Digital labour ethics: Who’s accountable for the AI workforce?
Digital labour is becoming more common in the workplace. In Japan, the Henn-na Hotel is staffed almost entirely by robots – from check-in to concierge, while in the UK, talent company Adecco Group has used agentic AI for tasks such as pre-screening of candidates. Meanwhile, AI-powered robots deployed by police patrol public areas and interact […]
Economy
U.S. Farmers Are Facing The Worst Economic Downturn In At Least 50 Years
The agriculture industry in the United States is deeply broken. Farmers are the foundation of it all, but they are being financially squeezed from every direction. They are being squeezed by the giant monopolies that control the seeds, fertilizer and machinery that they need. And they are also being squeezed […]
Empire
War Criminals Don’t Face Trial – They Get Retirement Deals
Gaza’s ruins will need rebuilding. Naturally, those who helped destroy it are already being lined up for the job Ten years from now, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and countless others who enabled or excused the destruction of Gaza will almost certainly be dead – perhaps passing away peacefully […]
Activism
Thoughts On The Ceasefire News
When normal people get a ceasefire agreement they think “Good, this means we can finally stop fighting and killing.” Whenever Israelis get a ceasefire agreement they go, “This means we have to hurry up and kill as many people as possible before it takes effect.” Listen to a reading of […]
Health
Manufacturing Consent: Big Ag’s Playbook of Propaganda and Power
Antonio Gramsci argued that propaganda is the main fabric through which contemporary power asserts itself. For Gramsci, propaganda is central to cultural hegemony; in other words, the dominance of a particular worldview (often that of the ruling class or elite) that is so deeply internalised by society that it becomes ‘common sense’ and uncritically accepted as natural and inevitable. There are many reasons why transnational agribusiness has been able to secure […]
Tech
Digital labour ethics: Who’s accountable for the AI workforce?
Digital labour is becoming more common in the workplace. In Japan, the Henn-na Hotel is staffed almost entirely by robots – from check-in to concierge, while in the UK, talent company Adecco Group has used agentic AI for tasks such as pre-screening of candidates. Meanwhile, AI-powered robots deployed by police patrol public areas and interact […]
Crypto
Monero Releases Privacy Boost Against Sneaky Network Nodes
Monero has released the ‘Fluorine Fermi’ update to enhance user privacy against spy nodes. What to know: Leading privacy blockchain Monero has released an important upgrade that significantly strengthens user protection against spy nodes. The blockchain announced CLI v0.18.4.3 ‘Fluorine Fermi’ on X, calling it a highly recommended release that enhances […]
Podcasts
Podcast – Dr. Mary Ruwart – Healing Society: A Voluntaryists Guide To Saving The World
The entire episode is a white pill, focusing on constructive, positive solutions This week, Jason and Matt are honored to welcome a titan of the liberty movement, Dr. Mary Ruwart. A research scientist, acclaimed author of Healing Our World, and a tireless advocate for freedom for decades, Dr. Ruwart brings […]
Solutions
Involving Children in Emergency Preparedness, by A.C.
The following is a summary of a Stakeholder Prepping Podcast. — Something that a lot of us overlook is the idea that preparedness is fundamentally a whole-family-unit endeavor. The effectiveness of any emergency plan hinges not on the dedication of a single individual, but on the cooperation and understanding of […]