William D. Hartung

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A Manhattan Project for AI Weaponry?

1 month ago | fpif.org | William D. Hartung |John Feffer

Originally published in TomDispatch. Alex Karp, the CEO of the controversial military tech firm Palantir, is the coauthor of a new book, The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West. In it, he calls for a renewed sense of national purpose and even greater cooperation between government and the tech sector. His book is, in fact, not just an account of how to spur technological innovation, but a distinctly ideological tract.
The New Age Militarists – And their Threat to our Common Future

1 month ago | juancole.com | William D. Hartung |Juan Cole

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Alex Karp, the CEO of the controversial military tech firm Palantir, is the coauthor of a new book, The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West. In it, he calls for a renewed sense of national purpose and even greater cooperation between government and the tech sector. His book is, in fact, not just an account of how to spur technological innovation, but a distinctly ideological tract.
Pakistan TB Deaths Will Increase As USAID Funding Ends| Countercurrents

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Phil Pasquini |Olivier De Schutter |William D. Hartung

On Friday, March 7 all tuberculosis (TB) related health activities were terminated in Pakistan and elsewhere as a result of President Trump’s January 20 executive order ending the $44 billion funding of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and State Department projects for 90 days. The proclamation also called for all foreign service officers (FSO) in Pakistan to be placed on administrative leave.
Make Art, not War

2 months ago | juancole.com | William D. Hartung |Juan Cole

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The world is in danger, mind-numbingly so, from a combination of crises: disease, hunger, mass displacement, racial and economic inequality, war and the threat of more war, a rampaging climate crisis, and an accelerating nuclear arms race (and that’s just for starters) — all occurring in a climate of massive mis- and disinformation that makes it ever harder to build a consensus toward solutions to the multiple problems we face.
Nuclear Power Makes A Comeback In Central Asia And Beyond| Countercurrents

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Phil Pasquini |Danaka Katovich |Lawrence Wittner |William D. Hartung

With the world awash in countless power-hungry cloud-computing and AI data centers, crypto mining farms, growing fleets of electrical vehicles, new all-electric homes and commercial buildings, existing power generation capacity and distribution grids globally are experiencing overloads and power supply shortages. In the US, operators are looking at increasing the electrical power supply by 3.5 gigawatts of additional generating power which is enough to power three million homes.
Maybe Doom Isn’t Scary Enough | Countercurrents

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Danaka Katovich |Lawrence Wittner |William D. Hartung |S G Vombatkere

I interviewed three anti-nuke activists to understand the Doomsday Clock and how our society thinks about the very real threat of nuclear war. “Dear young people who have never experienced war, ‘Wars begin covertly. If you sense it coming, it may be too late.’” -Takato Michishita, survivor of the bombing of Nagasaki. On a rainy Saturday afternoon in the Catskill Mountains where New Yorkers went for the summer to escape the city heat, Alice Slater’s mother took her to go see a movie in town.
The Treaty On The Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons Provides A Way To Avert Nuclear Catastrophe| Countercurrents

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Lawrence Wittner |Danaka Katovich |William D. Hartung |S G Vombatkere

Will the world ever be free of the menace of nuclear annihilation? There was a promising start along these lines during the late twentieth century, when―pressed by a popular upsurge against nuclear weapons―the nations of the world adopted a succession of nuclear arms control and disarmament agreements. Starting with the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1963, these agreements helped curb the nuclear arms race and prevent nuclear war.
Building a Better World in Trump’s Term Seems Difficult, But It’s Not Impossible

Jan 23, 2025 | truthout.org | Liz Theoharis |William D. Hartung

With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social justice, racial and economic equality, fair immigration policies, climate renewal, trans rights, and other movements for change are bracing for hard times. The new administration will be doggedly opposed to so many of the values we hold dear, as well as programs that have helped keep millions of Americans above the poverty line.
Angling Toward Armageddon

Jan 21, 2025 | fpif.org | William D. Hartung |John Feffer

Originally published in TomDispatch. A primary responsibility of the government is, of course, to keep us safe. Given that obligation, you might think that the Washington establishment would be hard at work trying to prevent the ultimate catastrophe — a nuclear war. But you would be wrong.
Number Of Homeless People In USA Rise To All-time High With Recent Big Increase| Countercurrents

Jan 16, 2025 | countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |Bhabani Nayak |Liz Theoharis |William D. Hartung

A new report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, USA, has stated that 771,480 people were homeless in the USA in 2024, an 18 per cent rise from the previous year 2023 and a whopping 33% rise from 2020. This has surprised those who thought that the economic recovery in the post COVID phase will reduce homelessness.

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