Op-Ed abuse: U.S. newspapers replace democratic discourse with political bias

When established reporters and purported experts voice their views as authoritative, their opinions are often perceived as news rather than opinion.

by Mischa Geracoulis and Heidi Boghosian, Project Censored April 11, 2024July 22, 2025

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Bad Takes: Dante’s Inferno has it right about liars and cons like Donald Trump

Those guilty of fraud end up on one of the lowest rings of Hell in Dante’s masterwork, yet many in the U.S. make excuses for the crime’s worst perpetrators.

by Kevin Sanchez April 8, 2024May 26, 2025

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Bad Takes: Leaders should dump Trump over his disastrous immigration plan

Dennis Nixon, chair of Laredo-based International Bancshares Corp., criticized the border wall and Operation Lone Star yet still backs Trump.

by Kevin Sanchez March 8, 2024July 23, 2025

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Here’s why COVID-19 isn’t seasonal so far

Human immunity and behavior may be more important than weather for driving seasonality.

by Tina Hesman Saey, Science News February 3, 2024April 22, 2024

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Man arrested after asking flight attendants to join ‘mile high club’ on U.S. flight

He also made several comments about ‘entering’ the cockpit.

by Chloe Greenberg, Orlando Weekly January 13, 2024February 3, 2024

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Backlog in U.S. immigration cases reaches new record

The steep backlog means asylum seekers now face an average five-year wait for courts to close out their proceedings.

by Sanford Nowlin January 2, 2024November 10, 2024

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Bad Takes: Jason Aldean’s claims of patriotism and victimhood both ring hollow

Fans of Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ defend it as an endorsement of ‘law and order.’ But aren’t there constitutional protections afforded to symbolic speech?

by Kevin Sanchez August 8, 2023September 19, 2024

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Bad Takes: Robert Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine claims aren’t just bullshit, they’re dangerous bullshit

During a recent installment of his show, Joe Rogan permitted Robert Kennedy’s busted sewer main’s-worth of hazardous falsehoods to gush out, un-fact-checked.

by Kevin Sanchez July 1, 2023May 16, 2025

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Bad Takes: Beware ‘Good Samaritans’ who deal in violence and vigilantism

Ours is plainly neither a culture that prioritizes mercy, nor one that treats violence as a last resort.

by Kevin Sanchez June 2, 2023January 21, 2025

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In your car, do you still listen to AM radio?

Legacy media is seeking a boost from Congress.

by Joe Lapointe May 28, 2023April 18, 2025

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Bad Takes: Child labor laws are under attack from business interests. Time to push back.

Some 250,000 migrant children have arrived in our country unaccompanied, and thousands have been exploited in grueling jobs.

by Kevin Sanchez May 19, 2023January 4, 2025

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Survey: 37% of U.S. couples feel stressed when discussing finances

Only about 16% of couples surveyed feel they’re financially compatible with their spouse.

by Nina Rangel May 8, 2023January 17, 2025

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Bad Takes: Starbucks treats its workers like shit, and politicos allow the company to get away with it

Even though 301 Starbucks stores won their union elections, they’ve so far achieved zero union contracts to show for it, thanks to the company’s brazen obstruction.

by Kevin Sanchez May 3, 2023February 11, 2025

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The antiviral drug Paxlovid reduces the risk of getting long COVID

It’s not a panacea, but it might be one of the things that can help.

by Tina Hesman Saey, Science News April 2, 2023February 3, 2024

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Bad Takes: Dilbert cartoonist deserves blowback for racist tirade

Adams, the face of white fragility this month, represents millions of racists who have given up on Black people.

by Kevin Sanchez March 7, 2023November 18, 2024

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Here’s what you need to know about COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ variant

The omicron offshoot’s ability to easily infect cells may be helping it spread rapidly in places.

by Erin Garcia de Jesus, Science News January 14, 2023August 17, 2023

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Bad Takes: Donald Trump isn’t the only threat U.S. democracy is facing from within

Lucky for us, Trump is not only an attempted rapist of democracy, he’s also a moron.

by Kevin Sanchez January 1, 2023January 1, 2025

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New federal legislation championed as bill of rights for underpaid, overworked restaurant workers

The bill calls for a ‘thriving wage,’ access to health care, paid-time off, and a dignified work environment.

by Steve Neavling, Detroit Metro Times December 27, 2022November 15, 2024

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Why pandemic fatigue and COVID-19 burnout took over in 2022

In Year Three of the coronavirus, the focus shifted from public health to individual health.

by Tina Hesman Saey, Science News December 22, 2022August 17, 2023

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How researchers are working to fill the gaps in long COVID data

To design new studies, researchers are working across specialties and partnering with patients.

by Betsy Ladyzhets, Science News December 4, 2022February 3, 2024

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Op-Ed abuse: U.S. newspapers replace democratic discourse with political bias

Bad Takes: Dante’s Inferno has it right about liars and cons like Donald Trump

Bad Takes: Leaders should dump Trump over his disastrous immigration plan

Here’s why COVID-19 isn’t seasonal so far

Man arrested after asking flight attendants to join ‘mile high club’ on U.S. flight

Backlog in U.S. immigration cases reaches new record

Bad Takes: Jason Aldean’s claims of patriotism and victimhood both ring hollow

Bad Takes: Robert Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine claims aren’t just bullshit, they’re dangerous bullshit

Bad Takes: Beware ‘Good Samaritans’ who deal in violence and vigilantism

In your car, do you still listen to AM radio?

Bad Takes: Child labor laws are under attack from business interests. Time to push back.

Survey: 37% of U.S. couples feel stressed when discussing finances

Bad Takes: Starbucks treats its workers like shit, and politicos allow the company to get away with it

The antiviral drug Paxlovid reduces the risk of getting long COVID

Bad Takes: Dilbert cartoonist deserves blowback for racist tirade

Here’s what you need to know about COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ variant

Bad Takes: Donald Trump isn’t the only threat U.S. democracy is facing from within

New federal legislation championed as bill of rights for underpaid, overworked restaurant workers

Why pandemic fatigue and COVID-19 burnout took over in 2022

How researchers are working to fill the gaps in long COVID data