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Two highly litigious rich men were served a dose of their own lawyerly medicine this week when the United Auto Workers filed federal labor charges against former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The charges claim Trump and Musk used a live broadcast on the site formerly known as Twitter to threaten and intimidate workers who are planning to strike. UAW and its president Shawn Fain are not messing …
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"Trust the Free Press. Not Pretty Words." That's the message from Reporters Without Borders Germany. To commemorate the group's 30th anniversary, Innocean Berlin in collaboration with Stink Films Berlin produced a series of moving films, plus posters, digital out-of-home, and social media. The three films in the campaign are powerful cinematic expressions of what's at stake today. It takes truth to grow freedom, …
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Is the GOP on the verge of collapse? I doubt it, but there are obvious signs of decay, including the fact that a substantial chunk of Republican primary and caucus voters told pollsters that they would be so dissatisfied if Donald Trump became the party’s presidential nominee—and it looks like he will—that they would not vote for him in November’s general election. In related news, The New York Times is reporting …
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Last December, the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London published its annual Armed Conflict Survey. The survey paints a grim picture of rising violence in many regions across the globe, documenting a total of 183 conflicts for 2023, the highest number in three decades. For perspective, there are 195 countries in the world. In response to these escalating conflicts and the lethal threats they …
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Are you an advertising professional in your late 30s? Great. You have about five years, give or take, to make all the money you can and reach the highest position you can. Don't let the opportunity pass you by, because soon you'll be too old to achieve at the highest level. You'll also be too old to get a new job or keep the one you have. Forget that you're still young enough to reproduce or fight in a war, this is …
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Scarborough is part of the Greater Toronto area and is one of Canada's most diverse communities. It's also home to a scrappy not-for-profit healthcare group that's currently looking to raise $200M in a capital campaign. To interest people in supporting them, the Scarborough Health Network Foundation wrote "a letter" to the community that smartly portrays the need while simultaneously building confidence in the …
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It's an election year and the campaign is now in full swing. While former President Donald Trump appears to be headed for his third consecutive Republican nomination, current President Joe Biden is focusing on getting the facts straight about January 6th and delivering a message about how much worse it will be for everyone if Trump is reelected to a second term. Susan B. Glasser of The New Yorker notes that …
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Since the start of Russia's lethal attack on Ukraine (a war that has killed or wounded 500,000 people), the resilience, grit, and heart of the Ukrainian people have offered a steady beacon of light and hope for a better future in an otherwise dark time. Now, this new campaign to support German nonprofit ArtHelps from agency Jung von Matt amplifies this resilience and showcases the unique talent and inventiveness …
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