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Lethal Illusion: Understanding the Death Penalty Apparatus
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Lethal Illusion: Understanding the Death Penalty Apparatus
Malcolm Gladwell and Liliana Segura unpack how the death penalty is administered in America.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Lethal Illusion: Understanding the Death Penalty Apparatus
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Coffee workers see the money, thousands score a permanent basic income, an alleged Democratic turncoat feels the heat, and a city adopts radical housing reform.
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A Coffee Giant Gets Roasted
Coffee workers see the money, thousands score a permanent basic income, an alleged Democratic turncoat feels the heat, and a city adopts radical housing reform.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Coffee workers see the money, thousands score a permanent basic income, an alleged Democratic turncoat feels the heat, and a city adopts radical housing reform.
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So true that TRUMP is being used to great advantage by PUTIN
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“What if Trump behaved like a stately American president, acting on American interests and values?” our columnist Thomas Friedman asks. “He wouldn’t be telling the brave Ukrainians that they have no cards; he’d be dealing them cards to maximize their leverage.”
“What if Trump behaved like a stately American president, acting on American interests and values?” our columnist Thomas Friedman asks. “He wouldn’t be telling the brave Ukrainians that they have no cards; he’d be dealing them cards to maximize their leverage.”
Opinion | The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute
Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
So true that TRUMP is being used to great advantage by PUTIN
Has Corporatization Met Its Match? The Challenge of Making Money by Keeping People Healthy | New England Journal of Medicine
Not clear in the US, how to make money producing health, not just health care. We treat illness, we do not promote health.
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Not clear in the US, how to make money producing health, not just health care. We treat illness, we do not promote health.
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Has Corporatization Met Its Match? The Challenge of Making Money by Keeping People Healthy | NEJM
Corporatization exacerbates the problem of perverse incentives for health care organizations, pitting profits against health maintenance. How could delivering health become a sustainable business?
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December 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Has Corporatization Met Its Match? The Challenge of Making Money by Keeping People Healthy | New England Journal of Medicine
Not clear in the US, how to make money producing health, not just health care. We treat illness, we do not promote health.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Not clear in the US, how to make money producing health, not just health care. We treat illness, we do not promote health.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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A genuine public health hero.
Walter Dowdle, a microbiologist and second-in-command at the CDC who helped lead the nation’s early response to AIDS & worked with the World Health Organization on the global effort to eradicate polio, died Nov. 17. He was 94.
A genuine public health hero.
Walter Dowdle, a microbiologist and second-in-command at the CDC who helped lead the nation’s early response to AIDS & worked with the World Health Organization on the global effort to eradicate polio, died Nov. 17. He was 94.
Walter Dowdle, public health leader in times of crises, dies at 94 - The Boston Globe
Walter Dowdle, a microbiologist and second-in-command at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who helped lead the nation's early response to AIDS and later worked with the World Health Organ...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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A genuine public health hero.
Walter Dowdle, a microbiologist and second-in-command at the CDC who helped lead the nation’s early response to AIDS & worked with the World Health Organization on the global effort to eradicate polio, died Nov. 17. He was 94.
A genuine public health hero.
Walter Dowdle, a microbiologist and second-in-command at the CDC who helped lead the nation’s early response to AIDS & worked with the World Health Organization on the global effort to eradicate polio, died Nov. 17. He was 94.
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration & Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration & Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration & Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration & Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
The Senate Dems who voted to end the shutdown without extending ACA subsidies took in 1/3 of airlines’ election spending last year.
air travel industry spent > $2.8 million in last election & $842,500 roughly 1/3 — to 8 Conservative Dems who voted to end shutdown
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air travel industry spent > $2.8 million in last election & $842,500 roughly 1/3 — to 8 Conservative Dems who voted to end shutdown
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Airlines’ Favorite Democrats Just Voted To End The Shutdown
The Senate Dems who voted to end the shutdown without extending ACA subsidies took in a third of airlines’ PAC-driven election spending last year.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Senate Dems who voted to end the shutdown without extending ACA subsidies took in 1/3 of airlines’ election spending last year.
air travel industry spent > $2.8 million in last election & $842,500 roughly 1/3 — to 8 Conservative Dems who voted to end shutdown
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air travel industry spent > $2.8 million in last election & $842,500 roughly 1/3 — to 8 Conservative Dems who voted to end shutdown
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Weeks after Jeffrey Epstein died, JPMorgan Chase reported over $1 billion of his potentially suspicious transactions, including some involving big-name investors.
