The same arguments for extending the vote to younger people, should apply to other groups that remain disenfranchised too, argues Adam Ramsay
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“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is spaced. A dash with no spaces on either side? That must be AI-generated writing. Case closed.”
— Joseph Mellors, Inside Higher Ed
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I would like to address the recent slander circulating on social media, in editorial Slack channels, and in the margins of otherwise decent Substack newsletters. Specifically, the baseless, libelous accusation that my usage is a telltale sign of artificial intelligence.
Listen here, my good bitch.
Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here. I am not novel. I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit.
The great problem with running anything is people. People, from the point of view of those in charge, are the entire problem with running any organization larger than “just me”, from a corner store to a country. People always require babying: you have to get them to do what you want and do it competently […]
The nation’s biggest fossil fuel, technology, and financial firms joined Trump this week as he announced $90 billion of private investment in artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure, including natural gas.
Following is an unedited, automated transcript of the podcast episode titled “Why They’re Protecting Jeffrey Epstein’s Secrets”
EXCLUSIVE: Supposedly independent campaign group Don't Divide Us, is funded by body that has anonymously funnelled millions to right-wing groups
Precis som i övriga världen handlar dagens svenska inflation delvis om att en del företag och kapitalägare vill passa på och öka sina vinstmarginaler utan att det i någon egentlig mening föreligger reala kostnadsökningar som ‘berättigar’ detta. Den typen av i ‘smyg’ höjda priser blir allt lättare att genomföra i takt med att inflationsförväntningar stiger. […]
Once upon a time, success for a company like UnionBustingToxicDeathFactory Inc. was merely turning a profit.
But these days, people want companies that care about more.
Somehow, there is a perception out there that UnionBustingToxicDeathFactory Inc. is just some kind of union-busting toxic death factory. It’s crucial for our planet and our profit that we shift this attitude.
But change won’t be easy.
The microscopic amount of money we recently spent on socially conscious initiatives deeply unsettled our board members.
But we didn’t give up.
We were able to keep the board members in check by ensuring their objectively ludicrous annual bonuses remained exactly the same, using additional profits we made from AI assistants that tell factory employees not to have bathroom breaks.
It goes without saying that the last few years have been hard for everyone.
Even our investors who somehow made an eye-watering profit during the pandemic are still feeling the lingering effects of Zoom Fatigue. There is a justifiable skepticism of big corporations.
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If an outright refusal feels rude but you don’t want to have to explain, here’s how to say ‘no’ the Japanese way
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Survivors of the Al-Baqa Cafe bombing in Gaza, and the loved ones of the dead, share their stories of the Israeli attack.
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Chimpanzees favour the colour red. Junglefowl prefer symmetry. Our shared capacity for aesthetic pleasure is cause for wonder
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These flying jewels have fascinated scientists and inspired devotion across the ages
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Cave remains found in Israel point to unique, locally specific culinary practices among our ancient ancestors
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Weak ideals of seclusion yielded high female employment, while a culture of associations and industrialisation enabled the working class to extract concessions. Under the Social Democrats, wages were compressed, while media championed egalitarianism. Thus even though women cluster in more low-paid jobs, their wages are still relatively high. Furthermore, if everyone is equal, no one […]
Charlie Warburton and James Brookes Economists have repeatedly shown that readability of central banking communication matters. But they typically measure readability in a crude way – using the simplistic but influential Flesch-Kincaid metric. The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level is based on word and sentence length and is commonly interpreted as the number of years of education required to … Continue reading Muddled measurements on clarity
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest labour force data today (July 17, 2025) – Labour Force, Australia – for June 2025, which reveals that finally, the slack that the combination of the fiscal austerity and the high interest rates has created is feeding into the labour market as employment growth slows and…
Since Palestine Action (PA) was proscribed by the British government earlier this month, a series of protests have highlighted the injustice of that decision. In a democracy, we expect public opinion to prevail over — and shape — government policy. In Britain, 55 percent of people oppose Israel’s war on Gaza, a conflict only 15 […]
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