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US Congress passes $900 bn stimulus package; relief measures necessary but insufficient, say economists The package will revive supplemental unemployment benefit for millions of unemployed Americans and provide for another round of $600 direct payments to adults and children US lawmakers addressing the media after the announcement of the economic stimulus. Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times Congress on Monday night approved a $900 billion stimulus package that would send billions of dollars to American households and businesses ...

A Media Purge The last few days of the Trump presidency and he, Trump, seems to be trying to make life miserable for the incoming president …….. We hear all about the government purges….how politicians rid themselves of troublesome opponents…..(Stalin comes to mind)….well the US government news media is NO different since Trump boy toy has taken over command…. In June, a Steve Bannon ally and conservative filmmaker appointed by President Donald Trump took over running the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), a vast international network of news agencies funded and operated by the U...

Trump Appointee Seeks to Cut Off Funding for Global Internet Access Group Michael Pack, the head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, is moving to stop federal funding of the Open Technology Fund, which develops tools that allow people to get around controls on internet access. Michael Pack, the chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, wants to stop federal funding for a nonprofit that helps increase internet access around the world.Credit...Voice of America Dec. 19, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Trump appointee who oversees the government’s global media operations is moving to shut d...

Radio Waves:  Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest  SWLing Post readers.  To that end:  Welcome to the  SWLing Post’s Enjoy! Many thanks to  SWLing Post contributors Ted Lipien, Josh Shepperd, Ronnie Smith, and Gary Butterworth,  for the following tips: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michael Pack, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), announced today that veteran civil servant Ted Lipien is returning to U.S. internation...

December 15, 2020 The incoming Biden administration is now just weeks away from assuming the reins of political power in Washington. The new administration has no shortage of gratuitous advice about policies and programs it ought to pursue. Unrequested, I am offering my advice about what ought to be on the agenda for dealing with North Korean human rights in the new administration. One issue that has largely been ignored for the last two and a half years of President Trump’s White House stewardship is human rights in North Korea. In light of that neglect, I offer thoughts on the North Korea...