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Landlords gouge victims of LA fires
The devastating fires in Los Angeles have killed 24 people.
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Judd Legum
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Noel Sims
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The corporate lobbyist who will run the Trump White House
During the 2024 campaign, Trump condemned the power of lobbyists in Washington, DC, and pledged that, if he returned to the White House, they would have…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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UPDATE: Republicans on North Carolina Supreme Court block certification of Democratic justice's election victory
On Monday, Congress certified the results of the 2024 presidential election in routine fashion.
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Rebecca Crosby
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Meta goes MAGA
On Tuesday morning, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced changes to how the company will handle content moderation across Facebook, Instagram, and…
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Judd Legum
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Noel Sims
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10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Noel Sims
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AI costs American renters over $3.6 billion annually, according to new report
The property management software used by many corporate landlords, RealPage, is deploying AI to artificially inflate rental prices in the United States…
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Judd Legum
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December 2024

The year in Popular Information
Pulling back the curtain on the ideological agenda of a media giant. Popular Information revealed that the lead anchor of Sinclair's national evening…
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Judd Legum
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Lies, damn lies, and shoplifting statistics
For 32 years, the National Retail Federation (NRF) — the lobbying group representing major retailers in the United States — has produced the "National…
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Judd Legum
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How Disney conspired with government officials to steal over $100 million from theme park workers
Working at the "Happiest Place on Earth" can be a nightmare.
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Judd Legum
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Noel Sims
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Weigh in
Here are a few highlights from Popular Information’s reporting over the past few weeks:
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Zuckerberg, once a champion for the undocumented, embraces Trump
Donald Trump campaigned for a second term on a pledge to carry out the "largest deportation effort in American history" starting on his first day in…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Ohio teacher suspended for including four books with LGBTQ characters in her classroom library
Karen Cahall has been a teacher in the New Richmond School District in Ohio for 34 years.
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Judd Legum
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