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To many modern Americans, Labor Day signals little more than the unofficial end of summer—a welcome three-day weekend marked by backyard barbecues, retail sales, and trips to the beach. Beneath its tranquil contemporary surface, however, lies a history forged in the intense social conflicts of the late nineteenth century. Conceived and organized by radical labor activists with deep socialist ties, the holiday was initially designed to demonstrate working-class solidarity and demand fundamental workplace reforms. Yet when the federal government formally adopted the holiday in 1894, it did so with a very different objective: to absorb labor unrest into a state-sanctioned framework and deliberately steer the American working class away from revolutionary socialism. The Road to Federal Recognition The roots of Labor Day trace back to September 5, 1882, when the Central Labor Union (CLU) of New York organized the nation’s first major Labor Day demonstration. On that morning, more than 10,000 workers sacrificed a day’s wages to march from City Hall to Union Square. The parade was followed by speeches, concerts, and picnics, creating a vibrant public spectacle centered on urgent working-class demands, particularly the call for an eight-hour workday and safer working conditions. The concept rapidly gained momentum across

Love it or despise it, but AI — aka artificial intelligence — is all the rage. Wall Street loves it. Students cheat with it, and they adore it. Businesses are flourishing with newfound automation and a near-seamless means of customer support with AI. On the negative front, homeowners and local and state governments are freaking out over the proliferation of data centers being built to further expand the capabilities and reach of AI. Workers are being displaced by AI chatbots and AI project engines. Sometimes tragically, individuals are even becoming addicted to their favorite AI chatbot, to whom they assign personal names as if they’re close friends. Now entering the fray is Roman Catholic convert and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who has proclaimed AI to be satanic when it’s used selfishly or fetishistically. “I think that’s kind of satanic,” Vance told an interviewer when the discussion turned to how chatbots often agree with — and even flatter — their users, too often leading to detrimental results. This has been labeled AI sycophancy. Some commentators have even labeled the onset of AI as ushering in “the end of times,” as predicted in the Book of Revelation, in that it can

Across thousands of American municipalities, suburban subdivisions, commercial shopping centers, and highway corridors, small solar-powered cameras mounted on unassuming black poles have quietly reshaped the nature of public space. Manufactured by the surveillance company Flock Safety, these automated license plate readers (ALPRs) have been embraced by local police departments, neighborhood homeowners associations, and private businesses as powerful weapons against property crime and violence. Yet as the network of roadside sensors has expanded into a dense, interconnected surveillance grid, it has also ignited intense national debate. For critics, the rapid growth of this searchable tracking infrastructure feels uncomfortably close to the omnipresent surveillance described in George Orwell’s 1984. For supporters, it is an indispensable modernization of public safety that helps locate abducted children and apprehend violent offenders. Evaluating whether the public is right to view this technology as the arrival of “Big Brother” requires looking past marketing claims and apocalyptic rhetoric alike. The reality lies in the technical capabilities of the hardware, the legal gray areas surrounding automated tracking, and the governance mechanisms that decide how deeply into civilian life these lenses are allowed to peer.

Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox News, last seen on air on August 9. The network gave no reason for her departure, effective today. Her shows on Fox will be hosted by a rotating cast of network regulars. “We thank Maria for her work over the last 12½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,” Fox tersely announced. Her departure, shrouded in silence and speculation, is reminiscent of MAGA extremist Tucker Carlson’s exit. Speculation is already rampant that Bartiromo, 58, will be joining the Trump administration. At the White House, Vice President JD Vance was asked if Bartiromo would become White House spokesperson, and he answered: “I don’t know, man…. No, I don’t think so.” Bartiromo is extremely close to President Trump, and her on-air interviews proved very Trump-friendly. She even sided with his view that the 2020 election was rigged, resulting in lawsuits against Fox. Fox and its print counterpart, The Wall Street Journal, have long railed against Trump’s election fraud claims. Bartiromo’s former programs will all shed her name, according to the company announcement. “Mornings with Maria” will now air as “Mornings with Fox Business.” At the same time, “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street” will