04 December - 10 December 2023

Topic: Israeli Release of Prisoners:

New York Times:

Freed Palestinians Were Mostly Young and Not Convicted of Crimes - The New York Times

OPB:

More Israeli hostages freed and more Palestinian prisoners released under tenuous Gaza truce - OPB

CNN:

Release of Palestinian prisoners sheds light on controversial Israeli justice system in the occupied West Bank | CNN

NBC:

Israeli prisoner release shines light on system of detaining Palestinians without charge

CBS:

Young Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel describe their imprisonment and their hopes for the future - CBS News

27 November - 03 December 2023

       Topic: Pig-Butchering (Texting Scams):

The Wall Street Journal Podcast: 

Pig-Butchering: A Texting Scam With a Crypto Twist - Podcast

WSJ:

A Text Scam Called ‘Pig Butchering’ Cost Her More Than $1.6 Million - WSJ

WSJ:

Online Scams Cost Americans Billions. Here’s How to Avoid the Worst of Them. - WSJ

ABC10:

Pig butchering: New scam targets vulnerable with just one text message

CNBC:

That simple 'hi' text from a stranger could be the start of a scam that ends up costing you millions

13 November - 19 November 2023

Topic: Third Republican Debate

CNBC:

Republican debate key moments: Haley’s ‘scum’ swipe, Christie’s Warren Buffett shoutout

ABC News:

Highlights from the 3rd Republican debate 2023: GOP candidates hit former President Trump and back Israel - ABC7 Chicago

CNN:

Takeaways from the third Republican presidential debate | CNN Politics

NPR Summary:

6 takeaways from the third Republican primary debate: NPR

Full Debate Video:

Full video: Watch the third GOP presidential primary debate in Miami

06 November - 12 November 2023

Topic: The FTC’s Lawsuit Against Amazon

FTC Website (article):

FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

Amazon’s Response (article):

The FTC's lawsuit against Amazon would lead to higher prices and slower deliveries for consumers—and hurt businesses

NPR Summary (podcast with article):

The U.S. government files an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon: NPR

Seattle Times Refile Summary (article):

Amazon execs destroyed years of evidence before FTC action, agency says

Bloomberg Interview with FTC Official (video):

FTC Chair on Amazon Lawsuit, Restoring Competition

FT News Briefing (podcast):

The FTC is Primed for Amazon

Canva Presentation (only accessible through a liberty Canva account):

FTC v. Amazon

30 October - 05 November 2023

Topic: Speaker of the House

NYT (Left Bias)

House Elects Mike Johnson as Speaker, Embracing a Hard-Right Conservative

NPR (Slight Left Bias)

House Republicans ended their infighting and elected a speaker of the House : NPR

New York Post (Slight Right Bias)

Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson? Louisana attorney known as religious conservative

Republicans unanimously elect Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker

Reuters (Center)

Who is Mike Johnson, the new Republican US House Speaker? | Reuters.