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May 03, 2023

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Median Pay of Top US CEOs Jumped to Record $22.3 Million Last Year <[link removed]>

"Corporate greed is out of control," said consumer watchdog Public Citizen. <[link removed]>

Julia Conley <[link removed]>

 

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Memo Reveals How Sandra Day O'Connor Helped Get George W. Bush to the White House <[link removed]>

The right-wing justice sought to influence the opinions of others on the high court even before they heard arguments in Bush v. Gore. <[link removed]>

Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>

 

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Bombshell Report Exposes Key Argument Against Student Debt Relief as 'Categorically False' <[link removed]>

"The Supreme Court risks making a ruling affecting millions of people's lives without essential, accurate information," warns a new analysis from the Roosevelt Institute and the Debt Collective. <[link removed]>

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To 'Uphold Human Right to Privacy,' Global Coalition Demands Safeguards for Encrypted Services <[link removed]>

"The need for privacy has never been more urgent," said one advocate. "Encryption is a shield that protects everyone but most especially the most targeted and vulnerable communities." <[link removed]>

Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>

 

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Fake Content Industry, AI Poses Threat to Fact-Based Journalism Worldwide <[link removed]>

"The unprecedented ability to tamper with content is blurring the lines between true and false," said Reporters Without Borders in its annual report on press freedom. <[link removed]>

Julia Conley <[link removed]>

 

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Warren, Sanders, and 8 Others to Powell: Stop Hiking Rates or Risk Terrible Recession <[link removed]>

"We strongly urge you to respect the Fed's dual mandate, pause your rate hikes, and avoid engineering a recession that destroys jobs and crushes small businesses." <[link removed]>

Jake Johnson <[link removed]>





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Warren Leads Call to End Dispute System 'Weaponized' by Corporations Amid Honduras Case <[link removed]>

 

Journalists, Rights Groups Urge Ban on 'Sinister' Spyware Like Pegasus <[link removed]>

 

Moscow Alleges Putin Assassination Attempt as Ukrainian Drones Reportedly Hit Kremlin <[link removed]>

 

'Dangerous and Undemocratic,' Says Zooey Zephyr as Judge Denies Bid to Return to Montana House <[link removed]>

 

US House Members Unveil Stock Trading Ban: Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act <[link removed]>





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How Lawmakers Are Helping Sinclair Broadcast Group Destroy Local News <[link removed]>

National and state-level bills would allow chains like Sinclair to continue to neglect the information needs of the communities they're supposed to serve. <[link removed]>

Tim Karr <[link removed]>

 

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Noam Chomsky Speaks on What ChatGPT Is Really Good For <[link removed]>

The subset of artificial intelligence known as Large Language Models can't tell us anything about human language learning, but it excels at misleading the uninformed. <[link removed]>

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If Biden Believes Journalism Is Not a Crime, He'll Drop Charges Against Julian Assange <[link removed]>

Biden spoke powerfully in defense of press freedom Saturday, but his own Department of Justice contradicts this by continuing Trump's attack against the WikiLeaks founder. <[link removed]>

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