Tactics used to censor the teaching of American history in Florida schools bear much in common with those seen in the illiberal democracies of Israel, Turkey, Russia and Poland.
There are real fears that AI will make politics more deceptive than it already is.
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Politicians and their campaigns use a lot of methods, including manipulation and deception, to persuade you to vote for them and give them money. AI promises to make those attempts more effective.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a ‘war on woke’ in his bid for the Republican nomination for president. He’s not the first – or the last – conservative to take on progressive values.
Book bans in Ron DeSantis’s Florida have censored beloved Australian author Mem Fox – for an illustrated character’s bath. But blanket nudity bans teach children bodies are ‘inherently sexual’.
ESG investing looks for companies that do well on environmental, social and governance benchmarks.
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Republicans like Governor Ron DeSantis are trying to bring down sustainable “ESG” investing.
If female athletes have to answer menstruation-related questions in order to play team sports, that could be a form of sex-based discrimination.
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As the 20th century’s preeminent scholar-activist on race, W.E.B. Du Bois would not be surprised by modern-day attempts at whitewashing American history. He saw them in 1930s and 1940s.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis campaigns for re-election during a rally on November 7, 2022.
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As Donald Trump announces he will run for president in 2024, Rupert Murdoch makes it clear he will not support him. Some reports are suggesting he will instead throw his weight behind Ron DeSantis.
Donald and Melania Trump vote for the US midterms in their adopted home state of Florida.
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