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    The dangers of AI become clearer every day. Why are we still acting as if we have no choice about our future?Rather than producing jobs, the US economy actually lost 23,000 jobs in July, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Friday. In addition, May and June’s job numbers were revised downward, showing a combined 103,000 fewer jobs than previously reported.As if this weren’t bad enough, wage growth has also slowed. Average hourly earnings rose by just 0.1% from June. Continue
     

Lost jobs, inequality, rogue agents: why are we accepting oligarchs’ AI agenda? | Robert Reich

13 août 2026 à 06:00

The dangers of AI become clearer every day. Why are we still acting as if we have no choice about our future?

Rather than producing jobs, the US economy actually lost 23,000 jobs in July, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Friday. In addition, May and June’s job numbers were revised downward, showing a combined 103,000 fewer jobs than previously reported.

As if this weren’t bad enough, wage growth has also slowed. Average hourly earnings rose by just 0.1% from June.

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© Photograph: Brandon Dill/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Brandon Dill/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Brandon Dill/AFP/Getty Images

China, Its Economy Stumbling, Signals Only Cautious Support

30 juillet 2026 à 08:32
The ruling Politburo called for “more proactive” tax and spending policies but did not endorse broad action to address weak consumer spending.

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Production at a factory in Ninghai, China, in July.

The Accidental Hero Who Faced Down India’s Government

26 juillet 2026 à 17:12
Abhijeet Dipke founded the Cockroach Janta Party as a joke after a judge insulted young people. The idea snowballed into a generational movement that has challenged the country’s leaders.

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Abhijeet Dipke, center, at a protest in New Delhi on Saturday.
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