Stiglitz doesn't mince words. He argues that today's social platforms -- particularly X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram -- function as propaganda machines with a reach far beyond anything history has seen. Their ability to shape political discourse, influence elections, and polarize societies happens almost instantaneously and at a massive scale. read more
The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one," he told the Financial Times.
Gates also cites the grants that Musk cancelled in Gaza and Mozambique, which are meant to prevent the spread of HIV from mothers to babies " but which Musk has falsely said are used to fund condoms. read more
President Trump suggested to Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday that the top tax rate should increase for individuals who are making millions of dollars a year, according to an administration official. read more
"The judiciary is a coequal branch of government, separate from the others with the authority to interpret the Constitution as law, and strike down, obviously, acts of Congress or acts of the president," [Chief Justice John] Roberts said at an event in his native Buffalo, New York. read more
In this video, however, I want to talk about the next pope " the actual pope, that is " who most definitely will NOT be Donald J. Trump, despite how Trump World thinks that his selection would be a great idea.
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His wife is just happy he is busy being obnoxious somewhere else.