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Australia vs. Rupert Murdoch by Sean Kelly January 29, 2024 Introduction: (Mother Jones) Six years ago, Australia held a nationwide vote on gay marriage. During the brutal campaign, Sydney-based author Benjamin Law published a long essay accusing Rupert Murdoch’s media empire of stoking a “moral pa...

Trump and Biden Remain Neck-and-Neck in Likely Rematch January, 2024 Introduction: (Emerson College Polling) The January Emerson College Polling national survey finds President Joe Biden with a 42% job approval rating, and 46% disapproval. His approval has remained steady, increasing one point sinc...

Why didn't Cornell West run for the nomination of the Democratic party? Why does he insist on siphoning votes needed to beet Trump away from the only candidate who stands a chance to do so? If West had tried to secure the Democratic nomination, I would have seriously considered voting for him in the...

How AI Could Help Curb Global Labor Shortages by Neil Irwin January 29, 2024 Introduction: (Axios) In conversations with a slew of business leaders this month about the economic implications of generative AI, a recurring theme cropped up: that AI-driven productivity gains are the world's best hope ...

Trump Fraud Case Finding Suggests 'Major Tax Evasion' by Julia Conley January 28, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) A finding by the court-appointed special monitor overseeing former U.S. President Donald Trump's fraud case in New York placed questions about a loan acquisition—and potential tax ev...

Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb wins 1st Round of Finland’s Presidential Vote to Set Up a Runoff by Jarri Tanner January 28, 2024 Introduction: (Stars and Stripes) HELSINKI — Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb won the first round of Finland’s presidential election Sunday and will face runner-u...

The Litmus Test In ( Experimental History of Colours ) Boyle reasoned that if dyers and artists could prepare widely different colours from a single plant extract merely by adding acid or alkali, it would be possible to use such extracts as "indicators" of acidity or alkalinty in unknown ...

Ukraine Says it Uncovered $40 Million Corruption Scheme in Weapons Procurement by Maria Kostenko, Alex Stambaugh and Christian Edwards January 28, 2024 Introduction: (CNN via ABC 12 News) — Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it has discovered a mass corruption scheme in the purchase of weapons b...

Houthis Accuse U.S., U.K. of Targeting Ras Isa Oil Terminal in Hodeidah by Saeed Al-Batati January 28, 2024 Introduction: (Eurasia Review) Yemen’s Houthi militia said on Saturday that the US and UK militaries carried out two airstrikes on the Red Sea Ras Isa port in Yemen’s western province of Hode...

Vanishing Ants, Waning Forests, and Fading Hope for Brazil’s Amazon by Jonathan Watts January 28, 2024 Introduction: (Mother Jones) What a difference a year makes in the Brazilian Amazon. At the start of 2023, I wrote about the green shoots of the rainy season and feelings of hope inspired by the n...