Six Overlooked Reasons California’s Community NEWS Act Is ‘A Big Deal’
The new law offers newsrooms tax credits for retaining and hiring journalists. Its backers hope it can do much more.
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admin Is Political Polling Broken?
Veteran pollster Stefan Hankin reveals the industry secrets that help explain why polls seem so unreliable.
Big, Ugly Changes to SNAP Are Hitting County Budgets
For many local governments, administering federal food benefits is increasingly becoming an unfunded mandate.
Taming the AI Monster
Some of the collective action we need to ensure that artificial intelligence is developed cautiously, responsibly, and for everyone’s benefit.
The AI Alignment That Can Save Us
To level the playing field between AI moguls and he rest of us, we need political action.
AI Has an Anti-Woman Problem. Here’s How to Fix It
Artificial intelligence has a gender bias—not because AI intentionally discriminates against women but because it...
The Unheralded End of Mass Incarceration
America’s prison population is plummeting thanks to lower crime rates. The consequences are extraordinary.
AI’s Anti-Woman Problem
As policymakers get serious about AI safety, they shouldn’t neglect its bias—and in particular its bias against women.
Many Health Care Grad Students Can’t Get the Loans They Need
New federal loan limits restrict borrowing for graduate degrees in many fields, and prospects for private loans are also grim.
This Is the Biggest Reason Why a Blue Wave is Probably Coming
Nothing makes voters angrier at the party in power than having less money in their pockets, and real disposable income…