The Speech of Robots
The Marketing of Algorithmic Transmissions “The algorithm, he said, was YouTube’s speech and distinct from wha...
Populist-Epistemology
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org It’s probably fair in every quarter to say that our root problem righ...
The Final Stampede
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “[T]he final stampede is drawing near because of so many unstoppable...
Racism Baked In
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “It is one thing to describe what was normal or obvious in a given ti...
Divisiveness and Beyond
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Divisiveness “Narrative,” the word, is in its political heyday. Polit...
The Marketing of Algorithmic Transmissions “The algorithm, he said, was YouTube’s speech and distinct from what users had posted.” – New York Times, Feb. 21, 2023 If the algorithm is speech... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org It’s probably fair in every quarter to say that our root problem right now is being able to see where problems are, which views of problems are right... Read more
NY Times – Politics

President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps to stave off Democratic control of the House. But the debate over redistricting has revealed fissures within both parties. [...]

Democrats have no federal contests that would allow them to check President Trump’s power, but governors’ races, mayoral contests and referendums will test momentum and divisions in both parties. [...]

The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult. [...]

Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway. [...]

Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies. [...]

One lawsuit, underway since February, has sought to compel President Trump to honor Congress’s vision for foreign aid. It still has a long way to go. [...]





