The Work Doesn’t Die — It
Shifts
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · LABOR · BUSINESS
October 30, 2025
Artificial intelligence is reshaping
work by altering tasks rather than
eliminating jobs, according to
international labor organizations.
The clatter of keyboard keys wasn’t
quite rhythmic, but it was
persistent — like a dog pacing
across hardwood, trying to settle…
Electric Rates
ENERGY PRICES · COST OF LIVING · GRID
October 29, 2025
Recent analysis challenges the
assumption that data centers drive
rising electric rates. While…
Dominion
VOTING RIGHTS · WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS
October 22, 2025
Voting Systems was acquired by
Liberty Vote, consolidating control
over voter check-in and ballot…
Rare Earth, Rare Leverage
TRADE · MARKETS · WHITE HOUSE
October 21, 2025
China’s new export licensing
requirements for products containing
trace amounts of its rare earth…
Update — October 18, 2025
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · VOTING RIGHTS
October 18, 2025
Federal authorities have intensified
actions against dissent, including
warrantless arrests and
surveillance, often targeting…
The Literate Machine
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · PLATFORMS · MENTAL HEALTH
October 14, 2025
Literacy today involves managing
abundant digital information amid
competing distractions, notably from
phones in classrooms, which can.
The Silence Machine
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · PLATFORMS
October 8, 2025
Google and Apple removed apps like
ICEBlock and Red Dot, designed to
alert undocumented families about…
Live Free or Blackout
ENERGY · GRID · CLIMATE POLICY
October 6, 2025
New Hampshire’s House Bill 672
proposes exempting off-grid power
providers from traditional utility…
Before the Tumor
MEDICINE · HOSPITALS · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
October 2, 2025
The infusion chairs at UMass
Memorial face a wall of windows, and
in late afternoon the light turns
the IV bags the color of iced tea. A…
