As long as YouTube continues to adhere to an advertising-based business model that rewards harassment and hate in its recommendation algorithms, high earning bullies like Crowder shouldnāt have much to fear
The Side Thatās Offering Billions to Amazon
Whether corporate media choose to acknowledge its relevance or continue its fear-mongering remains to be seen
The fact that a single study by a think tank with an anti-tax agenda can so easily frame news coverage on healthcare shows just how powerful the myth of fiscal responsibility can be
Recent progressive victories show that Sandersā candidates cannot be counted out, nor have their ideas ignored
Pruittās personal indulgences seem far more important than his policiesā impact on the planet
After decades of regulatory neglect, Big Tech is finally coming under the microscope
Video platform enables harassment of shooting survivors
The warm reception USoC has gotten so far from corporate media suggests that popular support for universal healthcare programs like Medicare for All will be met with undue skepticism and hostility from political and media establishment alike
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