February 2025
March 2025
Maroon Leadership: A Blueprint for Equitable Workplaces
Self-liberated enslaved Africans who formed Maroon communities offer valuable leadership lessons for today's diverse workplaces, highlighting collective power, adaptability, and sustainable community building as strategies for navigating systemic inequities and DEI resistance.
Maroon Leadership: A Blueprint for Equitable Workplaces
Self-liberated enslaved Africans who formed Maroon communities offer valuable leadership lessons for today's diverse workplaces, highlighting collective power, adaptability, and sustainable community building as strategies for navigating systemic inequities and DEI resistance.
Progress
20% Bias Score
10-Year-Old's Podcast Wins Award, Preserving Stories of Displacement
Ameya Desai, a 10-year-old from San Jose, won NPR's Student Podcast Challenge by interviewing her grandfather about his expulsion from Uganda in 1972 and is creating a second podcast about the internment of Japanese Americans, highlighting the importance of preserving personal historical accounts.
10-Year-Old's Podcast Wins Award, Preserving Stories of Displacement
Ameya Desai, a 10-year-old from San Jose, won NPR's Student Podcast Challenge by interviewing her grandfather about his expulsion from Uganda in 1972 and is creating a second podcast about the internment of Japanese Americans, highlighting the importance of preserving personal historical accounts.
Progress
16% Bias Score
€343 Million Spent on EU Lobbying in 2024: Analysis Reveals Industry Influence
A new analysis reveals that 162 major corporations and trade associations spent €343 million on lobbying EU lawmakers and officials in 2024, a 13% increase from the previous year and a significant rise since 2020, highlighting concerns about industry influence on EU policy.
€343 Million Spent on EU Lobbying in 2024: Analysis Reveals Industry Influence
A new analysis reveals that 162 major corporations and trade associations spent €343 million on lobbying EU lawmakers and officials in 2024, a 13% increase from the previous year and a significant rise since 2020, highlighting concerns about industry influence on EU policy.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Oldest Runestone Reassembled, Revealing Potential Female Rune-Writer
New research reveals that the world's oldest dated runestone, discovered in Norway in 2023, is a fragmented piece of a larger stone dating back approximately 2000 years, providing insights into the identities of the rune carvers and the meaning of the inscriptions.
Oldest Runestone Reassembled, Revealing Potential Female Rune-Writer
New research reveals that the world's oldest dated runestone, discovered in Norway in 2023, is a fragmented piece of a larger stone dating back approximately 2000 years, providing insights into the identities of the rune carvers and the meaning of the inscriptions.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Musk's Demand for Federal Employee Accountability Sparks Backlash
Elon Musk ordered US federal employees to list last week's accomplishments by Monday or face job losses, aiming to cut bureaucracy; however, this caused controversy, with some officials defying the order and politicians criticizing Musk's actions.
Musk's Demand for Federal Employee Accountability Sparks Backlash
Elon Musk ordered US federal employees to list last week's accomplishments by Monday or face job losses, aiming to cut bureaucracy; however, this caused controversy, with some officials defying the order and politicians criticizing Musk's actions.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Ukraine-US Rare Earth Mineral Deal Negotiations
Ukraine's parliament will begin negotiations with the US on Monday for access to its rare earth minerals; the US offered a deal in February for 50% of the revenue in exchange for past military aid, but President Zelenskyy rejected it, citing insufficient support and unspecified security guarantees; ...
Ukraine-US Rare Earth Mineral Deal Negotiations
Ukraine's parliament will begin negotiations with the US on Monday for access to its rare earth minerals; the US offered a deal in February for 50% of the revenue in exchange for past military aid, but President Zelenskyy rejected it, citing insufficient support and unspecified security guarantees; ...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Mass Firings of Federal Employees Under Trump Administration
Mike Macans, a disaster recovery coordinator for the Small Business Administration, was fired on February 11, 2024, as part of the Trump administration's mass termination of tens of thousands of probationary federal employees, leaving him without unemployment benefits or health insurance.
Mass Firings of Federal Employees Under Trump Administration
Mike Macans, a disaster recovery coordinator for the Small Business Administration, was fired on February 11, 2024, as part of the Trump administration's mass termination of tens of thousands of probationary federal employees, leaving him without unemployment benefits or health insurance.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Smartphone Internet Break Improves Mental Health and Attention
A study of 467 participants (ages 18-74) found that a two-week break from smartphone internet access led to significant improvements in mental health (71%), subjective well-being (73%), and attention spans (91%), with effects comparable to antidepressant medication.
Smartphone Internet Break Improves Mental Health and Attention
A study of 467 participants (ages 18-74) found that a two-week break from smartphone internet access led to significant improvements in mental health (71%), subjective well-being (73%), and attention spans (91%), with effects comparable to antidepressant medication.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Kabila Blames Tshisekedi's Governance for DRC Conflict
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila blames President Félix Tshisekedi's governance for the ongoing conflict in eastern DRC, citing the 2023 election as a sham and accusing Tshisekedi of silencing opposition and human rights abuses; he warns that unless these issues are addressed, the conflict w...
Kabila Blames Tshisekedi's Governance for DRC Conflict
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila blames President Félix Tshisekedi's governance for the ongoing conflict in eastern DRC, citing the 2023 election as a sham and accusing Tshisekedi of silencing opposition and human rights abuses; he warns that unless these issues are addressed, the conflict w...
Progress
44% Bias Score
French Pesticide Use Map Reveals Widespread Contamination
Four French NGOs launched "Tous exposés," a platform mapping pesticide use in France, revealing 68,539 tons sold in 2022 and widespread contamination of water and food, prompting calls for stricter regulations and increased organic consumption.
French Pesticide Use Map Reveals Widespread Contamination
Four French NGOs launched "Tous exposés," a platform mapping pesticide use in France, revealing 68,539 tons sold in 2022 and widespread contamination of water and food, prompting calls for stricter regulations and increased organic consumption.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Merz Calls for Independent European Defense, Ukraine's Inclusion in Peace Talks
Following his election victory, German leader Friedrich Merz called for Ukraine's inclusion in peace talks and for a more independent European defense, reducing reliance on the United States, amid concerns over the U.S. approach to the Ukraine conflict and nearly 35,000 U.S. troops stationed in Germ...
Merz Calls for Independent European Defense, Ukraine's Inclusion in Peace Talks
Following his election victory, German leader Friedrich Merz called for Ukraine's inclusion in peace talks and for a more independent European defense, reducing reliance on the United States, amid concerns over the U.S. approach to the Ukraine conflict and nearly 35,000 U.S. troops stationed in Germ...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Alibaba Invests €50 Billion in AI and Cloud, Boosting China's Tech Sector
Alibaba announced a €50 billion investment in AI and cloud infrastructure over three years, following a positive meeting between its founder and President Xi Jinping; this surpasses its last decade's spending and reflects China's push for technological advancement and economic recovery.
Alibaba Invests €50 Billion in AI and Cloud, Boosting China's Tech Sector
Alibaba announced a €50 billion investment in AI and cloud infrastructure over three years, following a positive meeting between its founder and President Xi Jinping; this surpasses its last decade's spending and reflects China's push for technological advancement and economic recovery.
Progress
44% Bias Score