We’re letting Trump distract us from his corrupt, anti-climate agenda | There is a strange, substantive vacuum in this campaign cycle. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Watchdog readies crackdown on predatory lending after Supreme Court win ( www.washingtonpost.com )
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to restart its aggressive crackdown against payday lenders and other companies that offer high-cost, short-term loans to poor borrowers, after a Supreme Court ruling this week resolved a challenge to the federal agency’s authority to act....
Austin, San Francisco bar facial recognition tech. Police still found ways to access it. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Second Russian invasion of Kharkiv caught Ukraine unprepared ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show ( www.washingtonpost.com )
A group of billionaires and business titans working to shape U.S. public opinion of the war in Gaza privately pressed New York City’s mayor last month to send police to disperse pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, according to communications obtained by The Washington Post and people familiar with the group....
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show ( www.washingtonpost.com )
In grim milestone, U.S. overdose deaths top 100,000 for third straight year ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Overdose deaths have surpassed 100,000 for the third straight year, according to federal data released Wednesday, a reminder that the nation remains mired in an intractable epidemic fueled by the potent drug fentanyl....
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show ( www.washingtonpost.com )
A group of billionaires and business titans working to shape U.S. public opinion of the war in Gaza privately pressed New York City’s mayor last month to send police to disperse pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, according to communications obtained by The Washington Post and people familiar with the group....
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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Abbott grants Daniel Perry pardon in murder of Black Lives Matter protester ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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Inside the surreal world of $20,000 pet portraits ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Why Jack Dorsey gave up on Bluesky ( www.washingtonpost.com )
House Democrats launch probe of Trump’s dinner with oil executives ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Lawmakers demand details of a Mar-a-Lago dinner where Trump promised to ease regulations on the oil industry while asking executives to steer $1 billion to his 2024 campaign....
U.S. threats led to rupture of vital military ties, Nigerien leader says ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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U.S. bans Russian uranium imports, key to nuclear fuel supply ( www.washingtonpost.com )
President Biden signed a bill banning Russian uranium imports, a move aimed at punishing Moscow for its war in Ukraine and boosting the U.S. nuclear industry.
U.S. bans Russian uranium imports, key to nuclear fuel supply ( www.washingtonpost.com )
President Biden signed a bill banning Russian uranium imports, a move aimed at punishing Moscow for its war in Ukraine and boosting the U.S. nuclear industry.
Apple employees authorize first strike in U.S. retail locations, face retaliation. Petitions for union elections up 35% from Oct 1 to March 31 compared to same period last year. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Apple employees authorize first strike in U.S. retail locations, face retaliation. Petitions for union elections up 35% from Oct 1 to March 31 compared to same period last year. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Apple employees authorize first strike in U.S. retail locations, face retaliation. Petitions for union elections up 35% from Oct 1 to March 31 compared to same period last year. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Web publishers brace for carnage as Google adds AI answers ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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Time is up for neoliberals | Democracy requires a new, progressive capitalism. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
We care about freedom from hunger, unemployment and poverty — and, as FDR emphasized, freedom from fear. People with just enough to get by don’t have freedom — they do what they must to survive. And we need to focus on giving more people the freedom to live up to their potential, to flourish and to be creative. An agenda...