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  • Prof Patty
  • February 21, 2021February 21, 2021

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a living connection to this history and a prominent name in television and radio news, worked on the MacNeil/Lehrer Report on PBS starting in 1978, later worked in South Afr

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

A cornerstone of democracy, collapsing

 David Leonhardt writing in The Morning email newsletter In the internet’s early days, it seemed to have the potential to crush traditional print media. But its impact has turned out to

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NY Times

  • Trump Risks Igniting a Nuclear Wildfire
  • What Does Body Positivity Mean in This New Weight Loss Era?
  • Light Snowfall Coming to New York, New Jersey and Long Island
  • In Xi Jinping’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty
  • Cortina’s 70-Year-Old Curling Stadium Is a Star at the Winter Olympics

NPR

  • Why do humans kiss?
  • Four people on NASA'S Crew-12 arrive at the International Space Station
  • What monogamy in the animal world tells us about ourselves
  • What elephant whiskers can teach us about touch
  • On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station

The Progressive

  • The Human Cost of Unregulated AI Tools
  • The Equity Docket: When Only White Bloodshed Moves the Masses
  • U.S. Imperialism Was Built In from the Beginning
  • The Imperialist King Must Return His ‘FIFA Peace Prize’
  • The Voice That Answered Hind Rajab

FactCheck.org

  • Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim
  • Trump Oversells Recent U.S. Economic Growth
  • WHO Didn’t Recommend Lockdowns, Contrary to Health Officials’ Suggestions
  • Manufacturing Construction Spending Declines Under Trump
  • ICE Officers and Bonuses

Snopes.com

  • Is 'every morning's a Smirnoff morning' vodka ad real or spoof?
  • Debunking chart that falsely suggests transgender people are more likely to commit mass shootings
  • 19 false or misleading Pam Bondi rumors, investigated
  • Watch out for alleged video of Trump, Epstein with young girls at party
  • What to know about rumor ICE agents aren't being paid

Tradeoffs

  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 1
  • Race to the Bottom: Where's the Cavalry?

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