I would LOVE to see the CBS reporters ask Walz and Vance tonight what they’d do about the climate-driven devastation in North Carolina and the Israel-led/US-backed war in the Middle East. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/how...

How to watch the VP debate tonight between Tim Walz and JD Vance

Vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance are poised to go head-to-head tonight at their first and only debate, hosted by CBS News.

At least the Biden administration’s responding better than two years ago, when it blocked a potential strike by railroad workers, who’ve been forced to work in unfair and dangerous conditions. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Biden just knifed labor unions in the back. They shouldn’t forget it | Hamilton Nolan

US railway workers threatened to strike until they got paid sick leave. The president’s administration chose political cowardice

I hate these kinds of anti-labor headlines. Of course the longshoremen’s strike could “threaten the economy.” If it lacks a threat, it’s a poor tactic, no? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Port strike freezes shipping on East Coast, dealing blow to economy

The strike is disrupting ports that handle more than half of U.S. trade in shipping containers, with the economic bite growing worse if the standoff drags on.

First the Google AI/journalism deal, and now this. Gov. Newsom is too friendly with Silicon Valley! This AI bill he killed would’ve advanced much-needed regulations, including requiring stress tests and an AI “kill switch.” www.politico.com/news/2024/09...

Gavin Newsom vetoes sweeping AI safety bill, siding with Silicon Valley

The legislation received fierce opposition from tech giants like OpenAI and A16z as well as California Democrats in Washington.

I remember that scene! Classic.

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NASW submits letter of support for California Senate Bill 988, Freelance Worker Protection Act

The National Association of Science Writers submitted a letter of support for California State Senate Bill 988, the Freelance Worker Protection Act.

Glad to see this. Plastic is a scam! If only California gave as much scrutiny to tech companies as it does to fossil fuels. www.npr.org/2024/09/23/n...

California sues ExxonMobil for misleading public on plastic recycling

California’s lawsuit alleges that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste.

This review in The Atlantic—Coates's previous employer—devolves into exactly the kind of obsession with "complexity" that Coates is critiquing. People used to call slavery and then segregation "complicated." It's often a term of obfuscation. www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

The Problem With Moral Purity

In his new book, "The Message," Ta-Nehisi Coates sacrifices necessary complexity.

Ta-Nehisi Coates argues that misleading media coverage of Israel, including its occupation and plausible genocide in Gaza, results in “the elevation of factual complexity over self-evident morality.” Love this profile by Ryu Spaeth. nymag.com/intelligence...

The Return of Ta-Nehisi Coates

A decade after “The Case for Reparations,” he is ready to take on Israel, Palestine, and the American media.

I agree with this take. Maybe Scientific American's right to endorse Harris. But then science magazines should scrutinize Biden more (whom Sci Am endorsed), including his mixed records on climate, nukes, COVID, scientific integrity, tech policy, etc… www.sequencermag.com/science-is-a...

Science is and will be political

Whether Tom Nichols knows it or not