I recently finished reading Emily Bender and Alex Hanna's The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want. They are experts in the field who say that the AI hype is absurd and we can choose the technology we...
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Catholics like to talk a good game about social justice but working for Catholic colleges is pretty terrible from an employment perspective. Just about everyone I've known who teaches at.
If there's one place I DO NOT WANT TO SEE AI, it's ProPublica, that gem of investigative journalism. Alas, they are run by bad people too it turns out. And.
On April 9, 1917, the Supreme Court upheld Oregon's new 10 hour day law for both men and women that also provided for overtime pay. The Court went away from its usual position as hard-core defenders of contract doctrine, deciding the limited nature of the...
Stephen Lerner and Joseph McCartin, two people I respect a great deal, suggest it's possible and note the key roles of union in South Korea and Brazil in resisting fascism..
On April 7, 1947, Japan passed its Labor Standards Act. Based on the Fair Labor Standards Act in the United States, the Labor Standards Act is a way to understand.
Not that I have a lot of faith, or any for that matter, in the courts, but still, you like to see this: The Department of Veterans Affairs is restoring labor contracts with several of its unions, after a federal judge said the department was...
On April 1, 1576, a report was published on another disease epidemic ripping through indigenous people in Mexico and undermining the Spanish forced labor force it relied on for colonization..
On March 22, 1879, the Socialist Labor Party held a giant celebration in Chicago to honor the Paris Commune. This moment is a good way to get into the history.
The NFL owners, only richer than God, are preparing for another round of scab refs. It went great last time! The NFL is laying groundwork for hiring replacement officials this season if the league is unable to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement with...
On March 16, 1907, timber workers in Portland went on strike. This was one of the first actions organized by people affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World. The.
On March 14, 1952, United Auto Workers head Walter Reuther started the process to move Local 600 into receivership. This was a key moment in the postwar transition of the.