March 2025
April 2025
House Debates Continuing Resolution, Risking Government Shutdown Amidst Budgetary Impasse
The US House is debating a continuing resolution (CR) that would maintain fiscal year 2024 non-defense spending levels while increasing defense and border funding, risking a government shutdown if not passed by Friday, highlighting the ongoing struggle to control a ballooning federal budget.
House Debates Continuing Resolution, Risking Government Shutdown Amidst Budgetary Impasse
The US House is debating a continuing resolution (CR) that would maintain fiscal year 2024 non-defense spending levels while increasing defense and border funding, risking a government shutdown if not passed by Friday, highlighting the ongoing struggle to control a ballooning federal budget.
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68% Bias Score
Trump Administration Considers Expanding AOM Coverage to Combat Obesity, Save Trillions
The Trump administration is considering expanding Medicare and Medicaid coverage of anti-obesity medications (AOMs) to save trillions in healthcare costs and combat the obesity epidemic, which is projected to cost the U.S. $14 trillion over the next decade.
Trump Administration Considers Expanding AOM Coverage to Combat Obesity, Save Trillions
The Trump administration is considering expanding Medicare and Medicaid coverage of anti-obesity medications (AOMs) to save trillions in healthcare costs and combat the obesity epidemic, which is projected to cost the U.S. $14 trillion over the next decade.
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52% Bias Score
House Averts Shutdown With Controversial Spending Bill
The House passed a bill to prevent a government shutdown before the Friday midnight deadline, despite criticism from Democrats who claim it creates "slush funds" for the Trump administration, and support from some Republicans who usually oppose such short-term spending bills due to the Elon Musk-led...
House Averts Shutdown With Controversial Spending Bill
The House passed a bill to prevent a government shutdown before the Friday midnight deadline, despite criticism from Democrats who claim it creates "slush funds" for the Trump administration, and support from some Republicans who usually oppose such short-term spending bills due to the Elon Musk-led...
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56% Bias Score
Dark Empaths and the Dunning-Kruger Effect: A Toxic Combination in Leadership
The article explores how the Dunning-Kruger Effect, a cognitive bias where incompetent individuals overestimate their abilities, is amplified by Dark Empaths—leaders exhibiting narcissism, sociopathy, and Machiavellianism—creating an environment of manipulation and poor decision-making.
Dark Empaths and the Dunning-Kruger Effect: A Toxic Combination in Leadership
The article explores how the Dunning-Kruger Effect, a cognitive bias where incompetent individuals overestimate their abilities, is amplified by Dark Empaths—leaders exhibiting narcissism, sociopathy, and Machiavellianism—creating an environment of manipulation and poor decision-making.
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68% Bias Score
Canadian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Energy Infrastructure Terrorism
A Canadian man, Cameron Smith, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for two attacks on energy infrastructure in South Dakota and North Dakota in 2022 and 2023, causing $1.7 million in damages and impacting 243 customers due to power outages; the judge classified the acts as terrorism.
Canadian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Energy Infrastructure Terrorism
A Canadian man, Cameron Smith, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for two attacks on energy infrastructure in South Dakota and North Dakota in 2022 and 2023, causing $1.7 million in damages and impacting 243 customers due to power outages; the judge classified the acts as terrorism.
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52% Bias Score
House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill, Averts Shutdown
The House passed a short-term federal funding bill, 217-213, largely along party lines, averting a government shutdown; it now heads to the Senate where bipartisan support is needed to avoid a shutdown by March 14, with the bill including increased defense spending and cuts to non-defense spending.
House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill, Averts Shutdown
The House passed a short-term federal funding bill, 217-213, largely along party lines, averting a government shutdown; it now heads to the Senate where bipartisan support is needed to avoid a shutdown by March 14, with the bill including increased defense spending and cuts to non-defense spending.
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44% Bias Score
OxCCAL Database Exposes Greenwashing, Underscores Need for Corporate Sustainability Transparency
A staff member at AMV BBDO reported potential "greenwashing" in Mars campaigns, prompting the launch of the Oxford Carbon and Climate Advertising Library (OxCCAL), a database of over 1,700 ads from fossil fuel companies revealing strategic messaging discrepancies and underscoring the need for transp...
OxCCAL Database Exposes Greenwashing, Underscores Need for Corporate Sustainability Transparency
A staff member at AMV BBDO reported potential "greenwashing" in Mars campaigns, prompting the launch of the Oxford Carbon and Climate Advertising Library (OxCCAL), a database of over 1,700 ads from fossil fuel companies revealing strategic messaging discrepancies and underscoring the need for transp...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Department of Education Cuts Nearly Half Its Workforce
The Department of Education implemented a reduction in force on Tuesday, eliminating nearly half of its 4,133 employees, leaving 2,183, following President Trump's stated desire to close the department and ongoing efforts to decrease the federal workforce.
Department of Education Cuts Nearly Half Its Workforce
The Department of Education implemented a reduction in force on Tuesday, eliminating nearly half of its 4,133 employees, leaving 2,183, following President Trump's stated desire to close the department and ongoing efforts to decrease the federal workforce.
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48% Bias Score
AI Reshapes Firm Boundaries and Leadership Roles
The increasing adoption of AI is fundamentally changing the boundaries of firms, shifting leadership roles from direct control to ecosystem orchestration and raising concerns about potential job displacement.
AI Reshapes Firm Boundaries and Leadership Roles
The increasing adoption of AI is fundamentally changing the boundaries of firms, shifting leadership roles from direct control to ecosystem orchestration and raising concerns about potential job displacement.
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36% Bias Score
Department of Education Announces 50% Workforce Reduction
The Department of Education announced a nearly 50% workforce reduction, cutting its staff from 4,133 to about 2,183, as part of the Trump administration's plan to dismantle the agency, with affected staff receiving full pay and benefits until June 9th.
Department of Education Announces 50% Workforce Reduction
The Department of Education announced a nearly 50% workforce reduction, cutting its staff from 4,133 to about 2,183, as part of the Trump administration's plan to dismantle the agency, with affected staff receiving full pay and benefits until June 9th.
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60% Bias Score
ICE Arrest of Pro-Palestinian Activist Sparks Campus Protests
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian-American green card holder and recent Columbia University graduate, was arrested by ICE, sparking protests from students who accuse ICE of violating his First Amendment rights by targeting his pro-Palestinian activism. The White House alleges Khalil distributed Hamas pr...
ICE Arrest of Pro-Palestinian Activist Sparks Campus Protests
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian-American green card holder and recent Columbia University graduate, was arrested by ICE, sparking protests from students who accuse ICE of violating his First Amendment rights by targeting his pro-Palestinian activism. The White House alleges Khalil distributed Hamas pr...
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52% Bias Score
Department of Education to Cut Nearly Half Its Workforce
The Department of Education will cut nearly half its workforce, leaving approximately 2,183 employees, following President Trump's campaign promise to return education control to states, and reports of a draft executive order to abolish the department.
Department of Education to Cut Nearly Half Its Workforce
The Department of Education will cut nearly half its workforce, leaving approximately 2,183 employees, following President Trump's campaign promise to return education control to states, and reports of a draft executive order to abolish the department.
Progress
64% Bias Score