Climate action has been ‘a calamity’, says Senate Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island Democrat spoke to the Guardian about the president’s climate record and targeting oil industry’s ‘achilles heel’
Democracy
Biden May Change the Game in Big Tech Regulation
The issues caused by business models built on surveillance, profiling and targeting go far beyond what we say. They affect how we feel, how we behave, how we spend, and how we vote. That is the...
This is How We Defeat Putin and Other Petrostate Autocrats
After Hitler invaded the Sudetenland, America turned its industrial prowess to building tanks, bombers and destroyers. Now, we must respond with renewables
The Biden Administration Embraces “Democracy Affirming Technologies”
President Biden has called the defense of democracy “the defining challenge of our time.” With authoritarian governments doubling down on AI-enabled techniques for mass surveillance and social control, putting out the call to citizen coders...
Can Democracies Truly Ban Crypto?
A lot of countries would like to bury Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But can it realistically be done?
Robinhood, Binance, and the Culture of Contempt
A fintech movement that wraps itself in the “democratization of finance” ought to understand that with democracy comes responsibility: to customers, to stakeholders, and to society.
The Confusing World of Gen-Z Twitch Politics
The gaming and Esports social platform is entering the field of politics. Gen-Z gamers with huge followings are now savvy pundits. Amazon owns the company and its influence remains to be seen. Keep an eye...
Beyond the Trump Decision: Facebook’s Human Rights Problem
If we value our rights, we need to build durable, enforceable legal frameworks that can rein in demagogues and big tech alike.
Health+Wealth Day 2: the Post-COVID Economy Demands More Connection
“In order to solve the human progress issues—delivery of health care, delivery of education, infrastructure, climate change—there’s no doubt in my mind, we need economic growth,” said economist and author Dambisa Moyo at the opening...
