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We can save our planet and stop behaving like ‘robots,’ says environmental artist Agnes Denes

Agnes Denes has warned of environmental disaster and the dangers of technology since the 1960s. As a new retrospective opened in New York City, we spoke to the artist about her life’s work.

Pete Buttigieg is way ahead of his 2020 rivals when it comes to poaching talent from Big Tech

California, here we come: How companies need to prepare for new digital privacy laws

Deepak Gupta, the cofounder & CTO of LoginRadius, lays out the steps that businesses need to take to avoid getting fined via GDPR and California’s privacy law, which goes into effect in January 2020.

While Trump boasts of economic growth, inequality deepens

Many economists say the president can’t claim credit for the current economy and that his policies have contributed to rising inequality.

Is America ready to tackle economic inequality?

A crop of presidential candidates is pushing proposals aimed at Americans who work hard but feel they’re not getting their share of the pie.

The United States of inequality: this timeline will help you keep track of how we got here

Post-WWII reforms like the New Deal and the ensuing consolidation of the labor movement increased income equality in the U.S., but the playing field started to tilt in the 1970s due to the forces of globalization and pro-corporate government policies that hurt the working class.

Soon you’ll be able to easily screen your brain for abnormalities—but should you?

Japanese company LPixel has developed an A.I. tool to detect brain aneurysms, enabling patients to find them long before the obvious symptoms. But some doctors warn that overscreening has its own disadvantages.

How Reagan, Clinton, and Bill Gates paved the way for the rise of Big Tech

In this excerpt from Matt Stoller’s new book, ‘Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy,’ he describes how Microsoft avoided the fate of IBM, which was constantly under threat by antitrust authorities.

How the hijacking of a ship led to an effort to jump-start the Blue Economy in the Horn of Africa

Fair Fishing is a nonprofit that seeks to drive economic growth and improve nutrition and food security in Somaliland, hoping it’s a model for the region.

Facebook, Google, Amazon are ramping up their secretive influence campaigns in D.C.

In addition to spending $33 million on lobbying efforts so far this year, the three companies have increased their funding of influential think tanks that help shape federal and state policies.

This is how we can make sure democracy lives up to its name

Millennials are the most diverse generation in history—and they’ll be the largest voting bloc in the 2020 elections. Here’s what politicians need to be doing to include them in the election conversation.

As customers lose electrical power, bankrupt Pacific Gas & Electric continues to pay for political power

Andrew Yang vaults to the front of the 2020 pack with a surprisingly big haul from Big Tech

Under Armour and Virgin Galactic unveil world’s first commercial space suit

How chefs are saving us from the next potato famine

At fast casual restaurants like Tender Greens and Teranga, chefs are introducing unfamiliar foods to customers in an effort to diversify our limited food supply. Food security is at stake.

How deepfakes evolved so rapidly in just a few years

You probably saw that recent report about how 96% of online deepfake videos are pornographic. That’s sure to change in the coming years—veering into political manipulation and propaganda—says the head of Deep Trace Labs, the company behind the study.

Oil industry money fuels opponents of California’s auto emissions standards

In the three most recent elections, major oil and gas companies provided contributions that average more than $50,000 to senators opposed to the measure.

This author has interviewed hundreds of whistle-blowers. Here’s what makes them tick

Thomas Mueller spent seven years researching and interviewing whistle-blowers for his new book ‘Crisis of Conscience.’ And it couldn’t have landed at a better time.

Khasho who? One year after gruesome murder, investors embrace Saudi Arabia again