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Long Read: Effective Altruism Is Infiltrating UK Politics and It’s Time We Woke Up

by Matteo Tiratelli

Founded in Oxford in the early 2010s, the movement has since earned a fanbase of American billionaires who are now pumping money into British politics, Labour in particular, writes Matteo Tiratelli.

Opinion: The Most Pointless Twitter Discourses Of 2022

by Moya Lothian-McLean

For all the complaints of Twitter’s early death, a hell of a lot of us have remained sadly logged on.

Opinion: Maybe Twitter Should Die?

by Moya Lothian-McLean

For those interested in creating a more progressive, equal society, Twitter’s 'demise' would actually be a blessing in disguise.

Downstream: They Are Lying to Us. Ash Sarkar Meets Paris Marx

We are constantly told that we are witnessing unprecedented innovation in technology, and that our problems will be solved by new apps, electric cars or space exploration. But is this innovation truly liberating? Or does it serve to outsource labour and further consolidate power and money in the hands of the few? Ash Sarkar meets […]

Live: Macron Re-elected; Elon Musk to Buy Twitter; Mail’s Misogynistic Hit Piece on Rayner

Macron's election as French president might be a relief, but an unprecedented showing for the far right does not bode well for western democracies.

Opinion: Musk Buying Twitter Would Be the Defining Deal of Our Era

by Aaron Bastani

Elon Musk buying Twitter, even more than Jeff Bezos flying into space, would perhaps be the greatest statement of plutocratic intent in history, argues Aaron Bastani.

ACFM: Microdose: Space Forces With Fred Scharmen

Keir Milburn and author Fred Scharmen explore the desire to create new worlds in space.

Ash Wednesday: You Will Never Be a Billionaire, Here’s Why.

Ash Sarkar unlocks the secrets of billionaire success that the Fortune 500 don’t want YOU to know. Hustle, grind, and mental fortitude? Nah. It’s exploitation.

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Opinion: Wannabe-Bond Villain Billionaires Are Launching Us Into a New Era of Cosmic Colonialism

by Joe Duffy

We need to stop billionaires from privatising and monopolising space. And even more urgently, we need to dismantle the economic system that has put them on the precipice of doing so, writes Joe Duffy.

Opinion: Grimes is Right About Communism and AI – Kind Of

by Aaron Bastani

Grimes took to TikTok last week with a 'proposition for the communists': drop enforced farming, adopt AI. While she's right to claim technology could recast our world for the better, she's wrong to think it can do so on its own.

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Analysis: Bitcoin’s Wild Fortnight Is a Reminder of Why Crypto Won’t Replace Conventional Currencies Any Time Soon

by James Meadway

Elon Musk might have changed his mind on bitcoin, but China hasn’t. It's a reminder, writes James Meadway, that whatever the whims of billionaires, cryptocurrencies remain at the mercy of central banks.

Live: Wiley & the Twitter Boycott

After Wiley’s antisemitic Twitter rant was left up for 48 hours, celebrities and campaigners are boycotting the platform. But, does the dodgy record on racism of those who instigated the action mean progressives should avoid the #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate movement? We’re joined by Rivkah Brown to discuss. Plus, Labour Right Blackmail Keir Starmer, and Elon Musk Backs the […]

Opinion: Filth: Space Junk Is Always Somebody Else’s Problem – But Eventually Someone Is Going to Have to Clean It Up

by Eleanor Penny

As the Silicon Valley space race speeds up, we must solve the problem of space junk, writes Eleanor Penny. From Elon Musk's flashy satellites to the detritus of past Soviet missions, our stratosphere is clogging up. Unless organisations of accountability are formed, it could soon spell disaster.

Long Read: Tesla, iPad Socialism and the Return of the Future

by Aaron Bastani

Sunday Long Read: Over the last year much has been made of the role of technology in the realisation of a left future, but if 'iPad socialism' is to become more than a slogan, it will be public - not private - funding that makes it happen.