*The 11,000 members of the writers guild of America West now on strike are demanding that there be regulation and control of Artificial Intelligence in their work. They say that the issue is not just about writers but about hundreds of millions of workers. Rachel Meinerding and Greg Hopps of Concept Art Association spoke to Pacifica’s Steve Zeltzer.
*The US is holding up Ethiopia’s request for a $2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund for postwar reconstruction and development. Host Ann Garrison spoke to Robert J. Prince, Retired Senior Lecturer at the University of Denver Korbel School of International Studies. He is also a political commentator at Pacifica affiliate KGNU-Boulder.
*On April 18, the U.S. government announced indictments against the “Uhuru 3”, African Peoples Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela, African Peoples Solidarity Committee Chair Penny Hess and Uhuru Solidarity Movement Chair Jesse Nevel on federal charges that they are pawns of the Russian government and are spreading Russian propaganda.
On May 10, the Uhuru 3 spoke to the press for the first time since their April 18 indictments. Visit handsoffuhuru.org to learn more and get involved.
View from the Left Bank: Rob Prince's Blog 
Interesting talk, Bob, but what I missed was a reason why the US would oppose the dam in Ethiopia. I can’t imagine why the US would oppose it except that Egypt opposes the dam, and the US probably cares more about Egypt than it does about Ethiopia. Comment?
Wonderful interview! I am intrigued by the IMF/West’s opposition to the dam and the electricity needed for development. Of course, this is the eco-colonial position of 350.org, trying to stop African countries (in the name of a climate emergency) from using natural gas to develop their countries and forcing them to use weather-dependent generation instead–which would not support economic development. Why keep other countries poor? Didn’t the Marshall Plan help the U.S. too?