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Palantir’s Employees Are in Crisis. Quote: “Last week, the Peter Thiel-cofounded company poured fuel on the fire with a 22-point summary of CEO Alex Karp’s 2025 book “The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West,” an ominous corporate manifesto that critics called a “hideous ideology” and “example of technofascism.”

Posted on April 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

https://1bc9fc2bbc2da57f5d4eeb0eda68ad20.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-45/html/container.htmlArtificial IntelligenceEthics Getting Kicked Palantir’s Employees Are in Crisis “It’s like we taped a ‘kick me’ sign on our own backs.” By Victor Tangermann Published Apr 24, 2026 1:03 PM EDT Add Futurism(opens in a new tab)More information Sign up to see … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability, break its regional power, perhaps even force political change at the top. It’s the language of decisive war, the kind with a clear endpoint.

Posted on April 24, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Share article Print article Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate … Continue reading →

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Harvard Law Today:

Posted on April 23, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

When seeing isn’t believing in court How AI could challenge assumptions about proof and truth in criminal law Apr 15, 2026 Early in 2020, a cell phone captured the fatal attack of a jogger named Ahmaud Arbery by three white … Continue reading →

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Yanis Varoufakis on X: Palantir Palantir were kind enough to sum up its hideous ideology in 22 points. And I have taken the liberty of annotating each one of them. Here is my interpretation of all 22 of them (preserving the original numbering – for the original see their tweet below):

Posted on April 21, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis Palantir were kind enough to sum up its hideous ideology in 22 points. And I have taken the liberty of annotating each one of them. Here is my interpretation of all 22 of them (preserving the original … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: The market for oil is global, which is why events like the war in Iran affect oil prices – and prices of the wide range of products made from oil – literally everywhere. Federal data shows that the price at the primary crude oil hub in the U.S. was US$66 a barrel in late February 2026 – before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran – and $101 a barrel on April 13. Similar price increases have reverberated around the globe.

Posted on April 21, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

ome an author Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Share article Print article The market for oil is global, which is why events like the war in Iran affect oil prices – and prices of the wide range of products made … Continue reading →

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Axios: China wins by watching

Posted on April 20, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

China wins by watching   Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Photo: Getty Images   Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the Iran war doing what he does best — patiently exploiting America’s distraction and discord, Axios’ Jim VandeHei writes in a “Behind the Curtain” … Continue reading →

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Axios: Trump expects Iran deal this weekend

Posted on April 18, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

 View in browser   PRESENTED BY MORGAN STANLEY   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Apr 17, 2026  Happy Friday! Today’s newsletter, edited by Alex Fitzpatrick, is 665 words, a 2½-min. read. Thanks to Sheryl Miller for copy editing.️ Situational awareness: The S&P 500 rose about … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: Michael Sandel saw it coming

Posted on April 17, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Nation & World Michael Sandel saw it coming Philosophy helps us solve ‘big questions that matter,’ argues ‘Justice’ professor as he accepts Berggruen Prize  Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer April 15, 2026 4 min read In 1996, political philosopher Michael … Continue reading →

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Axios: The war outlook is the global economic outlook

Posted on April 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

1 big thing: The war outlook is the global economic outlook Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios   To understand what the global economy will do this year, you have to understand what happens next in the Iran war.The outlook for the war and … Continue reading →

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World Collapse Expert: “the real crisis is coming” Ian Bremmer in discussion

Posted on April 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Apr 16, 2026 New Episodes After predicting the world’s biggest risks for over 25 years, Geopolitical Expert Ian Bremmer reveals the top 10 risks for 2026, and why the AI job threat is far bigger than people think! Ian Bremmer … Continue reading →

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