Episode 1109
The politics of work and hunger.
Jan 7 2020
The newest data center builds are just burning natural gas with abandon with dire consequences to the air quality in the neighborhoods that they’re in, but also to the climate at large. All so they can spit out whatever AI generated image somebody wanted to conjure up or, in the case of the Pentagon, spit out some bombing targets in Iran that included a girls' elementary school.
Henry Burke of the Revolving Door Project joins us to discuss his recent writing, "How OpenAI Hacked The Military-Industrial Complex" at The Lever and, "Centrists: Better Things Aren’t Possible" at The American Prospect. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview.
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Dec 20 2019
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Chuck picks his 18 favorite books from the 100+ he read for the show this year:
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