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New York Floats a Crackdown on Independent Workers
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'Patient Zero' Is Not Hate Speech
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Pennsylvania Governor Says He Won't Sign Execution Warrants
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The SEC Is Starting a Massive Database of Every Stock Trade
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Ohio Train Derailment Is Another Excuse for Mudslinging and Conspiracy Theorizing
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Businesses See Political Advocacy As a No-Win Situation
Companies who embrace political agendas to please some of their employees or customers risk alienating others.
Review: Mastodon Decentralizes Social Media
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Review: Raising the Bar Brings the Cocktail Revolution Home
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980 New York Times Contributors Want To Sacrifice Free Inquiry to Ideology
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Biden Wants To Restrict Work and Flexibility for Freelancers
Most independent contractors don’t want the PRO Act anyway.
District Court Halts New York Law Forcing Online Platforms To 'Respond' to 'Hateful' Speech
"Today's decision is a victory for the First Amendment that should be celebrated by everyone who hopes to see the internet continue as a place where even difficult and contentious issues can be debated and discussed freely," said one attorney.
Josh Hawley's Social Media Ban Will Make Kids More Depressed
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FTC Commissioner Resigns To Protest Agency's 'Disregard for the Rule of Law'
Chair Lina Khan has flouted the rule of law and due process, Commissioner Christine Wilson wrote.
Four Months After Biden Promised Marijuana Pardons, He Has Not Issued Any
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