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On Monday, March 22, 2021,  Media Research Center held a Zoom webinar at 1:00 p.m. CST, on how to defeat Big Tech censorship, titled,  Toe to Toe with Big Tech Titans: How states can protect freedom of speech. View the Zoom video here.   Featured were  The Heartland Institute and Cameron Sholty,  Heartland’s Director of Government Relations, and Brent Bozell, founder and president of the  Media Research Center.   Jim Lakely, Vice President of  Heartland and Director of Communications, fielded the question submitted during the Zoom webinar. Opening remarks were made by Brent ...

One issue where Amazon will continue its leftward push is backing a $15 minimum wage, which federal Democrats are currently trying to ram through Congress as part of their Covid-19 relief package. Amazon has been a vocal $15 minimum wage supporter since 2018, when the company raised its entry-level employees' wages to this level. Last week, Amazon VP Jay Carney, former Obama administration press secretary, penned a letter supporting Democrats' minimum wage efforts. The company is also running digital ads aimed at Capitol Hill calling for this wage hike -- a lobbying move beyond mere genera...