Day: June 19, 2020

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Outrage culture threatening real journalism

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The world of journalism is under direct assault by naysayers left and right these days. Matt Taibbi’s latest publication is doing the rounds among news outlets, arguing that social media outrage is actively endangering honest reporting. Also, why won’t the Trump administration fess up about exactly where $500 billion of Covid-19 bailout funds have gone? … Read More >Outrage culture threatening real journalism

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Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling & CEO who killed 84 people gets slap on the wrist

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The CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric, responsible for the deaths of 84 people, has been given a slap on the wrist. The NCAA is asking parents and players to sign Covid-19 liability waivers. Law professor and writer Preston Mitchum joins us to discuss SCOTUS’ latest ruling on LGBTQ rights and the murders of black LGBTQ people. … Read More >Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling & CEO who killed 84 people gets slap on the wrist

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‘No foreign interference allowed’: China slams US bill allowing sanctions over alleged Uighur abuses, vows to retaliate

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Beijing has come out swinging after US President Donald Trump signed a law paving the way for sanctions against Chinese officials for the alleged oppression of Uighur Muslims, accusing the US of a “malicious attack.” … Read More >‘No foreign interference allowed’: China slams US bill allowing sanctions over alleged Uighur abuses, vows to retaliate

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Beijing says it ‘resolutely opposes’ US & G7 meddling in Hong Kong after bloc urges China to scrap security law

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China’s top diplomat has shot back after the US and its allies in the G7 called on Beijing to abandon a hot-button national security law slated for Hong Kong, telling his American counterpart to respect Chinese sovereignty. … Read More >Beijing says it ‘resolutely opposes’ US & G7 meddling in Hong Kong after bloc urges China to scrap security law

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‘Unacceptable threat’ and ‘provocation’: European nations fume after US pulls out of talks on global digital tax

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European nations have blasted Washington’s decision to pull out of talks on a major overhaul to the taxing of digital giants, which currently move profits into low-tax havens from the places where those profits are actually made. … Read More >‘Unacceptable threat’ and ‘provocation’: European nations fume after US pulls out of talks on global digital tax