarpaulin prices double and Israel blocks timber and shelter kits from entering Gaza., Read MoreContinue Reading