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The Teamsters for a Democratic Union presents itself to workers as a rank-and-file organization. It is no such thing.

As smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to affect regions across the US, government legislation and constituent pressure around climate change are needed now more than ever, writes Julian Zelizer.

Some say that free will might be a useful delusion but neuroscience provides sound reasons to believe that it is real.

Wokeness was envisioned as a new reboot of the coalition of the oppressed.

In April, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai predicted that artificial intelligence would have an impact “more profound” than...

LONDON — In April, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai predicted that artificial intelligence would have an impact “more profound” than any other human innovation, from fire to electricity. While it is impossible to know precisely what that impact will be, two changes appear particularly likely: Demand for labour will fall, and productivity will rise. In other words, we appear to be

I am presently working on a History of the United States. My only minor problem is that I am far from sure that such an effort is possible, or at least

“Thinking with Your Hands: The Surprising Science Behind How Gestures Shape Our Thoughts” by Susan Goldin-Meadow

The recent explosion in the stunning power of artificial intelligence is likely to transform virtually every domain of human life in the near future, with effects that no-one can yet predict.

From the blog of Sheldon Kirshner at The Times of Israel