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The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Will Fuel the “Disuniting” of the United States and the Unraveling of American Democracy

Trump’s Denaturalization Push and the Erosion of Legal Immigration

Trump’s Denaturalization Push and the Erosion of Legal Immigration

Some MAGA loyalists have turned on Trump. Why the rest haven’t

Some MAGA loyalists have turned on Trump. Why the rest haven’t

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The Trump Administration Has a Mommy Problem

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Judicial Courage?

Podcast: Saving social media

Podcast: Saving social media
The Fulcrum
By The FulcrumJun 17, 2022
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In recent years, American politicians seem to be getting tougher about internet oversight. But it remains unclear whether Washington has the will to regulate big tech companies and the platforms they control. This week on "Democracy in Danger" we hear from Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat, and former Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Republican, live from the University of Virginia’s celebrated dome room. They see hope for bipartisan action on Capitol Hill — to protect users and free speech alike. Siva reflects with guest-host Danielle Citron.

S4 E15. Saving Social Media

S4 E15. Saving Social Media

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Proposed Illinois Data Center Regulations Latest in Nationwide Fight for Facility Oversight

Digital Realty is a real estate investment trust that builds and operates over 300 data centers worldwide. In 2023, Digital Realty, alongside GI Partners, invested in two hyperscale data centers in the Chicago metro area.

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Proposed Illinois Data Center Regulations Latest in Nationwide Fight for Facility Oversight

Illinois has joined a growing number of states drafting legislation to regulate data centers. The proposed POWER Act, introduced on Feb. 6, aims to regulate the growth of data centers by forcing operators to pay any energy-related costs and disclose water use.

The bill, introduced by State Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Ill., 8th District) and co-sponsored by State Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Ill., 18th District), ensures minimal impact of data center development on Illinois residents.

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We're Failing Gen Alpha
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Just about around 2035, we’ll be celebrating the first Gen Alpha graduates from college. Hallmark is going to need to work on some new cards before then.

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AI, Reality, and the Pygmalion Effect: Why Human Judgment Still Matters
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AI, Reality, and the Pygmalion Effect: Why Human Judgment Still Matters

When the World goes Mad, one must accept Madness as Sanity, since Sanity is, in the last analysis, nothing but the Madness on which the Whole World happens to agree. (George Bernard Shaw)

Among the most prolific and famous playwrights of the 20th century, Shaw wrote “Pygmalion,” the play upon which “My Fair Lady” was based. Pygmalion was a Greek mythological figure, a sculptor from Cyprus, who fell in love with the statue he created. Aphrodite turned his sculpture into a real woman, promoting the idea that the “created” is greater than the “creator.”

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