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09/04/2023

Question! What is your favorite kind of content that 2ndLook publishes?

Our roundtables? Articles that compare information from left/right perspectives and try to find the underlying things many people on both sides can agree on? Our no-agenda deep dives into systemic topics like corrupt incentives in congress and the media, why the war in Ukraine started, etc?

Is there any other kinds of content you'd like to see 2ndLook publish?

Let us know in the comments!

08/04/2023

Our recent article, "Police Killings and Race in the US," takes a 2ndLook at the question of police killings in the US and the degree to which they are racially targeted. The answer is more complicated than you might think...

Take a look at the link below:

https://2ndlook.news/2023/02/28/police-killings-and-race-in-the-us/

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06/04/2023

This was a fun and educational AI roundtable! Oriol is a machine learning & AI developer, Hirad is an engineer & entrepreneur, and Jonathan is a multimedia artist and CAD designer. We sat down to discuss the recent developments in AI.

The conversation touches on ways AI could lead to increased or decreased inequality, the potential for totalitarianism, other ethical and societal dilemmas it may pose, and ways the world may change in the future.

It’s meant to be accessible for viewers who are new to the topic of AI, and want to know what all the fuss is about, and hopefully adds some new ideas to the discussion for those who have been following AI development.

Watch the full roundtable here:

https://2ndlook.news/2023/03/30/artificial-intelligence-roundtable/

05/04/2023

Did you know BRICS has overtaken the G7 in its share of the global economy? They currently include Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, but in 2022 they started talking about expanding their membership. Mexico is one of the countries that has expressed interest in joining.

We talk about BRICS in our article, "What’s Happened to the US Economy?"

https://2ndlook.news/2022/12/28/whats-happened-to-the-us-economy/

30/03/2023

NEW RELEASE: Artificial Intelligence Roundtable

In this roundtable we discuss ways AI could lead to increased or decreased inequality, the potential for totalitarianism, other ethical and societal dilemmas it may pose, and ways the world may change in the future.

It's meant to be accessible for viewers who are new to the topic of AI, and want to know what all the fuss is about, and hopefully adds some new ideas to the discussion for those who have been following AI development.

Watch it now:

https://2ndlook.news/2023/03/30/artificial-intelligence-roundtable/

29/03/2023

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19/03/2023

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18/03/2023

According to the FBI Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted (LEOKA) report, in 2019, 48 police officers were killed, and of the 49 assailants involved, 15 were black/African American.

This means over 30% of the people who killed police in 2019 were black/African American, making black Americans even more over-represented in killing police than in being killed by them.

We would not have found this information if we hadn't had a police officer peer review our latest article, "Police Killings and Race in the US," and inform us about the LEOKA report. This is why we have our articles peer reviewed by people from different perspectives!

There's always information we missed that people are able to help fill in. Our peer reviewers play an important role in making sure their perspective is represented in its strongest form.

Sign up to peer review and be part of the process at:

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17/03/2023

More than 28% of the higher rates of being killed by police among the black population in the US could not be accounted for by higher poverty rates.

Read "Police Killings and Race in the US" at 2ndLook News for a nuanced take on this complex and important topic.

16/03/2023

The concept of systemic racism is real and personal to many, while others believe that systemic racism (such as redlining) existed in the past, but does not exist any longer. This article will show what the data says, what warrants further investigation, and attempt to shift the narrative by pointing out where both sides can actually agree.

Read "Police Killings and Race in the US" at 2ndLook News for a nuanced take on this complex and important topic.

15/03/2023

The odds that victims of police killings were fleeing the scene when killed has been increasing each year, and the odds that black Americans were killed while fleeing is 28% higher than for other races.

Did fleeing increase the chances of black Americans getting killed by police or are police more likely to shoot a black person while they are fleeing than someone of another race?

Learn more about the complex topic of police killings and race in the US at 2ndLook News. Like if you agree that it's nearly impossible to find an honest, fair discussion of this topic anywhere else!

