Beyond the Hype: Data Centers Are Rebuilding American Infrastructure
The AI boom's true economic impact lies in physical infrastructure and capital expenditure cycles, not just software novelty.
By Klaus Berger ·
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AI's Next Bottleneck Isn't Code—It's Copper Mines and Power Grids
The race for advanced AI has shifted from algorithmic breakthroughs to solving massive physical resource constraints, demanding a complete overhaul of global infrastructure.
By Bram de Vries ·
Hochul and Abbott prove data centers need federal cost rules
Donald Trump’s insistence that communities rejecting data centers are "making a mistake" reads less like economic advice and more like the rhetoric of an industrial boomtown foreman.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Delsia Bare rejects $26 million for her farm near Maysville
The modern narrative—the seamless march toward technological utopia powered by artificial intelligence—is, upon closer inspection, a story of profound dispossession.
By Emilio Quesada ·
Zuckerberg's AI promise masks private leverage at Koolau Ranch
The spectacle is always the same: the billionaire, armed with an AI manifesto, assures us that the future belongs to everyone.
By Emilio Quesada ·
Data centers have a politics problem — and industry knows it
The story of data centers isn't about bandwidth; it’s about land use, water rights, and who gets to decide what happens on prime farmland.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
AI's New Economy: Value Shifts from Software to Silicon
BlackRock analysis suggests AI is driving a massive, physical revaluation of capital into foundational compute and hardware infrastructure.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Wisconsin Democratic primary debate for governor
The American left has always been defined by its internal fights—a messy, necessary reckoning that determines whether the party will serve the working person or the donor class.
By Maya Ellison ·