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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

"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."

Jessica Corbett

Fed Warned to Stop 'Needless Rate Hikes' as Inflation Cools for 10th Straight Month

“The verdict is in: we don't have to choose between low prices and low unemployment. We can have both," said one economist.

Jake Johnson

Warning of AI Threat to 'Human Existence,' Health Experts Urge Halt to Unregulated Rollout

"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."

Brett Wilkins

Critics Warn Biden Is 'Finishing Trump's Job' With New Attack on Asylum-Seekers

"We will sue as we did under Trump," said an ACLU attorney. "The core illegality is the same."

Kenny Stancil

Amid Soaring Poverty and Hunger, Amnesty Demands 'Universal Social Protection' Worldwide

"We cannot continue to look away as inequality soars, and those struggling are left to suffer," said Amnesty International's secretary-general.

Jake Johnson

Senate Finance Chief Blasts Clarence Thomas' Billionaire Friend for Obstructing Gift Probe

"Mr. Crow is relying on the same baseless arguments that failed Donald Trump in his attempt to stonewall congressional oversight," said Sen. Ron Wyden.

Jake Johnson

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Opinion

A Legal Exploration—and An Answer—to the Debt Ceiling Crisis

Either President Biden or TreasurySecretary Yellen should move on this course of action without delay.

Everett Wohlers

The Very Specific Ways the GOP Budget Will Deeply Harm Hundreds of Millions of Americans

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.

Hannah Story Brown

The GOP Debt Ceiling Threat to Social Security Is Real

Let me explain.

Richard Eskow

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