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Democracy Now!
- "Deep Unlearning": Timnit Gebru on AI Hype, Ethics & Algorithmic Racial Bias
We speak with Timnit Gebru, a leader in the field of AI ethics, about how artificial intelligence is entrenching societal biases and inequality. Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, a group of academics, activists and engineers who produce research rooted in the belief that technology should benefit everyone. She also co-founded Black in AI, a nonprofit that works to increase the inclusion and visibility of Black people in the field of AI. Gebru previously served as co-lead of the Ethical AI research team at Google but was fired in 2020 for writing a paper that warned about the financial and environmental costs of large language models, as well as their propensity to […]
- "Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain": Militaries Rely on Mistake-Prone AI in Ukraine, Gaza & Iran
Militaries across the world are in an “AI arms race,” says Heidy Khlaaf, a chief AI scientist at the AI Now Institute, which just released a joint report with Airwars titled “Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain.” “What it is is a series of different types of AI algorithms that are chained together, each with their own pitfalls, each with their own flaws,” she says. “And these systems build off of each other and feed into one another to, unfortunately, end up resulting in civilian casualties.” This can lead to faulty targeting because “humans are prone to just accepting recommendations of AI algorithms without corroborating that evidence,” adds Khlaaf.
- Trump's Secret Plane Switch: An Israeli Tip, CIA Doubts & Reporters Put at Risk
The Washington Post reported Monday that due to an alleged Iranian threat to assassinate President Trump, he secretly swapped planes before departing the July NATO summit in Turkey — leaving senior administration officials, staff and members of the press corps on board. “The Israelis passed a tip, a concern, that the plane and potentially the president was under threat,” says Dan Lamothe, one of the Washington Postreporters who broke the story. But it turns out the ”CIA had low confidence” in the Israeli tip, according to a more recent Post story Lamothe co-authored on Thursday. “I think that kind of leaves the Secret Service in a tough spot of assessing: What do you do in this zero-fail mission to keep the president safe?”
- Headlines for August 13, 2026
Declassified Pentagon Report Found U.S. Killed 153 Civilians in Yemen Last Year, Sailors on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Attempt to Jump Overboard as Lengthy Deployment Grinds On, CIA Had “Low Confidence” in Israeli Claim That Iran Sought to Shoot Down Air Force One, Firefighters Accuse Israeli Forces of Deliberately Starting Wildfires in Southern Lebanon, “A Policy of Attrition by Design”: MSF Condemns Israeli Blockade of Crucial Supplies, Israeli Settlers Besiege Palestinian Homes in Occupied West Bank Village of Qusra, Hegseth Says Colombia Will Conduct Joint Military Operations with U.S., Urges Partners to Reject ICC, NYT: Fishermen in Ecuador Report Attacks by English-Speaking Assailants, Trump Admin Announces End of Federal Funding […]
- Gaza Tribunal Co-Chairs MP Jeremy Corbyn, Neve Gordon & Shahd Hammouri on U.K. Complicity in Genocide
From London, we revisit the Gaza Tribunal, an independent, nongovernmental inquiry into the United Kingdom’s complicity in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. The tribunal, held nearly one year ago, was chaired by our three guests: former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Israeli professor of human rights law Neve Gordon and Palestinian legal scholar Shahd Hammouri. Their new book is titled The Gaza Tribunal: Britain’s Complicity in Genocide. We discuss the recent apology from Prime Minister Andy Burnham over the Labour Party’s early support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, the United Kingdom’s crackdown on the Palestine Action protest group under counterterrorism laws, and whether British policymakers will face any […]
Fair Observer
- A Short History of Sportswriting (from Bat Masterson to Shams Charania)
When Chinese leaders claim that the American empire is in decline, I immediately assume their analysts are decoding dispatches from ESPN, The Athletic and columnist Shams Charania. After all, it’s in sportswriting, I’ve come to think, that the songs of the canary in the all-American coal mine couldn’t be clearer. If the games we play… Continue reading A Short History of Sportswriting (from Bat Masterson to Shams Charania) The post A Short History of Sportswriting (from Bat Masterson to Shams Charania) appeared first on Fair Observer.
- Will the Midterm Elections Restore Normalcy?
Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election is part of a growing global pattern of anti-democratic sentiment in mainstream politics. Prior years in American public life involved bipartisanship to shape civil protections and security. As Trump’s influence shows through his official actions, American civil life is being reshaped against historical norms. The political pressures of the current… Continue reading Will the Midterm Elections Restore Normalcy? The post Will the Midterm Elections Restore Normalcy? appeared first on Fair Observer.
- FO Live: Making Sense of NATO’s Future
Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh hosts a discussion with former US Ambassador Gary Grappo, ex-CIA officer Glenn Carle and retired Royal Air Force officer Peter Hoskins to examine NATO’s uncertain future amid shifting American priorities, renewed European rearmament and Russia’s continued challenge to European security. While the alliance faces unprecedented political and strategic pressures, it remains essential… Continue reading FO Live: Making Sense of NATO’s Future The post FO Live: Making Sense of NATO’s Future appeared first on Fair Observer.
Anthropocene
- As the world warms, butterflies are relocating at an astonishing scale
A sweeping new study of 1,758 butterfly species across 105 countries found many tropical species are expanding their ranges, while temperate ones are contracting—with climate change a major driver.
- When should you scrap your gasoline car? The answer is almost certainly now.
Researchers calculated the carbon footprint of vehicle trade-ins across a wide variety of scenarios, and EVs emerged as the clear winner
Black Agenda Report
- El-Sayed Is the Arab Obama
The Democratic Party will recalibrate its messaging after its well-funded senate candidate in a Michigan primary lost to Abdul El-Sayed, who by his own admission is a capitalist, not a socialist, and a supporter of U.S. wars. El-Sayed is following in the footsteps of another charismatic neo-liberal […]
- DOCUMENT: Declaration of the Rights of Caribbean Peoples to Self-Determination and Self-Government, West Indies National Emergency Committee, 1940.
“Conflicts over colonies constitute the major source of war in the modern world.”
- Saudi Arabia Forms a 14-State Coalition to Stop Ansar Allah
Saudi Arabia has formed a 14-state coalition to stop Ansar Allah, which has threatened to blockade its oil tankers in the Red Sea.
The Guardian
- Trump’s great plane escape – podcast
When Air Force One took off from Turkey after July’s Nato summit, almost everyone believed Donald Trump was on board … but he wasn’t. Jonathan Freedland talks with Tara Setmayer of the Seneca Project about why the White House felt the need to come up with such an elaborate lie to protect the presidentArchive: AP, ReutersWatch Jonathan Freedland on our new Politics Weekly YouTube channelSend your questions and feedback to politicsweeklyamerica@theguardian.com Continue reading...
- Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets
President has suggested steam catapults every year since 2017, saying digital systems are too ‘complicated’After nearly a decade of loudly complaining about the fact that modern US aircraft carriers use electromagnetic systems to launch fighter jets instead of steam-powered catapults, Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to redesign a new aircraft carrier to replace the modern system with the old-fashioned catapults he prefers.Trump signed a national security memorandum on Thursday directing the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the acting navy secretary, Hung Cao, to make the change he has had his heart set on since at least 2017, when he first described his idea to Time magazine. Continue reading...
- Trump orders Pentagon to scrap modern jet launching tech on new US aircraft carrier and revert to steam catapults – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump’s executive order on vaccines does not change the US recommendations for the shots – but experts say it does create confusion and doubt about vaccines, which will lead to more illness and possibly deaths among children and will make it harder for families and pediatricians to protect them.The executive order was an attempt to reinstate sweeping changes to the vaccine schedule made earlier this year by Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services and a longtime vaccine opponent – changes that were later halted by a federal judge. Continue reading...
- US conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records reveal
DHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdownNewly disclosed records reveal the US government extensively spied on prominent leftwing organizations and on protesters as part of a vast operation into groups opposing the immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year.Internal investigative reports show the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent undercover agents to community meetings in the Twin Cities and New York City, infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records of mainstream unions and left-leaning non-profit groups. Continue reading...
- Who will replace Karoline Leavitt as the next White House press secretary?
Karoline Leavitt’s abrupt departure has sparked a tough race inside Trump’s circle for the prominent positionKaroline Leavitt’s surprise resignation as the White House press secretary is set to trigger a sharp-elbowed race inside Donald Trump’s world for one of the most prominent positions in the Trump administration.Several names have circulated since the US president announced that Leavitt would step down at the end of the month to spend more time with her family. Continue reading...
