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Trump appoints Indian American entrepreneur as senior policy advisor on AI
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2 days, 4 hours ago

Trump appoints Indian American entrepreneur as senior policy advisor on AI

Deccan Chronicle  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Indian American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence. Sriram Krishnan will serve as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Trump said on Sunday as he announced a number of appointments on artificial …

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How white supremacy prevented America from having single-payer healthcare
1 week ago

How white supremacy prevented America from having single-payer healthcare

Raw Story  

In the wake of the assassination of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, Americans are wondering out loud why we’re getting ripped off by giant insurance companies when every other developed country in the world has healthcare as a right and pays an average of about half of what we do — and gets better outcomes. While Black people might have more …

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Trump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters. bring back American jobs to the auto industry and so much more.’' He’s excited to implement Trump’s economic agenda, Zeldin said, adding: “I think the American people …

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How Trump forced his way back into the White House
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Trump forced his way back into the White House

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The economy was indeed also on …

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White House Officials Meet Sikh Activists Before PM Modi's US Visit
3 months ago

White House Officials Meet Sikh Activists Before PM Modi's US Visit

News 18  

White House officials have met a group of Sikh activists to assure them that the US government is committed to protecting Americans from any acts of transnational aggression on its soil, a community leader has said. PM Modi In US LIVE Updates Held inside the White House complex on Thursday, the meeting was attended by Pritpal Singh of the American …

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Kamala Harris' rise triggered a primordial rage in Donald Trump. Expect him to ramp up the racism
3 months ago

Kamala Harris' rise triggered a primordial rage in Donald Trump. Expect him to ramp up the racism

Salon  

Vice President Kamala Harris’s performance during her first debate against Donald Trump last Tuesday was one of the most dominant in modern American history. As part of their feral racist white supremacist attack strategy, Trump and his agents have both explicitly stated and implied Harris is dumb and have repeatedly attacked Harris’ personhood, suggesting that she is some type of …

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The man quietly rewriting American privacy law
3 months, 1 week ago

The man quietly rewriting American privacy law

Politico  

The local business pushback divided Vermont’s Democratic-controlled Legislature, swaying senators who sought to change the bill to more closely align with Kingman’s suggestions, while House members stood firm on the original proposal. A public records request from POLITICO revealed that out of 84 emails urging the governor to veto the privacy bill, 57 came from businesses that were members of …

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How Americans can prepare for economic depression
4 months, 1 week ago

How Americans can prepare for economic depression

China Daily  

An American flag flies outside of the US Capitol dome in Washington, US, Jan 15, 2020. There is no question that film releases such as "Smile," "Cuckoo," "Afraid," "Stream" and "Alien: Romulus" magnify pre-existing horrors haunting the American public. With foreigners absorbing America's cost of living by letting themselves get payed back in cheaper dollars, the US was in fact …

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Review: James by Percival Everett
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Review: James by Percival Everett

Hindustan Times  

Los Angeles-based American writer Percival Everett has written over 30 books. Through James, Everett is giving a nod to Mark Twain— “whose humour and humanity affected” him “long before became a writer” — by retelling the great American satirist’s 1884 novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In an interview in The Guardian, Everett said that Twain’s book’s great achievement is that …

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In 'Cahokia Jazz,' alternate history mashes up with hardboiled noir
10 months, 1 week ago

In 'Cahokia Jazz,' alternate history mashes up with hardboiled noir

NPR  

In 'Cahokia Jazz,' alternate history mashes up with hardboiled noir DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Novelist Francis Spufford's latest work of alternative historical fiction is called "Cahokia Jazz." MAUREEN CORRIGAN, BYLINE: Much of the action of Frances Spufford's latest novel, "Cahokia Jazz," plays out in the shadows, beginning with its opening scene - at first glance, a classic …

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Biden aides meet in Michigan with Arab American and Muslim leaders, aiming to mend political ties
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden aides meet in Michigan with Arab American and Muslim leaders, aiming to mend political ties

Associated Press  

DEARBORN, Mich. — Top Biden administration officials met Thursday with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan in an effort to mend ties with a community that has an important role in deciding whether President Joe Biden can hold on to a crucial swing state in the 2024 election. State Rep. Abraham Aiyash, the second-ranking Democrat in the Michigan House, …

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Biden is sending aides to Michigan to see Arab American and Muslim leaders over the Israel-Hamas war
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden is sending aides to Michigan to see Arab American and Muslim leaders over the Israel-Hamas war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is sending senior aides to Michigan on Thursday to meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders, according to three people familiar with the matter, as his administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war frustrates members of a key constituency in a 2024 battleground state. Farhat said he expected Thursday’s meeting to be the first in a …

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Amid firestorm created by Austin’s cancer secrecy, missed opportunities to build trust and educate
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid firestorm created by Austin’s cancer secrecy, missed opportunities to build trust and educate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations due to prostate cancer surgery set off a political firestorm, launched multiple reviews and triggered calls for his ouster. As a member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet, a key national security adviser and a guardian of the use and maintenance of the country’s nuclear arsenal, Austin gives up some personal …

