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Harmony for Humanity: Uniting for Peace on Hiroshima Day
Harmony for Humanity: Uniting for Peace on Hiroshima Day This year’s theme for No Ethics in Big Tech’s—formerly Ethics In Tech—Hiroshima Day annual commemoration…
Author: <span>Vahid Razavi</span>
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Oppenheimer’s Movie, Humanizing the Inhumane
Let me share my thoughts on the movie Oppenheimer, which I attended on its opening night in Palo Alto at the 7:00 PM showing.…
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‘Unconstitutional’ South Carolina bill would criminalize sharing abortion info online
July 22, 2022 by Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Critics on Friday took aim at a proposed South Carolina law that would criminalize the…
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Bernie Sanders leads calls for regulators to block Amazon’s purchase of One Medical
July 21, 2022 by Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Privacy, antitrust, and other advocates on Thursday sounded the alarm over Amazon’s purchase of boutique…
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Google Screenwise: An Unwise Trade of All Your Privacy for Cash
With each passing day, it’s increasingly clear that we can’t rely on the “ethics” and “value systems” of corporations to judge their own messaging…
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Why This Google Shareholder Wants an End to Project Nimbus
Hundreds of Google’s own employees have spoken out against this controversial contract, which provides advanced technology that will be used to further oppress and…
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Warren, Jayapal Demand Google Stop Trying to ‘Bully’ DOJ Antitrust Official
"Noting similar efforts by Amazon and Facebook, they said the tech giant "should focus on complying with antitrust law rather than attempting to rig…
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Companies Vowing Climate Action Also Back Lobby Groups Trying to Kill Landmark Climate Bill
"Corporate interests will say or do anything to preserve the broken status quo, including lie to families that overdue investments in child care, education,…
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New Antitrust Summer Campaign Aims to ‘Beat Out Big Tech’s Lobbyist Machine’
If we can make enough noise to break through the lobbyist facade, we can get these bills to the floor in the next few…
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Reported End to Facebook’s ‘Murky’ Deals With News Giants Sparks Call for ‘Truly Fair Marketplace’
“We can’t allow our free press to be captured by tech monopolies,” warned one advocate. Press freedom and antitrust advocates on Friday derided both…
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‘Don’t Be Fooled’: Critics of Facebook Say Name Change Can’t Hide Company’s Harm
Changing their name doesn't change reality: Facebook is destroying our democracy and is the world's leading peddler of disinformation and hate. Tech ethicists and…
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Analysis: 26 US Billionaires Paid Average Tax Rate of Just 4.8% in Recent Years
"When you include their untaxed wealth growth in the calculation, many billionaires pay almost nothing," said Frank Clemente of Americans for Tax Fairness. JAKE…
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From Microsoft to General Dynamics, Corporations Under Pressure to End Business Dealings With ICE
"As the people who build the technologies that Microsoft profits from, we refuse to be complicit." Corporations that contract with President Donald Trump's immigration…
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To Evade NSA, Microsoft Begins Building Data Centers in Germany
In an attempt to evade the long arm of U.S. intelligence that could mark a sea change in internet privacy, Microsoft has announced plans…
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Microsoft Admits Keeping $92 Billion Offshore to Avoid Paying $29 Billion in US Taxes
Microsoft Corp. is currently sitting on almost $29.6 billion it would owe in U.S. taxes if it repatriated the $92.9 billion of earnings it…
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Workers Want a Voice on the Job. Amazon Should Lead the Way
Amazon should welcome our voices and our deep knowledge of the business. Want to know why there’s a sudden wave of workers organizing to…
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” 14 Report Warns Taxpayer Money Is Fueling ‘Pandemic Greed Grab’ by US CEOs
As ordinary workers across the United States watched inflation eat away at modest wage gains in 2021, many corporations—including firms contracting with the federal…
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Big Tech Mounting Big-Money Fight to Defeat to Corporate Antitrust Bill
The bill is being praised as “simple, bipartisan, wildly popular with voters, and a good first step toward reining in Big Tech.” Amazon and…
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Sanders and Gillibrand Call on Amazon to Recognize Historic Union Victory
"It is time for Amazon to end its blatant disregard of labor law and treat workers with the respect and dignity they deserve." COMMON…
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Jeff Bezos, world’s first multi-centibillionaire, or, New Zealand in a man
On Wednesday, Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, shattered the $200 billion ceiling. He had a decent day on the stock market, with Amazon…