#democratic-values tag

AI CEOs are promising all-powerful superintelligence. Government insiders have thoughts

AI promises breakthroughs in medicine, science, and human-level intelligence while governments lag adoption and critics warn of unreliability and threats to democratic values.

fromThe New Yorker

1 month ago

Why Trump Tore Down the East Wing

We are creatures of symbols, and our architecture tells us who we are. John Ruskin, the greatest of architectural critics, observed that a nation writes its history in many books, but that the book of its buildings is the most enduring. The faith in order and proportion embodied in the Alhambra, the romance of modernity caught in the Eiffel Tower's lattice of iron-these are not ideas imposed on buildings but ideals that the buildings themselves express, more lastingly than words can.

US politics

Black Lives Matter

fromwww.mercurynews.com

5 months ago

No Kings' protests slated for Saturday: What to know about rallies against Trump's policies

Protests against Trump during military parade reflect opposition to perceived authoritarianism and demand for democratic values.

fromKALTBLUT Magazine

6 months ago

In Conversation with Yulia McGaffi - KALTBLUT Magazine

At that moment, I was 13 years old, it was 1988-1989... I also wanted to pursue this dream, so I applied to the journalism faculty.

Russo-Ukrainian War

US news

fromwww.npr.org

7 months ago

Radio Free Asia announces mass layoffs amid funding fight with Trump administration

Radio Free Asia is laying off 90% of its staff due to funding cuts from the Trump administration, leading to the shutdown of many language services.

Canada news

fromwww.aljazeera.com

7 months ago

Allies herald democratic values as Liberal Party wins Canadian election

Mark Carney's Liberal Party won elections amid Trump's trade tensions, securing a fourth term despite previously poor polling.