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"An acute threat to white privilege": Tim Wise on why MAGA is "losing their s**t right now"
1 year, 3 months ago

"An acute threat to white privilege": Tim Wise on why MAGA is "losing their s**t right now"

Salon  

August 28 was the 60th anniversary of the1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech about the struggle to create a real multiracial democracy and humane society in the United States. In an attempt to make better sense of these resurgent politics of white backlash and white supremacy, …

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American Fiction' Review: Cord Jefferson's Satire Is Empty
1 year, 3 months ago

American Fiction' Review: Cord Jefferson's Satire Is Empty

Huff Post  

Jeffrey Wright leads "American Fiction," filmmaker Cord Jefferson's less-than-stellar satire on race in media. In his foreword in the press notes for “American Fiction,” Jefferson writes, “I made this movie for everyone tired of these lazy, monotonous stories — especially the generations of Black artists who have too often been tasked with rendering rote suffering, to the neglect of their …

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A Navy veteran got unexpected help while jailed in Iran. Once released, he repaid the favor
1 year, 3 months ago

A Navy veteran got unexpected help while jailed in Iran. Once released, he repaid the favor

LA Times  

Michael White, right, a Navy veteran who was jailed in Iran for several years on spying charges, hugs Iranian political activist and onetime fellow prisoner Mahdi Vatankhah on June 1 at LAX. The American did not reveal much at first, but it was the beginning of an unlikely friendship between White, a Navy veteran imprisoned on spying charges he says …

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Playwright August Wilson was ahead of his time. But would he have made it today?
1 year, 4 months ago

Playwright August Wilson was ahead of his time. But would he have made it today?

LA Times  

Review August Wilson: A Life By Patti Hartigan Simon & Schuster: 544 pages, $32.50 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. It wasn’t easy for Frederick August Kittel Jr., a high school dropout from Pittsburgh’s Hill District, to transform himself into August Wilson, the venerable playwright …

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Remembering André Watts, the American pianist who opened doors of possibility
1 year, 5 months ago

Remembering André Watts, the American pianist who opened doors of possibility

NPR  

Remembering André Watts, the American pianist who opened doors of possibility Enlarge this image toggle caption CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images At age 7, I'm still so little that I have to tuck my legs underneath me to make myself taller in my seat. And in a New York Times profile from 1971, I find this cringe-worthy …

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Be very afraid: Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke
1 year, 5 months ago

Be very afraid: Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke

Salon  

Donald Trump is now describing himself as some type of new avatar for the Spirit of '76, Founding Father for the 21st century, a defender of liberty and freedom against tyranny. Agenda 47 would consist of an end to birthright citizenship, further criminalizing transgender people and the LGBTQI community more broadly, expanding the thought crime and other censorship laws to …

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North American leaders to cooperate on semiconductors
1 year, 11 months ago

North American leaders to cooperate on semiconductors

Al Jazeera  

Going into ‘Three Amigos’ summit, US, Canada and Mexico also pledge new cooperation on migration, climate and drugs, White House says. The announcement on Tuesday came hours before US President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were to meet for the 10th North American Leaders Summit in Mexico City. In turn, the …

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US: murder of Jayland Walker was indeed ‘routine’ police practice
2 years, 5 months ago

US: murder of Jayland Walker was indeed ‘routine’ police practice

Al Jazeera  

The June 27 police murder of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio proved yet again what many of us already knew: In the United States, even the most mundane encounter with the police can be deadly for you if you are Black. Second, despite what the police tried to imply, Walker’s encounter with the police was already pretty “routine” for America …

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I Just Discovered Capitol Rioters Attend My Church
2 years, 7 months ago

I Just Discovered Capitol Rioters Attend My Church

Huff Post  

Trump supporters stand on a U.S. Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. I spent the next three decades trying a new flavor of church every time I moved: the little Chinese ones that subleased the larger white churches on off-days and at ungodly hours; the well-funded Southern Baptist ones …

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From the Pilgrims to QAnon: Christian nationalism is the "asteroid coming for democracy"
2 years, 7 months ago

From the Pilgrims to QAnon: Christian nationalism is the "asteroid coming for democracy"

Salon  

If the New York Times' "1619 Project" and Donald Trump's 1776 Commission mark two defining moments in American history, as well as opposite sides of an ideological chasm, a new book by sociologists Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry identifies a third defining moment. In "The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy," Gorski and …

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New research on Trump voters: They're not the sharpest tools in the box
2 years, 9 months ago

New research on Trump voters: They're not the sharpest tools in the box

Salon  

The United States is experiencing an existential democracy crisis, with leading Republicans and millions of their voters and supporters either tacitly or explicitly embracing authoritarianism or fascism. In his recent article "Cognitive Sophistication, Religion, and the Trump Vote," which appeared in the January 2021 edition of Social Science Quarterly, Sherkat examined data from the 2018 General Social Survey and concluded …

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