Anti-AI Populism Is Reshaping American Politics
Will Lawrence, Justin Pearson, and Abdul El-Sayed all despise data centers. Mother Jones illustration; Andrew Roth/Zuma; Andrew Roth/Sipa/AP; Dan Anderson/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Opposing data center construction is one of the most popular positions a candidate can possibly take right now—and those who fail to do so are starting to lose elections.
- ▪Will Lawrence, Justin Pearson, and Abdul El-Sayed all despise data centers.
- ▪Mother Jones illustration; Andrew Roth/Zuma; Andrew Roth/Sipa/AP; Dan Anderson/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs.
- ▪Opposing data center construction is one of the most popular positions a candidate can possibly take right now—and those who fail to do so are starting to lose elections.
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Will Lawrence, Justin Pearson, and Abdul El-Sayed all despise data centers. And they all just won their primaries. Mother Jones illustration; Andrew Roth/Zuma; Andrew Roth/Sipa/AP; Dan Anderson/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Opposing data center construction is one of the most popular positions a candidate can possibly take right now—and those who fail to do so are starting to lose elections. Will Lawrence, the Sunrise Movement cofounder who ran for Congress in Michigan’s Seventh District, won his primary on Tuesday.
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