… as hundreds of billions of dollars are flooding into artificial intelligence, there are serious concerns that an AI bubble could trigger another bailout with taxpayer money.

In the interview that follows, leading progressive economist Gerald Epstein, who initiated and directs the Game Changers project at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, talks about AI’s impact on finance and the bailout problem and how a transformative public finance strategy can revive democracy, promote equity and social justice, and build strong and sustainable communities.

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    34 minutes ago

    Being prone to conspiratorial thinking and at the same time being a victim of the US education system and lacking critical thinking skills is a pretty macabre combination.

    But sure, anyone who disagrees with you is a bot, or a paid shill!

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      anyone who disagrees with you is a bot, or a paid shill!

      Im specifically talking about:

      Another .ml account that is just starting to get active before the midterm to attack Dems…

      It’s a pattern, recognizable by everyone not on .ml or a handful of troll instances.

      Like, you’re literally out here telling people not to vote:

      Libs really think they can vote themselves out of capitalism and the climate crisis, how sad is that?

      And you’re surprised people don’t like that?