January 2025
February 2025
Bird Flu and Cage-Free Laws Fuel Soaring Egg Prices
Egg prices have soared, more than doubling since summer 2023 to a near-record high, due to a deadly bird flu outbreak forcing the slaughter of over 145 million chickens and new cage-free egg laws increasing production costs, leading to shortages and political blame.
Bird Flu and Cage-Free Laws Fuel Soaring Egg Prices
Egg prices have soared, more than doubling since summer 2023 to a near-record high, due to a deadly bird flu outbreak forcing the slaughter of over 145 million chickens and new cage-free egg laws increasing production costs, leading to shortages and political blame.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Gabbard's Nomination in Jeopardy After Tense Confirmation Hearing
Tulsi Gabbard's Senate confirmation hearing for national security director was contentious, marked by questions about her past views on Russia, Syria, and Edward Snowden, potentially jeopardizing her nomination due to insufficient Republican support.
Gabbard's Nomination in Jeopardy After Tense Confirmation Hearing
Tulsi Gabbard's Senate confirmation hearing for national security director was contentious, marked by questions about her past views on Russia, Syria, and Edward Snowden, potentially jeopardizing her nomination due to insufficient Republican support.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Mainstream Parties Face Crisis as Voter Trust Plummets
A report analyzing surveys of 12,000 voters across six democracies finds that support for mainstream parties has fallen from 73% in 2000 to 51% today, due to a lack of faith in their competence and integrity; voters increasingly favor populist alternatives, driven by economic pessimism and a sense o...
Mainstream Parties Face Crisis as Voter Trust Plummets
A report analyzing surveys of 12,000 voters across six democracies finds that support for mainstream parties has fallen from 73% in 2000 to 51% today, due to a lack of faith in their competence and integrity; voters increasingly favor populist alternatives, driven by economic pessimism and a sense o...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Grants Pass Faces Lawsuit Over Anti-Camping Rules Discriminating Against Unhoused Individuals
Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass, Oregon, on Thursday, alleging the city's anti-camping rules violate state law by offering insufficient and inaccessible shelter options, leaving many unhoused people, especially those with disabilities, with no legal place to sleep; the lawsuit follows a Ju...
Grants Pass Faces Lawsuit Over Anti-Camping Rules Discriminating Against Unhoused Individuals
Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass, Oregon, on Thursday, alleging the city's anti-camping rules violate state law by offering insufficient and inaccessible shelter options, leaving many unhoused people, especially those with disabilities, with no legal place to sleep; the lawsuit follows a Ju...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Channel 4 CEO warns of tech's threat to truth and democracy
Channel 4's CEO warns of tech's disregard for truth, citing a survey showing over half of Gen Z in the UK believe a dictator would improve the country, while 45% of young men feel gender equality has gone "far enough.
Channel 4 CEO warns of tech's threat to truth and democracy
Channel 4's CEO warns of tech's disregard for truth, citing a survey showing over half of Gen Z in the UK believe a dictator would improve the country, while 45% of young men feel gender equality has gone "far enough.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Hay Festival Cartagena: Two Decades of Cultural Diplomacy and Reconciliation
The Hay Festival Cartagena, celebrating its 20th anniversary, has evolved from a project initiated by Gabriel García Márquez and Carlos Fuentes in 2005 into a leading international cultural event, significantly contributing to Colombia's post-conflict reconciliation and global reintegration.
Hay Festival Cartagena: Two Decades of Cultural Diplomacy and Reconciliation
The Hay Festival Cartagena, celebrating its 20th anniversary, has evolved from a project initiated by Gabriel García Márquez and Carlos Fuentes in 2005 into a leading international cultural event, significantly contributing to Colombia's post-conflict reconciliation and global reintegration.
Progress
40% Bias Score
France to Host Ukraine War Summit Amidst US Uncertainty
France will host a meeting in Paris on February 12th, bringing together European foreign ministers and the US (pending response) to coordinate support for Ukraine amid President Trump's calls for a swift end to the war.
France to Host Ukraine War Summit Amidst US Uncertainty
France will host a meeting in Paris on February 12th, bringing together European foreign ministers and the US (pending response) to coordinate support for Ukraine amid President Trump's calls for a swift end to the war.
Progress
36% Bias Score
M23 Captures Goma, Reigniting Conflict in Eastern DRC
The M23 rebel group, backed by Rwanda, captured Goma, DRC on January 28th, 2024, triggering widespread violence, displacing 2.4 million people, and prompting international concern and negotiations.
M23 Captures Goma, Reigniting Conflict in Eastern DRC
The M23 rebel group, backed by Rwanda, captured Goma, DRC on January 28th, 2024, triggering widespread violence, displacing 2.4 million people, and prompting international concern and negotiations.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Weighs Reversal of New York City Congestion Pricing
The Trump administration is considering ending New York City's congestion pricing program, which imposes a $9 toll on vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street to improve public transit and reduce congestion, despite its recent implementation and reported success.
Trump Administration Weighs Reversal of New York City Congestion Pricing
The Trump administration is considering ending New York City's congestion pricing program, which imposes a $9 toll on vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street to improve public transit and reduce congestion, despite its recent implementation and reported success.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Merkel Condemns Merz's Collaboration with AfD on Migration Policy
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel publicly criticized her successor, Friedrich Merz, for passing a migration policy with the support of the far-right AfD party, marking the first time the AfD played a role in a mainstream party's parliamentary majority on January 29, 2025, prompting concerns ab...
Merkel Condemns Merz's Collaboration with AfD on Migration Policy
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel publicly criticized her successor, Friedrich Merz, for passing a migration policy with the support of the far-right AfD party, marking the first time the AfD played a role in a mainstream party's parliamentary majority on January 29, 2025, prompting concerns ab...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Tesla's Record Carbon Credit Revenue: €2.69 Billion in 2024
Tesla reported record €2.69 billion in revenue from selling carbon emission credits in 2024, capitalizing on EU and US regulations penalizing high-emission automakers; this highlights the effectiveness of carbon credit trading schemes and ongoing debates about regulatory loopholes and future governm...
Tesla's Record Carbon Credit Revenue: €2.69 Billion in 2024
Tesla reported record €2.69 billion in revenue from selling carbon emission credits in 2024, capitalizing on EU and US regulations penalizing high-emission automakers; this highlights the effectiveness of carbon credit trading schemes and ongoing debates about regulatory loopholes and future governm...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Mexico to Digitize 80% of Government Procedures to Combat Corruption
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a plan to digitize 80% of government procedures and reduce wait times by 50% to fight corruption, with the constitutional reform to be sent to Congress this Thursday; the initiative faces challenges including data protection and inter-agency coordinatio...
Mexico to Digitize 80% of Government Procedures to Combat Corruption
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a plan to digitize 80% of government procedures and reduce wait times by 50% to fight corruption, with the constitutional reform to be sent to Congress this Thursday; the initiative faces challenges including data protection and inter-agency coordinatio...
Progress
40% Bias Score