The Marshall Project
- Curating Crime and Punishment: What 10 Images Reveal About American Justice
Filmmaker Lynn Novick sifted through thousands of historical images to create her upcoming documentary series on the American justice system.
Aeon
Unicorn Riot
- Hate in the World’s Borough: How the Far-Right Has Flourished in Queens, New York
Queens has seen incidents of shocking racist brutality, but also, a range of far-right groups and individuals, from the Ku Klux Klan to neo-Nazis to ultra-nationalist organizations The post Hate in the World’s Borough: How the Far-Right Has Flourished in Queens, New York appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.
The Conversation
- Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last global warming period similar to today – Wyoming fossils reveal what happened
Understanding what happened in these forests 56 million years ago may help humanity recognize similar thresholds before we cross them again, the lead author of a new study writes.
- Controlling wild pigs can work if it’s a group effort
Teaming groups of private landowners with federal efforts yielded measurable success, at least in terms of defending cornfields.
- The false and the furious: We aren’t just bothered by different beliefs – we’re bothered when we think others are wrong
Differences in beliefs may not be what drives people apart. A belief that someone else is wrong may be the stronger force.
- How American society shields perpetrators of child sexual abuse
A community – bystanders, law enforcement, colleagues and family – is likely to deny an atrocity when acknowledging it requires action.
- Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill
The effects of the Trump administration’s 2025 tariffs are still being passed on to consumers, while new levies will add to the overall tariff rate.
Inter Press Service
- African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash
Campaigners say anti-rights movements are increasingly using family law to challenge women's rights to inheritance, property, divorce and child custody.
- Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon
Dhaka’s recent and recurrent flooding is often treated as a natural disaster, but rain is only the trigger. The deeper causes are political, planning ...
- Rising Trade Values Mask the True Cost of Global Supply Chain Disruptions
Global goods trade reached approximately USD 13.7 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 12.5 percent from the same period in 2025, while ...
Sludge
- AIPAC Tops $100 Million in Election Spending for Second Straight Cycle
The pro-Israel group's PAC and super PAC have poured $104.3 million into the midterms, including more than $30.6 million in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, the most it has ever spent on a single race.
Yale Environment 360
- Amid Drought, Hundreds of French Rivers Are Drying Up
An ongoing drought in Europe has sapped French rivers. Officials say that 43 percent of small waterways in France have been partially or completely dried up.Read more on E360 →
Inside Climate News
Amnesty International
Grist
- The climate movement gave this Texas tribe millions and a global platform. No one checked its story.
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe turned family lore into money, media, and a place at the United Nations.
- 5 takeaways from our investigation into the ‘ghost’ tribe that got millions in climate funding
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe’s rise shows how the climate movement can validate unverified claims of Indigenous identity — with consequences for Indigenous peoples and climate action.
- As Montana warms, Missoula’s first heat map reveals hidden hotspots
The mapping effort is uncovering unexpected patterns, with some undeveloped and heavily forested areas holding more heat than researchers anticipated.
Truthout
- Weapons Maker Was Paid $533M in Taxpayer Funds to Produce Shells. It Made None.
General Dynamics has neither been held publicly accountable nor had to repay any of the money.
- Report: US Burned Through $200M of Munitions in 1 Day After Trump Restarted War
A top Iranian military official said they can keep fighting the war beyond Trump’s term ending in 2029.
- Censorship in LA School District Could Become National Norm, Educators Warn
Educators in the country’s second-largest school district are facing repression in the wake of a new California law.
Labor Notes
- Cómo forzamos que UPS creará empleos a tiempo completo en nuestra sección sindical
A menudo, lograr una mejora en el contrato es solo la mitad de la batalla; la otra mitad consiste en hacer que se cumpla. Fue una gran victoria en 2023 cuando nuestra campaña nacional por mejoras al contrato logró que la empresa de paquetería UPS eliminara su sistema de dos niveles salariales para los conductores. En el momento en que los conductores del nivel inferior ascendieron a la categoría regular, nuestro centro en Charleston, Carolina del Sur, contaba con 91 conductores de reparto a tiempo completo.
The World – PRI
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