Monday, July 13, 2026

Tag: local journalism

FCC faces backlash over push to lift media ownership limits amid...

Press freedom and civil liberties groups warn that loosening media consolidation rules would further erode independent news, local coverage, and democratic accountability.

‘Democracy is on life support’: Trump signs executive order to defund...

Move echoes far-right playbook to dismantle public broadcasting, threatens local news access for millions, and ignites legal and political firestorm over press freedom in the U.S.

Media get the South all wrong, so ‘movement journalists’ are stepping...

Project South wants to tell stories of grassroots power in a way that avoids the stereotypes outsiders bring.

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Whitmer’s data center push isn’t just bad for Michigan—it’s bad for the world

Michiganders are "fighting like hell" because they understand exactly what is at stake.

‘Conspicuous corruption’ solidifies in-your-face Trump Legacy for militant, ‘up yours, suckers’ derision

It's as if America was feeling so bad about itself that it had to replay the politics of self-mutilation, as if loaded with masochists.

Congress targets SCOTUS Roundup ruling with new warning label bill

This newly introduced bipartisan bill called the People Over Poison Act (H.R. 9528) seeks to mandate health warning labels on pesticides and restore consumers' rights to sue chemical manufacturers.

Cut the Pentagon, save the planet: The $1.5 trillion climate solution we can’t ignore

The Pentagon budget is a clear target, with the potential to address rising environmental, economic, and public health crises globally.

Massachusetts healthcare workers strike against hospital giant

About 4,500 nurses and home-care clinicians walked out after contract talks with Mass General Brigham broke down over pay, staffing, insurance costs, and patient care.