David’s view Over the last few days, as Francesca Hong’s Wisconsin gubernatorial campaign came undone over a tweet condemning the colonialist origins of Thanksgiving, I flashed back to September and a debate between two Democratic strategists. On one side of the Persuasion 2025 stage was Sarah Longwell, a former Republican ...
Africa gets new sovereign bond ETFAfrica gets new sovereign bond ETF
A new African sovereign bond exchange-traded fund has launched with up to $250 million in commitments. Its backers are betting it can help unlock a much bigger market for African sovereign debt and help reduce borrowing costs. Managed by Legal & General, the ETF tracks an African sovereign bond index ...
US lawmakers mull extending AGOA trade programUS lawmakers mull extending AGOA trade program
The African Growth and Opportunity Act, the US-Africa trade preference pact, is on the path for a two-year renewal after the Senate passed a government funding bill over the weekend that included an extension for the program. But there’s no guarantee that the bill will pass the House of Representatives, ...
Ebola spread undetected for months, WHO saysEbola spread undetected for months, WHO says
The Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 2,000 people began three months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said, raising the likelihood that its true scale is far larger than previously thought. The outbreak, centered in eastern DR Congo, is caused by the rare ...
Nigeria tax breaks target $50B oil investmentNigeria tax breaks target $50B oil investment
Nigeria is rolling out tax incentives to attract as much as $50 billion in oil and gas investment as it seeks to rekindle international interest in offshore projects. Africa’s largest oil and gas producer is pushing to revive hydrocarbon exploration in deepwater reserves at a time when global oil companies ...
What can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? | Ben DavisWhat can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? | Ben Davis
A fairly overtly radical socialist winning around 40% in a primary like this was unthinkable even a few years ago The left’s insurgency against the Democratic party establishment has hit its first serious bump in the road in Wisconsin. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong entered Tuesday up by big margins in ...
‘Feminists need to push back’: how did the women’s movement become so divided – and how can it reunite?‘Feminists need to push back’: how did the women’s movement become so divided – and how can it reunite?
Just a few years ago, women would fight for other women whatever their background or politics. Today, many loudly dismiss the struggles of those who are not like them. But the solidarity is still there, if you look hard enough One June day in 2015, I stood outside Yarl’s Wood ...
Twitch is Mining Peoples’ Streams to Train Amazon’s AITwitch is Mining Peoples’ Streams to Train Amazon’s AI
Twitch is going to train Amazon’s AI models on streamers’ content unless they deliberately go into their settings and opt out, potentially sweeping up a wealth of streamers who either don’t hear about the announcement or follow steps stop it. On Wednesday Twitch announced a new setting that lets streamers ...
Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Superintelligent’ AI Future That No One WantsPodcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Superintelligent’ AI Future That No One Wants
We start this week with Jason’s article about Mark Zuckerberg’s plan for Meta’s AI agents. They don’t sound fun at all. After the break, Emanuel tells us how a company offering “100% human-written” medical research is actually all AI. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains why some cities are ditching ...
Researchers Show How Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Are Used to Harass WomenResearchers Show How Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Are Used to Harass Women
Instagram is full of first-person videos of men harassing women in public. They follow a similar script: A man walks up to a woman or group of women in a store, sitting outside a cafe, or walking home from a bar, and delivers a pickup line. The women almost always ...