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May 03, 2023

Top News

Median Pay of Top US CEOs Jumped to Record $22.3 Million Last Year

"Corporate greed is out of control," said consumer watchdog Public Citizen.

Memo Reveals How Sandra Day O'Connor Helped Get George W. Bush to the White House

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

Bombshell Report Exposes Key Argument Against Student Debt Relief as 'Categorically False'

"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.

To 'Uphold Human Right to Privacy,' Global Coalition Demands Safeguards for Encrypted Services

"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."

Fake Content Industry, AI Poses Threat to Fact-Based Journalism Worldwide

"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.

Warren, Sanders, and 8 Others to Powell: Stop Hiking Rates or Risk Terrible Recession

"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."

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Warren Leads Call to End Dispute System 'Weaponized' by Corporations Amid Honduras Case

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Moscow Alleges Putin Assassination Attempt as Ukrainian Drones Reportedly Hit Kremlin

'Dangerous and Undemocratic,' Says Zooey Zephyr as Judge Denies Bid to Return to Montana House

US House Members Unveil Stock Trading Ban: Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act

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Opinion

How Lawmakers Are Helping Sinclair Broadcast Group Destroy Local News

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.

Noam Chomsky Speaks on What ChatGPT Is Really Good For

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.

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If Biden Believes Journalism Is Not a Crime, He'll Drop Charges Against Julian Assange

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.

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