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Anyone can claim to be a journalist or a news organization
Headlines in early March 2023 implied Fox News mogul Rupert Murdoch had made a damning confession. He had affirmed that some of his most important journalists were reporting that the 2020 presidential election was a fraud – even though they knew they were propagating a lie. It was an admission during pretrial testimony in a […]
Some Arkansas high school athletes would profit from fame under proposed legislation
A bill filed in the Arkansas Legislature focused on student athletes’ publicity rights looks like a win-win for all involved on the surface. But student-athlete advocates call foul on it. House Bill 1649 by House Speaker Matthew Shepherd of El Dorado and Rep. RJ Hawk (R-Benton) would allow high school athletes who have been admitted […]
Home ownership and the “American Dream” are crushed by Real Estate Investment Trusts
A big economic division between renters and homeowners is apparent when looking at net worth: For homeowners, the median net worth of $231,400 is about 44 times the median net worth of renters, which is $5,200. Dr. Ken Chilton of Tennessee State University has studied the impact of Real Estate Investment Trusts on the housing […]