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Did Wall Street Hide Epstein’s Dirty Money?
Weeks after the sex offender died, JPMorgan Chase reported over $1 billion of his potentially suspicious transactions, including some involving big-name investors.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Weeks after Jeffrey Epstein died, JPMorgan Chase reported over $1 billion of his potentially suspicious transactions, including some involving big-name investors.
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These Corporations Stopped Worrying About Democracy and Bought Trump a Ballroom
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Today, those corporations are meeting Trump’s election denial with silence and many are funneling millions into one of Trump’s pet projects in an effort to stay in his good graces.
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Today, those corporations are meeting Trump’s election denial with silence and many are funneling millions into one of Trump’s pet projects in an effort to stay in his good graces.
These Corporations Stopped Worrying About Democracy and Bought Trump a Ballroom
It has been nearly five years since the 2020 presidential election, but President Trump continues to baselessly insist it was stolen.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
These Corporations Stopped Worrying About Democracy and Bought Trump a Ballroom
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Today, those corporations are meeting Trump’s election denial with silence and many are funneling millions into one of Trump’s pet projects in an effort to stay in his good graces.
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Today, those corporations are meeting Trump’s election denial with silence and many are funneling millions into one of Trump’s pet projects in an effort to stay in his good graces.
'They Are Trying to Maximize the Amount of Money They Can Get Any Given Consumer to Pay': - fair.org/home/they-ar...
airlines are using lots of available information about you to present the highest price they think you will pay
airlines are using lots of available information about you to present the highest price they think you will pay
‘They Are Trying to Maximize the Amount of Money They Can Get Any Given Consumer to Pay’: CounterSpin interview with Katya Schwenk on AI surveillance pricing
"Consumers don't actually have very much choice in many of these circumstances. So it's not like they're able to choose a lower fare from a competitor, often."
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November 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
'They Are Trying to Maximize the Amount of Money They Can Get Any Given Consumer to Pay': - fair.org/home/they-ar...
airlines are using lots of available information about you to present the highest price they think you will pay
airlines are using lots of available information about you to present the highest price they think you will pay
Choosing to let kids go hungry
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The official website of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) claims that on November 1, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will run out of funding.
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The official website of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) claims that on November 1, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will run out of funding.
Choosing to let kids go hungry
The USDA asserts that Democrats are blocking funding to secure “health care for illegal immigrants” and funding for “gender mutilation procedures.” All of these claims are false.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Choosing to let kids go hungry
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The official website of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) claims that on November 1, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will run out of funding.
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The official website of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) claims that on November 1, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will run out of funding.
Trump’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to stop states from wiping medical debt from your credit report.
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Trump Aims To Infect Your Credit
Trump’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to stop states from wiping medical debt from your credit report.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Trump’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to stop states from wiping medical debt from your credit report.
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A Trump-aligned super PAC incorporated in the Cayman Islands is seeking $260 million to “fund the next chapter of American Exceptionalism.”
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Offshoring For Me, Not For Thee, Says MAGA
A Trump-aligned super PAC incorporated in the Cayman Islands is seeking $260 million to “fund the next chapter of American Exceptionalism.”
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October 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A Trump-aligned super PAC incorporated in the Cayman Islands is seeking $260 million to “fund the next chapter of American Exceptionalism.”
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Yes, climate change is real, and climate chaos is coming!
We made commitments during the Paris Agreement. We stand firmly by them.
Our message is clear. We are a reliable partner. We are open to cooperation. We play by the rules.
We want to shape a clean and resilient transition, securing and growing Europe’s global competitiveness.
Our message is clear. We are a reliable partner. We are open to cooperation. We play by the rules.
We want to shape a clean and resilient transition, securing and growing Europe’s global competitiveness.
October 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Yes, climate change is real, and climate chaos is coming!
