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Tue, 08/07/2025 - 16:41

Yanis Varoufakis, Thomas Piketty, Nassim Taleb, Jayati Gosh, Michael Hudson,  Giuseppe Mastruzzo, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Robert H. Wade, Christopher Cramer and Nidhi Srinivas co-sign the open letter below supporting Francesca Albanese amid US calls to remove her as the UN special rapporteur on Palestine History teaches us that economic interests have been key drivers and […]

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Tue, 08/07/2025 - 14:16
Have they changed, or just become their worst selves While Trump is unpopular with a majority of Americans, his support among Republicans remains solid. That’s despite blatant corruption, fascist policies and a failure to deliver any of the economic benefits he promised. Faced with this depressing fact, the standard New York Times response has been […]
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Tue, 08/07/2025 - 12:25

As the fallout from Labour’s debacle of a welfare bill reverberated around Westminster last week, it wasn’t just Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves who found themselves caught in the crosshairs: the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, also became a ‘lightning rod’ for Labour MPs’ anger. ‘Everyone’, an anonymous ‘Labour veteran’ told the Financial […]

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Tue, 08/07/2025 - 03:00

If Zohran Mamdani does the inevitable and becomes mayor, and if he avoids deportation for committing the most tell-tale sign of a communist—using your hands to eat chicken over rice—New Yorkers might experience a cultural shift not seen since Jay-Z and Alicia Keys convinced the entire city that it could romanticize rent prices.

We’re talking about a full ideological rebranding of all five boroughs through rent freezing, free childcare, no longer allowing police to use their exceptional skills in racial profiling, and Trump’s ICE having to move to Hoboken to bully frat boys. You’ll be expected to know the difference between halal, Haram, and Hasan Minhaj. Landlords will no longer be able to afford matcha lattes, metro announcements will start with morning prayer rituals, and you will be asked the difference between infants, Fanta, and intifada before being served any spicy food.

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Mon, 07/07/2025 - 23:06

Our work began well before the formal announcement of the AI Initiative. Drupal Developer Days, in April, for example was a focused week of meetings, healthy debate, collaboration and consensus building which laid the foundations for the Initiative. 

Meeting at Drupal Dev Days

Launching marketing efforts

Much has already been achieved in raising awareness of Drupal AI. Thanks to the efforts of James Abrahams, Marcus Johansson, Frederik Wouters and many others, there is already a strong body of material in place — including high-quality presentations, conference talks, and resources such as workflows-of-ai.com — all showcasing the capabilities of Drupal AI.