As the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week, Americans all over the country are feeling the impact. From furloughed workers to reduced government services to critical programs potentially running out of funds, this shutdown will have long-felt consequences from coast to coast.
Use this week’s workouts to demand a responsible end to the shutdown and help mitigate its impacts.
As we keep up our fight for a better world, a good way to stay hopeful is to focus on actions where we can make concrete, discernable changes in our everyday lives. Even actions that feel small can have a big impact when we make them all together.
Despite the ambivalence of many Americans regarding artificial intelligence, Silicon Valley companies are ploughing full speed ahead, working overtime to keep choices about AI out of the hands of the public in order to keep that power for themselves. There is an active AI lobby and millions are being poured into new pro-AI super PACs. There’s a lot to push back on, so let’s get to work.