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May 04, 2023

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ACLU, Allies Warn Internet Bills 'Would Undermine Free Speech, Privacy, and Security'

While these bills' supporters aim to hold tech giants accountable for not protecting vulnerable communities, one expert warned, "increasing censorship and weakening encryption would not only be ineffective at solving these concerns, it would in fact exacerbate them."

Jessica Corbett

UAW Holds Off on Endorsing Biden in Bid to Secure Just EV Transition

"We need to get our members organized behind a pro-worker, pro-climate, and pro-democracy political program that can deliver for the working class," says a memo from the union's new president.

Kenny Stancil

As White House Unveils Plan, A Fresh Call to Halt 'Runaway Corporate AI'

"President Biden should call for, and Congress should legislate, a moratorium on the deployment of new generative AI technologies," Public Citizen's Robert Weissman argued.

Brett Wilkins

Senate Finance Chief Vows to Use All Tools at His Disposal to Get Answers on Thomas 'Corruption'

The right-wing justice has committed "a foul breach of ethics standards," said Sen. Ron Wyden, "which are already far too low when it comes to the Supreme Court."

Julia Conley

151 Groups Blast Biden Admin for Backing 'Destructive' Mountain Valley Pipeline

"This project is not inevitable, and is completely counter to the overwhelming evidence that we must stop creating new fossil fuel infrastructure immediately."

Jessica Corbett

Billionaire Also Paid for Clarence Thomas' Grandnephew to Attend $74k/Year Private School

"Just straight-up open corruption on the Supreme Court," said one observer.

Kenny Stancil

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To End 'Disgrace' of Poverty Wages, Sanders Bill Would Hike Federal Minimum to $17

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Opinion

The Insecurity of War and Violence

From the battlefield to the classroom, you cannot bomb and slaughter your way to safety.

Robert C. Koehler

The Current War Machine Isn’t Your Grandparents’ Military Industrial Complex

The MIC is consuming many more tax dollars and feeding far larger weapons producers than when President Eisenhower first raised the alarm about the “unwarranted influence” it wielded in 1961.

Ben Freeman,William Hartung

What I Learned About Justice From My First Boss Out of College, Harry Belafonte

Mr. B. set an example by staying true to his convictions, building community and bridges across cultures, and remaining tenacious while battling economic and racial inequality.

Farrah Hassen

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