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America finally gets an Amazon union

Beyond that, workers interested in organizing at other large employers with a strong history of union-busting may view the shocking turn of events at Amazon as the catalyst for renewed efforts inside their own company. And in the US labor community, large established unions may reflect on what they can learn from the by-worker-for-worker grassroots strategy of the Amazon Labor Union, which has succeeded when large established unions like the RWDSU so far have not.

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New Zealand’s Australia-Friendly Response to China-Solomon Islands Security Deal

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed the world’s geopolitical order. And closer to home, China’s pending security deal with Solomon Islands may change New Zealand’s thinking.

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As Panama tightens visa rules, Cubans brace for tough journeys

The Panamanian government said the new visa requirement was meant to ensure “security and control”, but many Cubans protesting in the park on March 9 said they felt it was just another way to stem the flow of thousands of people leaving the island to settle elsewhere. The Costa Rican government imposed a similar transit visa restriction on Cuban nationals in February, a decision that also sparked protests.

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The subtle art of language: why artificial general intelligence might be impossible

Human consciousness, in other words, in part consists of understanding abstract and indirect meanings. And it is precisely this sort of understanding that artificial intelligence is incapable of. Sophia can talk, but the conversation is trivial. Indeed, many computer scientists see Sophia as nothing more than a Chatbot with a face.

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