US adversary turns up the heat on America’s AI lead with an underestimated edge
China is racing to build the data centers and energy infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence, raising concerns that Beijing’s...
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Has the Left Really Met Its Limit?
The stunning momentum of the insurgent left hit a roadblock this week when democratic socialist Francesca Hong narrowly lost her...
Francesca Hong’s Loss in Wisconsin is a Win for AI Data Centers — for Now
Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong’s narrow defeat in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday night wasn’t just a stinging blow to...
The Most Expensive Democratic Senate Primary Has a Winner
Over the course of Donald Trump’s second term, Democratic voters have expressed dissatisfaction with their party over what many view...
Abdul El-Sayed on The Intercept Briefing
On Tuesday, Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., will face off in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary. The race...
Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors?
Anthropic’s high-profile spat with the Pentagon gave it a killer marketing advantage, burnishing its public image as a principled AI...
Philly Cops Admit That They’re Tracking “First Amendment Activity” Critical of AI
Americans speaking out against artificial intelligence data centers on social media are falling under police surveillance, a confidential law enforcement...
The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary has been making the media rounds defending the 40,000-acre data center project he’s backing in northern...
Who’s Spending in Your Congressional Election? We Tracked the Front Groups Fueling the 2026 Midterms.
The bitter Michigan Senate primary was heating up earlier this month when a mystery group bought $5 million in TV...
Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event with the Maine AFL-CIO, on May 1, 2026, in Portland,...
Another Assassination Attempt, More Fertilizer for Conspiracy Theories
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend became the site of the third failed attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump....
Data Centers Are Military Targets Now
In retaliation for the ongoing U.S.–Israeli war, Iran responded with a novel form of counterattack. For the first time in...
Nida Allam Concedes to Valerie Foushee With Razor-Thin Loss for Progressives in Key Midterm Primary
Progressive insurgents lost a close North Carolina primary this week, when Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., narrowly defeated a challenge from...
Why Is Everyone Suddenly Talking About Putting Data Centers in Space?
Data centers present sprawling engineering and political problems, with ravenous appetites for land and resources. Building them on Earth has...
AI’s Imperial Agenda
After OpenAI CEO Sam Altman launched ChatGPT in 2022, the race for dominance in the field of artificial intelligence hit...
