November 23, 2024 Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE: Mass Firings, Deregulation, and the Erosion of Federal Protections Alexis Sterling NationofChange Critics argue that these plans will erode social safety nets, undermine public services, and disproportionately benefit corporate interests.
October 29, 2023 ‘Get the Right Cases to the Supreme Court’: Inside Charles Koch’s Network Ed Pilkington, Nick Surgey The Guardian Billionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government
October 11, 2023 Biden Takes Initiative Against Junk Fees Robert Kuttner The American Prospect Why did it take so long for other presidents to appreciate the power of these regulatory counterweights?
September 18, 2023 Why Has a Useless Cold Medication Been Allowed on Shelves for Years? Sarah Zhang The Atlantic Studies prove that popular decongestants just don’t work.
June 15, 2021 Media Bits and Bytes - June 15, 2021 Portside Media regulation — who, which, when, how? Also Ransomware, BitClout and Roblox
November 30, 2020 What We Must Do: Understanding and Overcoming the Urban-Rural Divide Anthony Flaccavento The Stansbury Forum My part of the world is full of people who, according to most of my liberal friends, “vote against their own interests”.
December 9, 2018 Trump Administration Has Quietly Barred NIH Scientists From Acquiring Fetal Tissue Meredith Wadman Science Magazine The suspension, imposed this past September without a public announcement, came as the government launched a review of all fetal tissue research funded by the federal government.
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