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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A Neocolonial Billionaire Fantasy in Honduras
Edith Romero reports on the unbridled power, tech fantasy and resource hoarding of ZEDEs — Zones for Employment and Economic Development — where the governments are run by AI and crypto is the main currency.
With Andrew Arrested, Mandelson Faces Similar Probe, Plus Questions on Tory Ties on Israel
The disgraced Labour grandee Peter Mandelson appears to have kept ties with Conservatives long after his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein emerged, reports Martin Williams.
Hedges Report: America the Rogue State
Iraqis, a million of whom were killed during the U.S. war and occupation, know what comes next for Venezuela. The reigning gangsters will use the threat of death and destruction to procure subservience.
Chris Hedges: Decline and Fall
The British Empire, in steep decline on the eve of World War I, is a cautionary tale for a decayed U.S. Empire a century later.
Craig Murray: What Fresh Hell Is This?
Starmer is the most unpopular Prime Minister in British history, writes Craig Murray, and Blair being made effectively Governor of Gaza is so sickening as to be beyond belief.
Chris Hedges: The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending.
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.