Jessica Pothering

In today's newsletter, I discuss how we are in a moment of policy change, with pro-market orthodoxies being questioned on multiple fronts but new policy directions yet to fully form. I explore four different pieces on very different areas of policy that touch on this: - A great piece on housing by Yushu Zhu and Hanan Ali on the housing crisis is an inherent feature of a neoliberal housing system. - An article by Adam Tooze in the Financial Times on "anti-paradigm" of US economic and industrial policy that is "haunting the world economy". - A research paper by Susan Aaronson on the rise of AI Nationalism and its consequences - And the most recent article by Dan (Danny) Breznitz in his series for the Globe & Mail, this time looking at Canada's broken university system. Together they paint a picture of a state of flux, and highlight the urgent need to have a real debate on where we want Canada to go as a society and an economy. You can read the full newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gjPeZ4_h

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Science vs activism How individual scientists or scientific institutions position themselves on political issues is a topical issue. There are activist researchers who take a stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict or put pressure on politicians to engage more against climate change. Universities are taking positions on conflicts, be it Ukraine-Russia or socio-political issues. The field of tension has become stronger with so-called woke topics, with the corona pandemic, with international geopolitical conflicts. But where are the boundaries, what are the grey areas? We will also be discussing this at the EUPRIO conference in Turin from 12 to 15 June. Only 10 days left to register! Deadline is May 31! https://www.euprio.eu/ The think tank Reatch has now published a very interesting paper on this! https://lnkd.in/dxvDKdiv

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I did a thing while promoting my new book, #DigitallyInvisible. I have been very interested in #socialmedia platforms, and the recent backlash. I wanted to write a #WhitePaper that reviewed the possibility of a #ratings system - much like what we see in the #motionpictures, #music, and #gaming industries. Trust me, these platforms will most likely be subjected to #regulation, but what if they also considered coming together on some #values and #principles. You can read my new paper here: https://lnkd.in/eSyYP8PC and thanks to the #CenterforSelfRegulation for the opportunity to opine on this issue. #socialmedia #technology #AI #regulation #industry

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