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There are gaps in Route 66 history. Researchers want your stories to fill them

1 year 2 months ago
The iconic Route 66 is approaching its 100th birthday. To celebrate the historic ‘Mother Road’, the State Historical Society of Missouri is working to collect items and anecdotes from around the state to build an exhibit that opens to the public in 2026. Researchers Katie Seal and Sean Rost talk about the stories they want to collect and why the highway remains a source of nostalgia decades later.

Republicans Pump Brakes on KOSA After Realizing It Could Censor Them Too

1 year 2 months ago
For a while, we’ve been pointing out how terrible KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act) is. Our main concern is that the bill would fundamentally lead to the suppression of all kinds of speech. That’s because the “duty of care” provision, while limited, would allow officials (mostly at the FTC, which can get partisan) to […]
Mike Masnick

Are grocery stores gouging us?

1 year 2 months ago
Kamala Harris announced her new Trump-killing populist economic plan today: Harris’s most surprising policy announcement was her plan to ban “price gouging” in grocery and food prices. While details were sparse, the measure would include authorizing the Federal Trade Commission to impose large fines on grocery stores that impose “excessive” price hikes on customers, her ...continue reading "Are grocery stores gouging us?"
Kevin Drum