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Why Companies Should Face Limits on Job Replacing Automation
When corporations install robots and other automation technologies that threaten existing workers, public rules are necessary to prevent firms from shifting the costs of displacement onto employees, communities, and the state.
Eleanor Vale The Institution 1153 words 6/23/2026
Technology Eleanor Vale The Institution 6/21/2026
Streaming Platforms Should Back Original Genre Blends First
The fight over whether streaming services should prioritize original genre-blending series over traditional single-genre programming is really a fight over how culture is funded, organized, and made accessible at scale.
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Technology Eleanor Vale The Institution 6/20/2026
Private Space Companies Should Build Earth Orbit Before Mars
The real policy choice is whether private capital should chase Mars headlines or strengthen the shared Earth orbit infrastructure that every sustainable space mission will depend on.
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