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Trump Administration's $2.6 Trillion Spending Cuts Risk Public Services and National Security
The Trump administration's proposed $2.6 trillion federal spending cuts, dubbed the "Trillions for Billionaires Act" by critics, aim to offset tax cuts for the wealthy but risk significant impacts on public services and national security due to a potential loss of 20-30% of the US public sector work...
Trump Administration's $2.6 Trillion Spending Cuts Risk Public Services and National Security
The Trump administration's proposed $2.6 trillion federal spending cuts, dubbed the "Trillions for Billionaires Act" by critics, aim to offset tax cuts for the wealthy but risk significant impacts on public services and national security due to a potential loss of 20-30% of the US public sector work...
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68% Bias Score
Soaring Spanish Real Estate Prices: Luxury Markets and Affordable Areas Affected
Spain's real estate market is booming, with luxury areas like Málaga and Palma de Mallorca experiencing price increases of 200% and 113%, respectively, driven by foreign investment. However, even traditionally affordable areas are seeing significant price rises, indicating a broader systemic issue o...
Soaring Spanish Real Estate Prices: Luxury Markets and Affordable Areas Affected
Spain's real estate market is booming, with luxury areas like Málaga and Palma de Mallorca experiencing price increases of 200% and 113%, respectively, driven by foreign investment. However, even traditionally affordable areas are seeing significant price rises, indicating a broader systemic issue o...
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40% Bias Score
Greek Workers Face Wage Stagnation Amidst Rising Living Costs
A survey of Greek private sector employees reveals that 60% had no salary increase last year, 88% cut essential food spending, and 58% of renters spend over 40% of income on rent and heating; only 29% are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Greek Workers Face Wage Stagnation Amidst Rising Living Costs
A survey of Greek private sector employees reveals that 60% had no salary increase last year, 88% cut essential food spending, and 58% of renters spend over 40% of income on rent and heating; only 29% are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
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44% Bias Score
Tariffs on Chinese Imports Harm Health of Low-Income American Families
New tariffs on Chinese imports are increasing sports equipment costs, disproportionately affecting low-income families and potentially harming their physical and mental health, with youth sports participation rates declining significantly.
Tariffs on Chinese Imports Harm Health of Low-Income American Families
New tariffs on Chinese imports are increasing sports equipment costs, disproportionately affecting low-income families and potentially harming their physical and mental health, with youth sports participation rates declining significantly.
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56% Bias Score
Work Requirements for Safety Net Programs: Effectiveness and Consequences
Republican plans to add work requirements to Medicaid and SNAP aim to curb costs and encourage employment, but a 2016 Connecticut study showed a 5% drop in SNAP enrollment without a similar decrease in Medicaid, suggesting many lost benefits without finding work.
Work Requirements for Safety Net Programs: Effectiveness and Consequences
Republican plans to add work requirements to Medicaid and SNAP aim to curb costs and encourage employment, but a 2016 Connecticut study showed a 5% drop in SNAP enrollment without a similar decrease in Medicaid, suggesting many lost benefits without finding work.
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64% Bias Score
Anti-Government Rhetoric Exacerbates US Inequality
Decades of Republican anti-government rhetoric, culminating in Elon Musk's recent inflammatory statement, has exacerbated US income inequality, evidenced by stagnant wages, declining life expectancy, and the failure to redistribute wealth generated by free trade.
Anti-Government Rhetoric Exacerbates US Inequality
Decades of Republican anti-government rhetoric, culminating in Elon Musk's recent inflammatory statement, has exacerbated US income inequality, evidenced by stagnant wages, declining life expectancy, and the failure to redistribute wealth generated by free trade.
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56% Bias Score
Australia's Banks' Implicit Bailout: A Costly Guarantee
Australia's major banks benefit from an implicit government bailout guarantee, costing taxpayers billions annually; a current levy generates only $1.7 billion yearly, far less than the estimated value of this insurance, which experts propose increasing to improve competition.
Australia's Banks' Implicit Bailout: A Costly Guarantee
Australia's major banks benefit from an implicit government bailout guarantee, costing taxpayers billions annually; a current levy generates only $1.7 billion yearly, far less than the estimated value of this insurance, which experts propose increasing to improve competition.
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48% Bias Score
EU Minimum Wage Growth: 2015-2025
Between January 2015 and January 2025, the minimum monthly wage in the EU increased significantly, ranging from €551 in Bulgaria to €2,638 in Luxembourg, with Romania showing the highest percentage increase (273%) and Moldova (among candidate countries) at 438%, while France showed the least (24%).
EU Minimum Wage Growth: 2015-2025
Between January 2015 and January 2025, the minimum monthly wage in the EU increased significantly, ranging from €551 in Bulgaria to €2,638 in Luxembourg, with Romania showing the highest percentage increase (273%) and Moldova (among candidate countries) at 438%, while France showed the least (24%).
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16% Bias Score
Varoufakis's "Techno-Feudalism": Tech Giants as New Feudal Lords
Yanis Varoufakis's 2023 book, "Techno-feudalism," argues that large tech companies like Amazon and Google have replaced capitalism with a system where they extract rent from users' data, akin to feudal lords, a concept further developed by French economist Cédric Durand.
Varoufakis's "Techno-Feudalism": Tech Giants as New Feudal Lords
Yanis Varoufakis's 2023 book, "Techno-feudalism," argues that large tech companies like Amazon and Google have replaced capitalism with a system where they extract rent from users' data, akin to feudal lords, a concept further developed by French economist Cédric Durand.
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48% Bias Score
Upskilling: A Solution to Wage Stagnation
Due to stagnant real wages and rising inflation, employees are urged to upskill to increase their value, improve job security, and boost their negotiation power, creating a win-win situation for both employees and employers.
Upskilling: A Solution to Wage Stagnation
Due to stagnant real wages and rising inflation, employees are urged to upskill to increase their value, improve job security, and boost their negotiation power, creating a win-win situation for both employees and employers.
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48% Bias Score
South Africa's High Unemployment Drives Informal Economy
In South Africa's Daveyton township, high unemployment (32 percent overall, 45 percent among 15–34 year-olds) forces many, like 30-year-old Thabang Moshoke, to create informal jobs; he runs a backyard barbershop, earning about 250 euros monthly, while others operate nail salons and shoe-cleaning ser...
South Africa's High Unemployment Drives Informal Economy
In South Africa's Daveyton township, high unemployment (32 percent overall, 45 percent among 15–34 year-olds) forces many, like 30-year-old Thabang Moshoke, to create informal jobs; he runs a backyard barbershop, earning about 250 euros monthly, while others operate nail salons and shoe-cleaning ser...
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24% Bias Score
Comuns' Impact on Catalan Housing and Politics
Catalonia's Comuns party, despite recent electoral losses, significantly impacts housing policy by implementing new taxes and pushing for long-term rentals, facing resistance from other parties.
Comuns' Impact on Catalan Housing and Politics
Catalonia's Comuns party, despite recent electoral losses, significantly impacts housing policy by implementing new taxes and pushing for long-term rentals, facing resistance from other parties.
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56% Bias Score
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