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“Psychologists often explain group antipathy as a function of perceived threats. “Narratives embedded around fear are the ones that get traction,” says Stefania Paolini of Durham University. Fear of economic competition can explain why poorer citizens tend to dislike immigrants more. (Though wealthy people may dislike foreign rich folks too: Swiss-Germans resent better-educated German immigrants.) […]

“Israel’s partners are frustrated by Netanyahu’s resistance to allow more aid into devastated Gaza, and determination to press on with the offensive in Rafah — where more than 1mn people had sought sanctuary. They are angered, too, by his refusal to produce a viable post-conflict plan for the strip; his failure to rein in rampaging […]

“Such public support for Mr. Trump used to be taboo in Silicon Valley, which has long been seen as a liberal bastion. But frustration with Mr. Biden, Democrats and the state of the world has increasingly driven some of tech’s most prominent venture capitalists to the right.” Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Erin Griffith […]

“Companies are some of humanity’s most powerful institutions. They create immense wealth. So it’s odd that we allow them to eschew democracy when selecting a leader. What’s worse is that they have opted to embrace a terrible version of the parliamentary system.” Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Stuart Kirk Link: It’s time to let shareholders choose […]

Ten nations and the EU at the Seoul summit this week agreed to establish an international network of safety institutes to monitor the performance of frontier AI models, which is welcome. But they should now listen to Johansson and dig much deeper into the powerful corporate structures that deploy these models. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: […]

“Americans may have heard that democracy is under threat from MAGA Republicans, but what about from one-party progressive states? Witness how Illinois and other Democratic-controlled states are trying to muzzle their political opponents.” Fonte: The Wall Street Journal Autore: The Editorial Board Link: Democracy Dies in Silence

“Half of the executives in a Wall Street Journal analysis made at least $15.7 million, a record for median CEO pay in the annual survey, with several making more than $50 million. Median pay for the same companies a year earlier was about $14.5 million.” Fonte: The Wall Street Journal Autore: Theo Francis Link: The […]

“Through WikiLeaks, a whistleblowing site, Mr Assange released huge tranches of secret documents. In 2010 the site published footage of an American helicopter crew firing at civilians in Iraq, along with records suggesting that civilian casualties in Afghanistan were higher than previously reported. Rather than releasing information selectively Mr Assange published reams of classified documents […]

“One reason to be skeptical of the Israeli plan to deal with Rafah is that there isn’t one. The Israel Defense Forces previously waged war in northern Gaza and appeared to defeat Hamas there, but without a strategy to hold the territory. So Hamas rose there once more, and Israel’s lack of any coherent plan […]

“Today, Amit Shah isn’t home minister for Gujarat, but all of India. From the heart of power in Delhi, he is in charge of domestic policy, commands the capital city’s police force, and oversees the Indian state’s intelligence apparatus. He is, simply put, the second-most powerful man in the country. With the BJP poised to […]