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May 10, 2023
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Big Food Raking in Huge Profits From Price Hikes as US Hunger Persists: Analysis <[link removed]>
"It's shameful that Americans are left food insecure and have to skip meals while corporations and their wealthy shareholders enjoy the spoils of supersized profits under unjustified price hikes." <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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Fed Warned to Stop 'Needless Rate Hikes' as Inflation Cools for 10th Straight Month <[link removed]>
"The verdict is in: we don't have to choose between low prices and low unemployment. We can have both," said one economist. <[link removed]>
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Warning of AI Threat to 'Human Existence,' Health Experts Urge Halt to Unregulated Rollout <[link removed]>
"If AI is to ever fulfil its promise to benefit humanity and society, we must protect democracy, strengthen our public-interest institutions, and dilute power so that there are effective checks and balances." <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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Critics Warn Biden Is 'Finishing Trump's Job' With New Attack on Asylum-Seekers <[link removed]>
"We will sue as we did under Trump," said an ACLU attorney. "The core illegality is the same." <[link removed]>
Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>
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Amid Soaring Poverty and Hunger, Amnesty Demands 'Universal Social Protection' Worldwide <[link removed]>
"We cannot continue to look away as inequality soars, and those struggling are left to suffer," said Amnesty International's secretary-general. <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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Senate Finance Chief Blasts Clarence Thomas' Billionaire Friend for Obstructing Gift Probe <[link removed]>
"Mr. Crow is relying on the same baseless arguments that failed Donald Trump in his attempt to stonewall congressional oversight," said Sen. Ron Wyden. <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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GOP Congressman and Serial Liar George Santos Reportedly Facing 'Long Overdue' Federal Charges <[link removed]>
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Amid Growing Calls to Resign, Feinstein Heads Back to Capitol Hill <[link removed]>
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A Legal Exploration-and An Answer-to the Debt Ceiling Crisis <[link removed]>
Either President Biden or TreasurySecretary Yellen should move on this course of action without delay. <[link removed]>
Everett Wohlers <[link removed]>
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The Very Specific Ways the GOP Budget Will Deeply Harm Hundreds of Millions of Americans <[link removed]>
The Republican Party's proposed economic plan-over which they threaten global economic calamity if not accepted by Biden and the Democrats-is senselessly cruel, wildly irresponsible, and embarrassingly uninformed. But let's talk about the details. <[link removed]>
Hannah Story Brown <[link removed]>
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The GOP Debt Ceiling Threat to Social Security Is Real <[link removed]>
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Richard Eskow <[link removed]>
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