AI May Very Well Change Our Species
Some technologies increase productivity, but others reshape not only our society but our physiology. Whatever AI turns out to be, the socialist strategy must be the same: increasing the power of labor.
3 Articles by: David Calnitsky
David Calnitsky is an assistant professor in the department of sociology at the University of Western Ontario.
Basic Income in a Pandemic and Beyond
Politicians who represent the interests of capital clearly grasp the point that a UBI would tilt the playing field in favor of workers. That’s why they’re fighting the idea tooth and nail, even amid an unprecedented crisis.
A Model for Us All
The eminent Marxist sociologist Erik Olin Wright was serious about understanding and changing the world — and was generous, curious, and kind while doing it.