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How Restoration Efforts Helped Marinette County Recover Its Forests, Streams, and Future
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (996+ words) Celebrated today for its extensive forests and pristine streams, Marinette County, Wisconsin, has been in recovery for over a century. Its story is one of dramatic change, demonstrating that given time and stewardship—with respect for limits—the land can…...
Oceans Turn Deadly Dangerous
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (610+ words) “An estimated 82% of the world’s oceans are currently experiencing marine heat waves.” (A Surge of Marine Heat Waves Threatens to Scramble Ocean Life, YaleEnvironment360 d/d Sept. 3, 2026) According to Copernicus, as of August 10, 2026: “July saw exceptionally high temperatures for the month…...
AI as a Co-Creator and Ethical Companion: Re-examining Human-Digital Relationships
1+ week, 5+ day ago (264+ words) By connecting the digital humanities and the ethical companion concept, this write-up proves that AI is an ethical companion for humans. It mirrors how artificial intelligence supports emotional well-being and decision-making, serving as a valuable assistant in both personal and…...
The Theology of Value
2+ week, 4+ day ago (443+ words) I. The Impasse of the Missing Unit in Political Economy II. The Flight to the Market: Theory’s Resignation from Its Interpretive Role III. Marx and Textual Sanctity: Doctrinal Defense in the Face of Scientific Scrutiny IV. The Temporal Dilemma: When the Measuring…...
AI Is No Joke: What Next
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1056+ words) Bernie Sanders has recently taken up AI issues but I have a feeling most leftists are skeptical of AI’s critics, not particularly knowledgeable about its features, and overall, not too interested in it. AI exists. We hear about it. We…...
Living (All Too Uneasily) in an AI World
2+ week, 4+ day ago (451+ words) Of course, I couldn’t agree more with him, though I wonder if it isn’t already too late. And of course (yes, again!), if I needed any confirmation of such fears, all I’d have to do is turn to You Know…...
The Missing Measure: A Contribution to the Revival of Political Economy
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1460+ words) Marx’s Capital is grounded in a theory of value—the same theory upon which the entire theoretical structure of political economy is built. Scientifically speaking, no theory—any theory—can be regarded as capable of explaining reality if it depends…...
A year in, the data center/AI battle starts to clarify, and the anger is profound
3+ week, 1+ day ago (970+ words) Earlier this month, Cleanview, which tracks US power infrastructure and data center development, identified Amazon as the developer of an 8,000-acre site in Pecos County, which will become among the biggest single sources of carbon pollution in the US. About…...
Revolution or Silent Servitude? How Algorithms Are Reshaping Consciousness to Serve Capital
4+ week, 1+ day ago (330+ words) Similarly, a study published in the journal Societies found that repeated use of artificial-intelligence tools is linked to weaker critical thinking through a mechanism of cognitive offloading, particularly among young people, producing a generation that grows up less capable of…...