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Some States Are Targeting a Tactic Corporations Use to Raise Your Grocery Prices
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1349+ words) One online grocery shopper got charged $3.99 for a box of Wheat Thins, while another " buying from the same store at the same time " got charged $4.89. A consumer watchdog detected this price discrepancy during an investigation last September in Seattle. The…...
Critics Blast Fed Panel Decision to Mint Trump Gold Coin for US 250th Anniversary Celebration
1+ week, 6+ day ago (924+ words) The US Mint is generally prohibited from producing coins featuring living public figures or presidents. A federal commission tasked with approving designs for coinage has approved a 24-karat gold coin featuring President Donald Trump, flouting precedent regarding commemorating living presidents…...
Iran War Likely Destabilized Gas Prices Through at Least 2027, Fed Report Says
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (652+ words) The average cost of a gallon of gas in the US has gone up by 32 percent since the week before the Iran war began. As oil prices surge amid the U.S.s continuing war on Iran, a new government report suggests…...
Why Libraries Matter in a Fascist Moment
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (886+ words) If we lose this as a public good and as a free public service, we will have lost everything," says Mariame Kaba." Music: Son Monarcas & Jobii Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. Copy may…...
In Era of Book Bans and War on History, Sinners Reveals What US Tries to Forget
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1374+ words) Sinners deserves to win Oscars: It's a blues poem, a freedom cry, and a love letter to powerful culture. Warning: This article contains spoilers. Near the end of Sinners, there is a moment that Hollywood rarely permits. The character Smoke…...
Trump’s Advice for Iran to Skip World Cup “for Their Safety” Leads Commentators to Question If He Is Threatening Players
3+ week, 1+ day ago (790+ words) Iran had already decided not to take part in the World Cup in North America this summer, citing the U.S.s attacks. In a Truth Social post on Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested that the Iranian national soccer team should not…...
Nearly 4 Years After His Death, Documentary About Journalist Nominated for Oscar
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (782+ words) Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud also honors other fallen journalists, says Craig Renaud. Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud is nominated for Best Documentary Feature at this…...
Netflix Bows Out of Warner Bros. Discovery Bid After Skydance Raises Offer
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (727+ words) The purchase would result in the Ellison billionaire family owning both CNN and CBS News. Following an increased re-bid from Paramount Skydance to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, the online streaming service company Netflix has bowed out of the running. The…...
Polymarket, Substack Unveil Partnership With Dystopic Pro-Gambling Tagline
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (524+ words) Journalism is better when it's backed by live markets," Polymarket's X account said in a post announcing the deal. Betting company Polymarket and online writing platform Substack announced a partnership this week to further entrench gambling in the world of…...
A New Era of Scholarship Is Shining a Light on the Black Philosophical Tradition
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (888+ words) Without this history, students may see Black thinkers as footnotes rather than world-historical contributors. This does not mean that questions of race are irrelevant. The philosophy of race is an important subfield within African American philosophy. The mistake lies in…...