Editorial credit: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com By Linda Nwoke The media industry is undergoing significant transformation due to the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is reshaping both production and consumption dynamics. AI technologies, such as OpenAI’s GPT-3, are revolutionizing content creation by automating article writing and report generation and assisting in scriptwriting for movies and […]
Photo: Kamala Harris. Editorial credit: Isaac Hoops / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice Washington, DC — Attacks against the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris include the false assertion she was in charge of border policy in recent years. This message is flat-out wrong (as multiple fact checks such as this good article from Isabela Dias in […]
Hakeem Jeffries. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Jeff Coltin | Politico NEW YORK — Hakeem Jeffries dealt the socialists in his backyard another loss Tuesday night, as the Democratic House minority leader’s favored Assembly candidate defeated a reelection challenger backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman, whose campaign Jeffries was […]
Editorial credit: Plat-Q / Shutterstock.com By Mary Cunningham, City Limits With this year’s presidential election expected to be a neck and neck competition between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, every vote will matter. Mike John, who is voting for the first time, is proud that he’ll be able to weigh in. During the […]
Editorial credit: K2 images / Shutterstock.com By Kevin J. McMahon | The Conversation It almost sounds like a bad joke: What did the 78-year-old male senator say to the 69-year-old female justice? “RETIRE!” That’s effectively what happened recently when U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut suggested that Sonia Sotomayor – the first Hispanic and third woman Supreme Court […]
By Pearl Phillip In the realm of American politics, the influence of ethnic voters is becoming increasingly significant as the demographics of the nation evolves. The voices of minorities, people of color, and immigrants are shaping the political landscape in an unprecedented way in the 2024 election cycle. The story of how these communities assert […]
Editorial credit: Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock.com By Michael Waldman | Brennan Center for Justice “We are in danger of creating a situation in which our candidates must be chosen from among the rich, the famous, or those willing to be beholden to others.” So warned Robert F. Kennedy — the senator, not his son who is running […]
By Ian Vandewalker | Brennan Center for Justice Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that his pick for vice president is Nicole Shanahan, a wealthy tech entrepreneur and lawyer. Shanahan’s prior political activity seems to be limited to giving money, including a $4 million donation to a pro-RFK Jr. super PAC to help fund a […]
By Dannagal G. Young | The Conversation It’s an uncomfortable truth: Jon Stewart and Donald Trump both tapped the same well of latent public disaffection with politics and the media in the 2000s. Trust in media and government had been declining for several decades. But the symbiotic relationship between the White House and the press during the Iraq War highlighted […]
By Rachel Holliday Smith New Yorkers, the 2024 voting season is here and presidential candidates aren’t the only ones on the ballots — with three different election days approaching. While the race for the Oval Office is grabbing all the attention, don’t sleep on what else will be on your ballot this year. Here’s a […]