WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
Pearl River The American people, and many around the world, may have finally stumbled onto a crossroads with big tech after watching them change the world, line their pockets, and data mine all of us, living and dead. The hill where the die is being cast, if not the one, they will necessarily die …
New Orleans There are some not so subtle signs that our billionaire tech overlords are starting to come to grips with their overreach and loose lips in speculating about the good and bad of artificial intelligence. Communities across the country – and the world – have marshalled to pushback on such purpose-built data …
Pearl River Understandably, many are sick and tired of hearing about artificial intelligence. Is it creating some jobs, while taking away others? Is it altering the domestic and global economy, for better or worse? There are many questions and lots of opinions, but few answers. Here’s another one: can AI help save democracy? That’s …