Artificial Intelligence seems destined to change the world. But it needs to get its act together first or there may be hell to pay, writes one of two Joe Laurias.
The Limits of AI
Category: Nuclear Weapons
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Blinded to Syria
Decades after deploying mass violence and rendering citizens grotesquely ignorant of the world, U.S.-led powers appear willing to risk world war, while reinventing a terrorist to lead what was a secular nation until last week.
LISTEN: The Two Puppets
There are parallels between their roles in Syria and Ukraine. But can Abu Mohammad Jolani be as easily controlled by the U.S., Israel and Turkey (who may have conflicting interests) as Volodymyr Zelensky?
Trump Says No to ‘Foolish’ US Missile Attacks on Russia
UPDATED: The incoming president told Time he “vehemently disagrees” with firing U.S. missiles into Russia, words that could soothe nuclear tensions between Washington and Moscow, reports Joe Lauria.
WATCH: How to Stop a Nuclear War
Dennis Kucinich, Scott Ritter and Medea Benjamin met with citizens in Washington to discuss how they can get Congress to put a roadblock in the path towards nuclear annihilation.
WATCH: Ritter Lobbies at Capitol to Avert Nuclear War
Scott Ritter joined Medea Benjamin and Code Pink to urgently lobby members on Capitol Hill to do what they could to stop the U.S. from starting a nuclear war.
WATCH: No Nuclear War — A Call to Reason
Live from the National Press Club in Washington three panels, moderated by Scott Ritter and Medea Benjamin, examined the danger of nuclear conflict and ways to resist it. Watch the replay.
US Bill Would Reverse ATACMS Order
A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, if it were law, would reduce the danger of nuclear war over Ukraine by stopping U.S. ATACMS attacks on Russia, reports Joe Lauria.
SCOTT RITTER: Congress Must Prevent Nuclear War
Today is the gravest danger of nuclear war than at any time in the nuclear era. This is a reality so stark and intimidating that many people feel powerless to do anything about it. But something can be done.
JOE LAURIA: A History of Humiliation
After a history of U.S. bullying and humiliation — from a broken promise not to expand NATO to deceit over Minsk — it can’t be assumed Moscow is bluffing when it warns of nuclear war.