ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
Berhanu Anteneh Senior Fellow Paola Sapienza is co-director of the J-P Conte Initiative on Immigration. Here she discusses research into the economic benefits of immigration, how migration fosters prosperity, and what is lost in the current immigration debate in the United States. Chris Herhalt: It’s no accident that the J-P Conte Immigration Initiative has been placed under the new Hoover Prosperity Program. What …
Given the pace of AI development, policymakers and civil society must step in now to ensure that the next general-purpose technology serves the public interest. Otherwise, already dominant monopolists will supercharge the socially harmful digital business models they perfected over the past decade. LONDON – This month’s AI Action Summit in Paris comes at a …
On the current trajectory, the Global North will continue to dominate AI and develop new forms of economic and cultural dependency. But with investment in distributed computing and grassroots innovation, low- and middle-income countries can establish a fairer technological order that creates value for their communities. NAIROBI – Artificial intelligence is reshaping global power dynamics, …
In the coming months, President Donald Trump could withdraw the United States from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank or slash their funding. But such a move would disproportionately hurt the US itself, undermining its ability to shape the rules of the global financial system and pursue its strategic interests. OXFORD – After …
For more than 200,000 years, humans have built solutions to the challenges we face and shared our knowledge with each other. AI could continue this trend, complementing human capabilities and enabling us to unleash our full potential, but the technology is developing in a different direction. PARIS – I was fortunate to participate in the …
AI, Science, and Society: Connections, Collectives, and Collaboration,” aims to foster dialogue at the intersection of technological innovation, interdisciplinary scientific inquiry, and societal evolution. As key part of the AI Summit, scheduled for February 10th and 11th, 2025, in Paris, this conference will serve as a critical prelude, setting the stage for high-level discussions that …
AAPP defines a political prisoner as anyone arrested, detained, or imprisoned because of their perceived or known active role, perceived, or known supporting role, or in association with activities promoting freedom, justice, equality, human rights, including ethnic rights, in association with the pro-democracy movement. (August 2014) Visit the site for more
o chart a path forward for the US economy as it contends with long-standing challenges such as the federal debt and emerging ones such as the rise of AI, the Hoover Prosperity Program gathered leading economists and other scholars from a wide range of disciplines for a one-day solutions-oriented conference. Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA) — To chart …
Democracy is faltering. Political gridlock, economic inequality, and AI-driven governance are reshaping power faster than our institutions can keep up. In this episode, we dive deep into the rise of Techno-Feudalism—a world where billionaires, AI overlords, and algorithmic governance quietly replace elected officials. Is Curtis Yarvin’s Dark Enlightenment theory gaining traction among Silicon Valley elites? …
During his first term, US President Donald Trump pursued aggressive tariffs and tax cuts that led to a sharp increase in both the trade and budget deficits. Having seemingly learned nothing, he appears determined to double down on these destructive policies, risking a global downturn. Read More