Thanks, Marshall Project for, once again, exposing the realities of incarceration and the suffering it causes
People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest, at the peak of the pandemic in 2020. Data holds lessons for preventing future deaths.
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Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost.
People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest. New data holds lessons for preventing future deaths.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Thanks, Marshall Project for, once again, exposing the realities of incarceration and the suffering it causes
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Closing libraries and pools to pay for 360 for police officers or Dallas
Closing libraries and pools to pay for 360 for police officers or Dallas
A Year Before Trump’s Crime Rhetoric, Dallas Voted to Increase Police. The City Is Wrestling With the Consequences.
Leaders at Dallas HERO argued the city was descending into anarchy despite falling violent crime rates. Residents, including some law enforcement officials and at least one prominent Trump supporter, ...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Closing libraries and pools to pay for 360 for police officers or Dallas
Closing libraries and pools to pay for 360 for police officers or Dallas
Chevron’s lobbying has paid off as the U.S. authorizes CIA intervention in oil-rich Venezuela.
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Big Oil Plots Its Next Forever War
Chevron’s lobbying has paid off as the U.S. authorizes CIA intervention in oil-rich Venezuela.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Chevron’s lobbying has paid off as the U.S. authorizes CIA intervention in oil-rich Venezuela.
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Long Island to Baltics: Drop Site Investigation Reveals Details on Canary Mission's Operations
information about individuals, donor networks, & businesses helping Canary Mission, a pro-Israel organization serving the U.S.'s deportation & repression efforts.
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information about individuals, donor networks, & businesses helping Canary Mission, a pro-Israel organization serving the U.S.'s deportation & repression efforts.
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From Long Island to the Baltics: Drop Site Investigation Reveals New Details About Canary Mission's Operations
Drop Site uncovered new information about individuals, donor networks, and businesses helping Canary Mission, a pro-Israel organization serving the U.S.'s deportation and repression efforts.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Long Island to Baltics: Drop Site Investigation Reveals Details on Canary Mission's Operations
information about individuals, donor networks, & businesses helping Canary Mission, a pro-Israel organization serving the U.S.'s deportation & repression efforts.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mis...
information about individuals, donor networks, & businesses helping Canary Mission, a pro-Israel organization serving the U.S.'s deportation & repression efforts.
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Prices for gas are low now, but customers are seeing record high utility bills.
That’s because gas utilities are passing along the costs of expensive methane gas pipeline replacements on to consumers.
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That’s because gas utilities are passing along the costs of expensive methane gas pipeline replacements on to consumers.
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Natural gas prices are low, but your monthly gas bill is up. Here's why
Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Prices for gas are low now, but customers are seeing record high utility bills.
That’s because gas utilities are passing along the costs of expensive methane gas pipeline replacements on to consumers.
Read more: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
That’s because gas utilities are passing along the costs of expensive methane gas pipeline replacements on to consumers.
Read more: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
At the chemical industry’s urging, the Trump administration is reconsidering limits on a toxic substance linked to fatal organ damage.
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Big Chemical Is Coming For Your Kidneys
At the chemical industry’s urging, the Trump administration is reconsidering limits on a toxic substance linked to fatal organ damage.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:37 AM
At the chemical industry’s urging, the Trump administration is reconsidering limits on a toxic substance linked to fatal organ damage.
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How Ticketmaster Made It Impossible To Sue Them www.levernews.com/how-ticketma...
a clause that forces ticket buyers into arbitration, a private judicial system rigged in favor of the company
a clause that forces ticket buyers into arbitration, a private judicial system rigged in favor of the company
How Ticketmaster Made It Impossible To Sue Them
Your legal rights are being stripped away by the ticket company's new terms-of-use agreement.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
How Ticketmaster Made It Impossible To Sue Them www.levernews.com/how-ticketma...
a clause that forces ticket buyers into arbitration, a private judicial system rigged in favor of the company
a clause that forces ticket buyers into arbitration, a private judicial system rigged in favor of the company
Thousands of Palestinians Return to Gaza City to Find a Wasteland of Rubble
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Thousands of Palestinians Return to Gaza City to Find a Wasteland of Rubble
“There’s nothing left for them to destroy.”
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October 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thousands of Palestinians Return to Gaza City to Find a Wasteland of Rubble
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