News deserts cost U.S. local governments $1.1 billion annually in higher bond interest. Less local news means less oversight, more waste and corruption, and higher costs to taxpayers. Supporting journalism could save more than it costs.
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On the other hand, describing the same accident, kudos to Streetblog Chicago for writing "a driver doored Riley O’Neil" instead of erasing the human. But local officials still call it a "tragic crash" & preach "sharing the road."
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Watch out for World Cup related scam websites
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Because the only FIFA is allowed to pull World Cup related scams
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Here's how to avoid getting tricked.
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Building on a landmark municipal bond market study, new analysis puts a price tag on the costs of news deserts to local governments.
Western “red states” were built on strong socialist and labor traditions. Mining unions helped win hospitals, sanitation and public services, but corporate power and federal repression erased much of that history, leaving worker reforms while obscuring their origins.
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Dozens of cities in the Mountain West region elected socialists in the early 1900s. The economic conditions that led to their ascendance, their legacy of municipal improvement, and their ultimate diss...
When you write "the truck entered the bicycle lane" and "the truck struck all three cyclists," you treat heavy machinery like a rogue robot. A driver made the choice to drink and drive. Cars don't kill people; drivers kill people.
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Christian nationalist leaders with histories of misogynistic and extremist rhetoric are expected to draw 20,000 people to Freedom Con at the Gorge. The conference promotes male dominance and seeks to bring government under a fundamentalist Christian worldview.
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A CDOT bike infrastructure worker is killed, and the media blames the machinery. "Struck by a truck." "Clipped by a door."
Trucks don’t drive themselves. Doors don't open themselves. Human choices cause traffic violence.
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I had to walk around this to go meditate. The world cup has materially impacted my life.
Polymarket-sponsored influencers spreading false claims that the LA mayoral race was “rigged.” After scrutiny, Polymarket said the posts violated policy, ordered labels removed, and many posts were deleted, though broader ties to far-right influencers remain unclear.
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Two bicyclists were killed and a third was injured after a suspected drunk driver veered into a bike lane along Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County on Thursday evening, authorities said. Accord…
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The climate movement has been co-opted by wealthy suburbanites whose anti-growth, NIMBY mindset favors "degrowth" over effective green policies.
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This Father’s Day weekend, thousands are expected at Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre for “Freedom Con,” a Christian nationalist men’s conference built around militant masculinity, political power, and...
On Monday, Popular Information revealed that a network of at least 16 online influencers was pushing election misinformation in posts on X sponsored by Polymarket, a popular online prediction market.
