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Gatekeepers of Law: Inside the Westlaw and LexisNexis Duopoly
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Gatekeepers of Law: Inside the Westlaw and LexisNexis Duopoly
Ever since a spate of mergers in the 1990s, Westlaw and LexisNexis have dominated legal research. And that might be why searching legal cases is so costly, even in the age of AI.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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Regulators Want Spectacle To Trump Safety Protections www.levernews.com/osha-wants-s...
Regulators Want Spectacle To Trump Safety Protections
Echoing a young Brett Kavanaugh, Trump workplace regulators say jobs in entertainment, sports, and other fields are too dangerous to be covered by safety protections.
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December 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Regulatory Ruptures For A Lab-Grown Blood Vessel www.levernews.com/regulatory-r...
Regulatory Ruptures For A Lab-Grown Blood Vessel
Despite controversies and safety concerns, biotech firm Humacyte is pushing its cutting-edge lab-grown blood vessels for uses far beyond what regulators have allowed.
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December 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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In 2026, Will Americans Finally Turn Against Oligarchs?
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In 2026, Will Americans Finally Turn Against Oligarchs?
Americans are noticing private equity roll-ups in everything from youth sports to fire trucks to big tech. And they really don't like it. Is a genuine anti-monopoly revolt finally brewing in 2026?
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December 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Mohammed Ibrahim’s Stolen Year
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Mohammed Ibrahim’s Stolen Year
The newly freed sixteen-year-old Palestinian American shares his first account of 9½ months in Israeli military detention.
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December 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Two crushing defeats for pro-Israel lobby
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Two crushing defeats for pro-Israel lobby
These victories for free speech are crucially important
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December 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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“We never feared drones until they killed Omar"
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“We never feared drones until they killed Omar"
In September, a U.S. drone strike in Somalia killed Omar Abdillahi, a well-known clan leader local officials and residents say had supported the local government
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December 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Monopoly Round-Up: Corporate Lawyers and Fat Envelope America
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Monopoly Round-Up: Corporate Lawyers and Fat Envelope America
Former antitrust enforcer Roger Alford blasted the ABA Antitrust Section before Congress. Plus, Gavin Newsom raises electricity prices in California, the FTC sues Uber, and TikTok gets fake sold.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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The Housing Crisis Is A Democracy Crisis www.levernews.com/the-housing-...
The Housing Crisis Is A Democracy Crisis
This country was founded on the idea of being rooted to where you live — but the corporate state has flipped the script.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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The creative way Colorado can work around Citizens United to keep big money’s corporate influence out of politics (Opinion)
“We must reduce the influence of big money in our politics so that elected officials work for the people, not special interests.” — Phil Weiser and Javier Mabry
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December 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Israel Is Preparing for a Permanent Presence in Gaza, Satellite Images Reveal
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Israel Is Preparing for a Permanent Presence in Gaza, Satellite Images Reveal
Since the ceasefire, Israel has constructed at least 13 new military outposts inside Gaza, consolidated existing military infrastructure, built roads, and destroyed more Palestinian property.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Hamas: We Did Not Surrender and Will Not Abandon Our Struggle for Liberation
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Hamas: We Did Not Surrender and Will Not Abandon Our Struggle for Liberation
As Trump scrambles to push his nebulous Gaza plan forward, the Palestinian resistance says Israel is continuing its pattern of abusing “peace” agreements to further its war of annihilation.
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December 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Archaeology as Annexation: An Update from Sebastia
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Archaeology as Annexation: An Update from Sebastia
New piece for The Drift: Militarized digs, mass expropriation, and escalating violence
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December 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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How Wall Street Ruined the Roomba and Then Blamed Lina Khan
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How Wall Street Ruined the Roomba and Then Blamed Lina Khan
This week's bankruptcy of iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum, is about more than a robot cleaner. It's about monopolies, Wall Street, and economists leading America on a path of destruction.
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December 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Garbage Is Poisoning Gaza
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Garbage Is Poisoning Gaza
With Israel controlling all of Gaza’s major landfill areas, 900,000 tons of solid waste have been dumped across the enclave, exacerbating a public health crisis.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Shelter materials for 1.3 million in Gaza blocked at the border by Israel, as Israel facilitates one-way exit of 200 Palestinians from Gaza; Trump classifies fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction"
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Shelter materials for 1.3 million people in Gaza blocked by Israel; 200 Palestinians leave Gaza via Kerem Shalom; Trump classifies fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction"
Drop Site Daily: December 16, 2025
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December 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Israel weaponises Bondi Beach massacre
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Israel weaponises Bondi Beach massacre
The correct response to violence in fact to consistently oppose violence, not the opposite
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December 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Hamas Leader Khaled Meshaal: Trump Should Heed the Growing Calls Within MAGA and Reject Israel’s Agenda
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Hamas Leader Khaled Meshaal: Trump Should Heed the Growing Calls Within MAGA and Reject Israel’s Agenda
In an exclusive interview, Meshaal makes the case that Trump should definitively end Israel’s multi-decade war of annihilation and open a new era in U.S.-Palestine relations.
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December 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Monopoly Round-Up: Trump Is About to Take Control of How Money in America Works
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Monopoly Round-Up: Trump Is About to Take Control of How Money in America Works
The Federal Reserve runs money and banks in America. Trump is about to take control. Plus, NASCAR settles and Warner Bros gets a hostile bid. And is a Ticketmaster antitrust settlement in the works?
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December 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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The new boss arrives
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December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: They’re Raging Against The Machine www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: They’re Raging Against The Machine
Upstarts are taking on establishment politics, companies turn against Trump’s tariffs, underage workers get protections, and the phone company dials up pharma payback.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Politics Report: Game On voiceofsandiego.org/2025/12/13/p...
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December 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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They Worked Underground in the Uranium Mines. They've Been Surrounded by Death Ever Since.
The uranium industry left a trail of sickness and loss through Navajo territory, yet Trump is pushing for another mining boom.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Inside the Machine of Annexation
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Inside the Machine of Annexation
Israel tightens its noose around the West Bank.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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“All of these men did what they did for the Americans,” ICE Arrests Former Afghan Intelligence Ally on Terrorism Accusations
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“All of these men did what they did for the Americans,” ICE Arrests Former Afghan Intelligence Ally on Terrorism Accusations
Jan Shah Safi worked inside a CIA-built intelligence network at the heart of Afghanistan’s shadow war. His arrest now raises urgent questions about the fate of America’s former Afghan partners.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM