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2021: Some bests and worsts in the media world

Maria Ressa, Dave Chappelle, the strike that inspired Squid Game, and recommended media stocks

"It's almost as if Facebook's monopolistic mission to either own, copy, or destroy any competing platform has incredibly destructive effects on free society and democracy," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

From communes to techno weaponry - the whole story

Last week, virtually every news outlet in the global North ignored a landmark meeting where leaders of low-income countries articulated their positions prior to the make-or-break United Nations COP26 climate summit in November.

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The media are a culture war battlefield. Domestic and foreign policy too

I have lived it and I have suffered through it and I know that when people say “get in line,” there is no line. I am here to try to change the system so that people have a pathway and if they choose to become a citizen, they can.