Tag: money
Trump admin’s move to delay placing Harriet Tubman on $20 bill...
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the announcement last week, saying Tubman won’t appear on the bill until at least 2026.
With the Super Bowl around the corner, NFL money blitzes Washington
A massive, culturally significant business can’t afford to stay on the sidelines of American politics and rather than waiting on a Hail Mary pass, the NFL takes control of their fate through lobbying and its PAC.
Money (always) talks…
If working stiffs out there, regardless of labeling themselves as conservative or progressive, stop supporting this decayed electoral system...
Trump’s dirty money
Russian money saved Trump when his projects were on the verge of collapse. Will it now be the cause of his political demise?
The public bank option – safer, local and half the cost
Public sector banks have shown that they are actually more profitable, safer, less corrupt, and more accountable overall than private banks.
The Death of Banks, Brokers and Credit Card Companies
What is unique and potentially revolutionary about a national blockchain currency is that it would eliminate the need for banks in the payments system.
NY Assembly Speaker Arrested for Accepting $4 Million in Bribes
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was recently arrested and charged with numerous counts of conspiracy, fraud, and extortion. With some politicians abusing their positions and accepting dark money, how can citizens fully trust their government?
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Is there a crack in Western support for genocide?
The shift in political rhetoric among Israel's traditional Western allies continues as it ratchets up its campaign to make life in Gaza so impossible for Palestinians that they will submit to ethnic cleansing.
Oceans in peril as governments stall on promises ahead of UN summit in Nice
With coral bleaching, illegal fishing, and fossil fuel expansion threatening marine ecosystems, global leaders gather in France amid mounting criticism over broken pledges and underfunded protections.
DOGE developed error-prone AI tool to ‘munch’ veterans affairs contracts
“AI is absolutely the wrong tool for this.”
The far right’s tipping point
Over the last decade, the world has suffered bouts of political whiplash as right-wing populists and their opponents have battled it out at the ballot box.
Where is the AI safety movement?
There’s the prospect of super intelligent AI outpacing human control altogether. So where are the humans in all this?