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Our tech overlords are planning for a ‘transhuman’ future

Our tech overlords are planning for a ‘transhuman’ future

May 31, 2026 | Politics & Human Rights, Science

A new belief set is uniting some of the wealthiest men in the world around a ‘transhuman’ future. It would be a mistake to understand these weird worldviews as an ultimately harmless take by techies who grew up on a diet of dystopian science fiction.
How our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem

How our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem

Mar 19, 2026 | Opinion, Politics & Human Rights

Oil has empowered capitalism and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes, says George Monbiot. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face,
Can AIs suffer?

Can AIs suffer?

Aug 26, 2025 | Politics & Human Rights, Science

As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient.

The rise of end times fascism

Apr 13, 2025 | Opinion, Politics & Human Rights

The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism, say Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them.

What to do in the face of global collapse

Feb 18, 2025 | Opinion, Politics & Human Rights

There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers – the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves.

Trump and Musk have launched a new class war

Jan 19, 2025 | Opinion, Politics & Human Rights

Why has the class war been unleashed now, not just in the US but in much of the world? Because the democratizing, distributive effects of two world wars have worn off. The default state of centralized societies, to which nations are now reverting, is oligarchy.
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