William Hartung and Janet Abou-Elias describe how a clique of unhinged techno-optimists is putting humanity at risk.
Planet Palantir: The Brave New War Machine
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Hedges Report: Construction of the Surveillance State
Whitney Webb on how mass surveillance and the military industrial complex are beginning to coalesce in unprecedented ways under the Trump administration.
Palantir’s Value Soars With Dystopian Spy Tool that Will Centralize Data on Americans
By contracting the surveillance firm to agglomerate the U.S. population’s personal data across government agencies, the White House has turbo-charged the company’s value, Kit Klarenberg reports.
The New Age Militarists
The high-tech oligarchs surrounding Trump are set on using artificial intelligence and new technologies for the sake of uniting us around perpetual war, says William Hartung.
Caitlin Johnstone: An Empire Fears Its Students
They understand that if they lose control of the narrative, they won’t be able to deploy their armies anymore.