March 2025
April 2025
Record-High Business Uncertainty Slows Economic Growth
The NFIB Index of Uncertainty reached a 50-year high after the recent election due to opposing policy platforms, causing inaction among businesses and slowing economic growth amid high inflation and government spending cuts.
Record-High Business Uncertainty Slows Economic Growth
The NFIB Index of Uncertainty reached a 50-year high after the recent election due to opposing policy platforms, causing inaction among businesses and slowing economic growth amid high inflation and government spending cuts.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Gurnah's "Theft": Tourism, Inequality, and Resilience in 1990s Tanzania
Abdulrazak Gurnah's new novel, "Theft," set in 1990s Tanzania, follows three individuals—Karim, Fauzia, and Badar—navigating the social and economic upheavals caused by a tourism boom, highlighting the everyday struggles and resilience of ordinary people amid corruption and inequality.
Gurnah's "Theft": Tourism, Inequality, and Resilience in 1990s Tanzania
Abdulrazak Gurnah's new novel, "Theft," set in 1990s Tanzania, follows three individuals—Karim, Fauzia, and Badar—navigating the social and economic upheavals caused by a tourism boom, highlighting the everyday struggles and resilience of ordinary people amid corruption and inequality.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Fed Rate Pause Impacts Home Equity Borrowing
The Federal Reserve paused interest rate cuts, leaving rates between 4.25% and 4.50%, impacting borrowers; however, home equity loan and HELOC rates have recently fallen, creating a strategic opportunity for homeowners to compare options, calculate repayment costs, and improve their credit profiles ...
Fed Rate Pause Impacts Home Equity Borrowing
The Federal Reserve paused interest rate cuts, leaving rates between 4.25% and 4.50%, impacting borrowers; however, home equity loan and HELOC rates have recently fallen, creating a strategic opportunity for homeowners to compare options, calculate repayment costs, and improve their credit profiles ...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Sanders Blasts Democratic Party for Failing Working Class
Senator Bernie Sanders criticized the Democratic Party for its failure to effectively counter President Trump, citing its close ties to the billionaire class and lack of grassroots support, while calling for increased grassroots activism.
Sanders Blasts Democratic Party for Failing Working Class
Senator Bernie Sanders criticized the Democratic Party for its failure to effectively counter President Trump, citing its close ties to the billionaire class and lack of grassroots support, while calling for increased grassroots activism.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Vermont Lawmakers Accused of Disrupting "Detrans Awareness Day" Event
Vermont Representatives Mari Cordes and Jubilee McGill are accused of coordinating a protest that disrupted a "Detrans Awareness Day" event at the State House on March 12th, prompting calls for their discipline from Republicans; video footage shows protestors singing and shouting loudly.
Vermont Lawmakers Accused of Disrupting "Detrans Awareness Day" Event
Vermont Representatives Mari Cordes and Jubilee McGill are accused of coordinating a protest that disrupted a "Detrans Awareness Day" event at the State House on March 12th, prompting calls for their discipline from Republicans; video footage shows protestors singing and shouting loudly.
Progress
64% Bias Score
The Last Journey": An Ethically Questionable Documentary
Swedish TV presenter Filip Hammar takes his apathetic father Lars on a trip to the French Riviera to reignite his zest for life, resulting in a highly emotional, yet ethically questionable documentary, "The Last Journey", which raises questions about the boundaries of filial duty and the ethics of f...
The Last Journey": An Ethically Questionable Documentary
Swedish TV presenter Filip Hammar takes his apathetic father Lars on a trip to the French Riviera to reignite his zest for life, resulting in a highly emotional, yet ethically questionable documentary, "The Last Journey", which raises questions about the boundaries of filial duty and the ethics of f...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Louisiana School Revives Local French Dialects
A new public French immersion school in Pointe-au-Chien, Louisiana, teaches local dialects like Cajun and Indian French, aiming to preserve the state's diverse linguistic heritage after decades of suppression. The school currently has 30 students.
Louisiana School Revives Local French Dialects
A new public French immersion school in Pointe-au-Chien, Louisiana, teaches local dialects like Cajun and Indian French, aiming to preserve the state's diverse linguistic heritage after decades of suppression. The school currently has 30 students.
Progress
12% Bias Score
Illinois Homeschooling Bill Advances Despite Family Protests
Illinois House Bill 2827, requiring homeschooling parents to register with public schools and submit student portfolios, passed a committee vote despite protests from hundreds of families who view it as government overreach.
Illinois Homeschooling Bill Advances Despite Family Protests
Illinois House Bill 2827, requiring homeschooling parents to register with public schools and submit student portfolios, passed a committee vote despite protests from hundreds of families who view it as government overreach.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Minnesota Senator Arrested, Facing Charges of Soliciting a Minor
Minnesota State Senator Justin Eichorn, a Republican, was arrested on Monday in Bloomington, Minnesota, for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution; he thought he was meeting a 17-year-old girl but was instead communicating with an undercover police officer. Republican leaders are calling for ...
Minnesota Senator Arrested, Facing Charges of Soliciting a Minor
Minnesota State Senator Justin Eichorn, a Republican, was arrested on Monday in Bloomington, Minnesota, for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution; he thought he was meeting a 17-year-old girl but was instead communicating with an undercover police officer. Republican leaders are calling for ...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Nvidia CEO Downplays Trump Tariff Impact, Highlights US Manufacturing Push
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang downplayed the short-term impact of President Trump's new tariffs, emphasizing the company's commitment to expanding American manufacturing through partnerships with TSMC, Foxconn, and Wistron, while acknowledging a 50% revenue drop in China due to export restrictions and a r...
Nvidia CEO Downplays Trump Tariff Impact, Highlights US Manufacturing Push
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang downplayed the short-term impact of President Trump's new tariffs, emphasizing the company's commitment to expanding American manufacturing through partnerships with TSMC, Foxconn, and Wistron, while acknowledging a 50% revenue drop in China due to export restrictions and a r...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Prince Harry's US Visa Case: Redacted Documents Reveal No Evidence of Misconduct
Released court documents in the case surrounding Prince Harry's US visa application offer no evidence supporting claims of misrepresentation or preferential treatment, despite the Heritage Foundation's concerns about his admitted past drug use.
Prince Harry's US Visa Case: Redacted Documents Reveal No Evidence of Misconduct
Released court documents in the case surrounding Prince Harry's US visa application offer no evidence supporting claims of misrepresentation or preferential treatment, despite the Heritage Foundation's concerns about his admitted past drug use.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Kemp Appoints First Hispanic Woman as Georgia Labor Commissioner
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp appointed Bárbara Rivera Holmes, the first Hispanic woman to hold statewide office, as the new Labor Commissioner on April 4, 2024, following the death of Bruce Thompson; she will serve until 2027 and plans to run for reelection.
Kemp Appoints First Hispanic Woman as Georgia Labor Commissioner
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp appointed Bárbara Rivera Holmes, the first Hispanic woman to hold statewide office, as the new Labor Commissioner on April 4, 2024, following the death of Bruce Thompson; she will serve until 2027 and plans to run for reelection.
Progress
32% Bias Score