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On a rainy, winter evening in Sydney's Potts Point, I found myself seated at a dinner party next to a woman who had recently divested herself of a waterfront home on the North Shore. She had traded it for a modest apartment in an unfashionable suburb. Her former

“Republicans advance bill with steep cuts to Medicaid as part of Trump agenda.” —The Hill - - - Quit complaining about Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid. If you all stopped whining that low- and middle-income people deserve quality health care, you’d notice there are pl...

Sheldon Lake State Park. The ponds used to be part of a fish hatchery, then closed in 1975 and let nature take over. We saw some alligators. 🐊

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Simply being in the United States without a legal immigration status is a civil matter—not a criminal one. Yet Donald Trump’s regime increasingly treats immigrants like criminals. In March, the administration sent more than 200 immigrants to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), a mega-prison with a history of human rights abuses. The Trump administration […]

The post Shipped to El Salvador: An Austin Immigration Lawyer on Her Teen Client’s Forced ‘Disappearance’ appeared first on The Texas Observer.

We’re staring down the several crises in our economy—and recalling the grand old joke that it’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. John Cassidy. John Cassidy of The ...

The post Capitalism and Its Critics appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon.

There are plenty of ethical and security questions surrounding the Trump administration’s plan to accept a gift of an airplane from Qatar. 

Senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks with White House reporters Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Natalie Allison about the proposal, and what it says about Trump’s evolving foreign policy in the Middle East.

Also, how the temporary trade deal between the U.S. and China came together.

Today’s show was produced by Laura Benshoff with help from Reena Flores. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and mixed by Sam Bair.  

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It depends on who you ask. But the current wave of generative AI has unpleasant side effects that are hard to ignore: large-scale copyright infringements, environmental impact and bias.

I encounter broken systems like this almost every week. And probably, so do you.

The post My Glamorous Life: broken by design. appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.

“The first group of White South African refugees arrived in the U.S. on Monday under President Trump’s executive order mandating they be prioritized for resettlement—even as the broader refugee program remains largely on hold.” —NPR - - - 1. Are you a victim of racial discr...

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, including the recent setbacks at Newark Airport, a potential NJ Transit engineers strike and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's ICE arrest. 
 

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Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, talks about the latest news from the campaign trails of candidates in the city's June primary election, and previews the debate he'll be co-moderating with Brian on June 12th at 7PM.

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In order to become a naturalized citizen of the United States, applicants must pass an oral civics exam. Listeners call in to try their hand at some of the questions on the test, related to what US Citizenship and Immigration Services calls "principles of American democracy" and "systems of government."

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Catch up with the summer cultural calendar with this pledge-drive miniseries.  Today, Rossilynne Culgan, Things to Do editor at Time Out New York, tour guide, and the author of Secret New York City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure (Reedy Press, 2024), talks about some of the fun things to do this summer after dark -- night markets, outdoor movies, and fireworks on the beach, including:

Movie Nights in Bryant Park

Films on the Green

Brooklyn Bridge Park's "Movies with a View"

Riverside Park's Pier I Picture Show

Rooftop Films

Rooftop CInema Club

Intrepid Free Friday Movie Nights

TimeOut NY's list of Night Markets

 

 

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The other day, I wrote about my quest to find a good web accessibility course because that’s an area I wanted to get better at for a variety of reasons and also because it’s important. Many of you emailed me and the overwhelming majority suggested Practical Accessibility by ...

LaFontaine Oliver, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, talks about the executive order President Trump signed regarding federal funding for public media and what comes next for the NYPR and the broader system.

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The Democrats need an entrepreneur at the top. Stop doing things as they’ve always been done because the media has changed. The old rules no longer apply.

The Democrats need an entrepreneur at the top. Stop doing things as they’ve always been done because the media has changed. The old rules no longer apply.

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