{"id":72961,"date":"2026-03-12T13:21:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=72961"},"modified":"2026-03-12T23:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T03:44:59","slug":"bernie-sanders-has-an-ai-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2026\/03\/bernie-sanders-has-an-ai-proposal.html","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Bernie Sanders Has an AI Proposal<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1630849617809438\">Click the image to watch and listen.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1630849617809438\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"72960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/screenshot-339\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BERNIE-SANDERS-750.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,1065\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bernie Sanders\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Calls for a moratorium on new data centers.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BERNIE-SANDERS-750-721x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BERNIE-SANDERS-750-721x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72960\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.704097047379263;width:463px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BERNIE-SANDERS-750-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BERNIE-SANDERS-750-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BERNIE-SANDERS-750.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><br><strong>He\u2019s been called a luddite. 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