AI
Your AI chatbot is polluting my backyard
May 21, 2026Health issues from air pollution, a drying Potomac, and noise pollution are among the many consequences falling on hotspots where data center development is outpacing capacity and regulatory oversight.
Read moreAI is about to collide with the West’s water crisis
May 19, 2026The latest from award-winning People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
Read moreVoters trust unions over corporations to deal with AI
May 13, 2026Not so much the technology, but who controls it and for what purpose is the concern voiced in AFL-CIO poll.
Read moreLet’s retire at 55
May 8, 2026Big tech wants to erase our jobs with AI. One solution: early retirement with adequate Social Security and health care.
Read moreIndigenous land defenders are being killed, and AI is scraping their knowledge
April 23, 2026At the U.N., leaders confronted compounding crises of territorial violence and digital extractivism.
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