As the book "The Tech Coup" describes, it is difficult for citizens to know what private companies are doing for the government or to hold them accountable in elections. Review at: upriverpress.substack.com/p/resisting-...
On AI's so-called efficiency: "Workers have lost jobs, students have cheated, energy costs have soared, creators have lost control of their work, liars have promulgated misinformation, deepfake nudes are everywhere, teens have taken their own lives ..." -- Evan Gorelick, NY Times "The Morning"
#AI
Will AI drive an aggregate economic boom that benefits all people, as the Big Tech company leaders claim? Not so fast, say two Stanford economists. In the short term, a more likely outcome is more inequality. Read our article in The Upriver Current.
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#economics
Photo of a man on a fast-moving jet ski.
Experiences with other forms of media.
Photo of a deep sea diver descending into a light-filled ocean with coral and colorful fish in water.
The experience of reading #books.
Upriver Press now has an official US trademark! So, even though #AI companies steal our copyrighted books and regurgitate them, we can at least say that the government is protecting our logo.
The remarkable work of #editors is revealed in two films: "Genius," which is about editor Max Perkins, who worked with Hemingway, Fitzgerald, etc. Second, "Turn Every Page," a documentary about editor Robert Gottlieb and Robert Caro, author of "The Power Broker."
#editing #books #publishing
A simple request for improved language: Journalists and politicians, and everyone for that matter, should stop using the term "rare earths" when referring to "rare earth minerals."
Book sales in #Brazil are up. The Brazilian Book Chamber and Nielsen show 3 million new book consumers in 2025. Women and younger readers are driving growth. The 18-34 age group increased by a combined 3.4% compared to the previous year. Keep reading books! Full report:
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When book publishers do not establish clear bans on AI use for their books, they erode readers' trust. Our policy, and the reasons for it, are simple and clear: no AI at all. You can read it at this link.
www.upriverpress.com/uprivercurre...
#AI #books #publishing
Photo of the book titled Overcoming Information Chaos. The cover has a rendering of a computer chip with one side being blue and the other being red, which depicts social polarization caused by media.
Citizens need to defend themselves against disinformation.
"It does not matter to social media companies whether the information is true, meaningful, or healthy for users. Their business models decouple profit-earning from truth and community well-being." - Overcoming Information Chaos
#media
The recent ruling against Meta and YouTube has a backstory in media law, specifically Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Our new book "Overcoming Information Chaos" provides a history of that law and its importance today.
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#medialiteracy
Writing the Biographical Drama is a one-of-a-kind, inspiring book or playwriting and screenwriting students in universities and/or amateur writers who want to develop their talents. Read our interview with author Dr. Tee O’Neill. www.upriverpress.com/uprivercurre...
#playwriting #screenwriting
“The merger between American politics and narrow business interests completely sidesteps the rule of law, in ways that will radically change the United States and the world for decades to come.” Review of "The Tech Coup" by @marietjeschaake.bsky.social
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#AI
Photo of the book Overcoming Information Chaos. The cover shows what looks like a computer chip. One side of the chip's circuits are blue and the other side is red, depicting social polarization.
In an age of #disinformation and weak regulations on Big Tech, citizens need to strengthen media literacy skills. Our book Overcoming Information Chaos is a vital resource for our times.
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Photograph of a large bookstore in São Paulo, Brazil.
Books and bookstores are standing firm in Brazil. We recently visited the vibrant Livraria da Vila on Av. Paulista in São Paulo. The company owns 25 stores in 9 cities. Keep reading books!
#bookstores #books #reading #publishing
Photo of the book Social Security for Future Generations, which depicts an elderly man walking through a beautiful field with his daughter and grandchild.
Will younger generations have #SocialSecurity benefits? Read an interview with Upriver Press author John Turner (PhD economics U of Chicago) and coauthor Serena McCarthy about their new book. www.upriverpress.com/uprivercurrent
#millennials #GenZ #family #Congress #economics
Poet Phil Ginsburg wrote an endorsement on behalf of ChatGPT for his own book: "This book of poems is full of delightful, ironic, witty, surreal excursions of the imagination balanced with profound observations of the transcendent. Above all, it made me feel very human." - ChatGPT
#AI #books #poets
Fantastic and important research. Autistic author/researcher Phoebe Jordan (University of Victoria/Stanford) is helping bring this type of work to broader audiences. It takes a team!
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The New York Times published an article about US birth rates, which affects the future of #SocialSecurity. A new Upriver Press book provides politically viable and economically sound solutions to prevent the program's insolvency.
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#birthrates
After the long and winding speech, the factcheckers are busy with debunking work. Our new book, Overcoming Information Chaos, offers practical tools so that we can all become better factcheckers and debunkers.
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#misinformation #disinformation #medialiteracy
What to do tonight? There's that long blah blah blah speech or there's a good book. Seems like an easy choice!
#books #reading
This is a beautiful story about the personal nature of running a small bookstore, and about the store's importance in a local community, and about the value of reading books.
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#bookstores #books #reading #smallbusiness
For those concerned about international economic development, we encourage you to read a new review of the 2025 Upriver Press book titled "The Shady Economics of International Aid." More at: www.dawn.com/news/1973356
#economicdevelopment #internationalrelations #poverty
In "A Splendor of Letters," the author argues that books are the most permanent record of cultures. Books often have a deep and lasting influence on readers’ lives. Despite bans, burnings, and piracy, books still change the world. upriverpress.substack.com/p/why-books-...
#reading #culture #AI
Economist Ryan Mattson, coauthor of Inequality by Design, helps us consider whether the US is still a capitalist economy. He presents a simple matrix showing comparative economic systems. The outlook, he says, is not thrilling.
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#economy #democracy #inequality
"Independent publishing is critical for a great culture. Often its the small publisher that discovers an author. . . . They would have never gotten their start without a distributor willing to take risks on an indie startup publisher." - Joe Matthews, CEO of @ipgbook.bsky.social
#publishing #books
Author who received the copy edited version of her memoir, now all covered with scrawls and symbols, says to Random House chief copy editor Benjamin Dreyer: "Copy editors are like priests, safeguarding their faith." -- Quoted in "Dreyer's English
#books #publishing
Wondering where to buy your next book? The Amazon guy spent about $35 million on a PR film and fired 300 journalists. The amazing team @bookshop.org has donated nearly $45 million to local bookstores across the US.
#books #reading #bookstores #booksellers
A @nytimes.com headline: “Where Is AI Taking Us?” A better headline is: “Where Are We Taking AI?” The distinction is important. What if citizens assume that we have no say in the outcomes of AI technology? Read more at the Upriver Current.
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