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AI Techno-Utopianism and Doomsday Threats Distract From Big Tech’s Current Harms
The industry uses fantasies of technological dominance to paper over financial shortcomings and demands for regulation.
As Trump Claims to Bring Drug Prices Down, Medicare Drug Plans Hike Premiums
Millions of Medicare enrollees will see premiums rise by 50 percent in 2027, a new analysis finds.
Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump’s Threats to Prosecute Election Officials
The threat is the latest of Trump's wide-ranging efforts to undermine democratic processes ahead of the midterms.
California’s New Balcony Solar Bill Isn’t a Victory — It’s a Compromise
Plug-in balcony solar panels can never match the booming rooftop solar movement that state utility regulators derailed.
House Oversight Chair Is Using His Power to Investigate DC Organizers
DC organizations are pointing to a pattern of weaponizing official investigations to intimidate civil society groups.
Kansas City Residents Won a Rare Victory Against Racist Gerrymandering
Missouri is among the few states to push back against Republican-drawn maps. This is how voters did it.
After Surviving Botched Execution, Christa Pike Speaks Out
“There hasn’t been a moment since that night when I haven’t been in pain,” Pike said Friday.
As US and Israel Plot Iran Escalation, Regional Powers Scramble to Avert It
Saudi, Pakistani, and Turkish leaders met with Iranian officials in Tehran, signaling their reticence to renew the war.
Incarcerated LA Youth Fought for the Right to Hug Their Parents — and Won
Having enshrined youths’ right to hug parents during visits behind bars, activists are pushing for decarceration.
Billionaires Captured Ohio’s Supreme Court. Now They Want a Fully GOP Court.
Ohio’s state court election has been a circus of corporate and dark money campaigning.