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Changing demographics and the political calculus of anti-immigrant rhetoric in swing states

1 year 2 months ago
As former President Donald Trump worked to scuttle a bipartisan border deal in Congress because it threatened to derail his campaign’s focus on immigration, Republicans in Arizona unveiled a plan to empower local officials to jail and deport migrants, decrying the federal government’s lack of solutions. “Arizona is in a crisis,” state Senate President Warren […]
Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Meta, Deutsche Telekom Standoff In The EU Is Something To Keep An Eye On

1 year 2 months ago
Telecom lobbyists have been working overtime in both the US and EU, trying to get policymakers to force internet companies to pay them billions of extra dollars for no coherent reason. These efforts, routinely dressed up as serious adult policy, usually involve false claims that tech companies are getting a “free ride” on the Internet, and should therefore […]
Karl Bode

Missouri and Kansas keep losing pharmacies, and a key part of health care

1 year 2 months ago
Less than two years ago, neighbors near Brush Creek Boulevard and Troost Avenue had choices when they needed to pick up a prescription — or a carton of milk. A CVS pharmacy stood on the northeast corner of their intersection. Its retail rival, Walgreens, was just a block south at Troost and Emanuel Cleaver II […]
Suzanne King