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Sanders-backed progressives try to make AI the new AIPAC
Progressives backed by Bernie Sanders are pushing a data center moratorium to position AI as a political issue, mirroring AIPAC's influence. New York's moratorium and campaigns in Michigan and Arizona highlight efforts to frame data centers as energy-wasting threats to communities, while opponents argue regulation could cost jobs.
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Bernie SanderspersonAlexandria Ocasio-CortezpersonAbdul El-SayedpersonWilliam LawrencepersonMatt MaasdampersonBridget BrinkpersonKai NewkirkpersonGreg StantonpersonSunrise MovementorganizationInternational Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersorganizationNew YorkplaceMichiganplaceArizonaplaceAhwatukeeplaceAItopicdata centerstopic
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