14/03/2023

We're putting together an AI round table. What questions would you like to ask experts from the AI field? Is there anyone you'd like to see participate in the discussion? Tag them!

07/03/2023

02/03/2023

Incomplete data with insufficient context can be very misleading and happens much too often.

That's why we use our peer review process at 2ndLook. It's not perfect, but every single time we realize there were angles or major sources that the author hadn't considered or come across.

We really want to paint a complete picture with all its complexity.

Check out our latest article, "Police Killings and Race in the US" for an example of how this process plays out in practice. Let us know in the comments if we missed anything important.

And remember to sign up as a peer reviewer if you'd like to contribute to the process!

01/03/2023

Most people are confused when they hear that 2ndLook includes opinions and information that members of our team don't agree with in our articles.

But here's why: our job is to inform you. We try to give enough context so that you can see many aspects of the topic and make your own decision. We don't try to tell you what to think. We want you to know what's out there, even if we don't agree with it, rather than just one side of the story.

We use our peer review process to find out if we're missing anything, so we can give you as full a picture as possible.

Do you agree that it shouldn't be the job of journalists to exclude information that doesn't fit their narrative? Why or why not?

01/03/2023

🗞NEW RELEASE: Police Killings and Race in the US

Black Americans are disproportionately killed by police at higher rates, but more white Americans are killed every year. Is systemic racism causing this disparity?

This article will delve into this complex topic to show what the data says, what warrants further investigation, and attempt to shift the narrative by pointing out some points where both sides can actually agree.

Read it now at 2ndLook News.

10/02/2023

Officials oblige the media’s need for drama by fabricating crises and stage-managing their responses, thereby enhancing their own prestige and power. Journalists dutifully report those fabrications.

The result is a distortion of the constitutional role of government into an institution that must continually resolve or appear to resolve crises; it functions in “a new and powerful permanent emergency mode of operation.”

The architect of the transformation was not a political leader or a constitutional convention but Joseph Pulitzer, who in 1883 bought the sleepy New York World.

In 20 years he made it the country’s largest newspaper.

Pulitzer accomplished that by bringing drama to news—by turning news articles into stories with a plot, actors in conflict, and colorful details.

In the late 19th century, most newspaper accounts of government actions were in formats that resembled the minutes of a board meeting, and about as interesting. Pulitzer turned them into stories with a sharp dramatic focus.

Pulitzer made stories dramatic by adding blaring headlines, big pictures, and eye-catching graphics. He took events out of their dry, institutional contexts and made them emotional rather than rational, immediate rather than considered, and sensational rather than informative.

Pulitzer’s journalism has become a model for the multistage theater of recent decades.

Read the full article, "Why the News Is Not the Truth," at 2ndLook News.

04/02/2023

"Journalists need crises to dramatize news, and government officials need to appear to be responding to crises. Too often, the crises are not really crises but joint fabrications. The two institutions have become so ensnared in a symbiotic web of lies that the news media are unable to tell the public what is true and the government is unable to govern effectively."

Can you believe this was written in 1995?? Do you remember any of the examples they talk about? What are some more recent examples of the media and government doing this? Let us know in the comments.

Read the full article, "Why the News Is Not the Truth," at 2ndLook News.

02/02/2023

Is the news always trustworthy? Discover the truth behind the headlines with our latest article, "Why the News Is Not the Truth". Read now to get a 2nd look at the stories shaping our world

01/02/2023

🗞NEW RELEASE: Why the News Is Not the Truth

“Journalists and politicians have become ensnared in a symbiotic web of lies that misleads the public.”

Read it now at 2ndLook News.

This article was originally published by the Harvard Business Review in 1995. It provides a poignant analysis of how the news media and government are entwined in a circle of mutual manipulation, mythmaking, and self-interest.

How many of the examples had you heard about before?

20/01/2023

We have our first Covid and Covid-vaccine related article that's nearing the peer review stage of our publication process. Please go ahead and sign up to peer review if you want a chance to give your feedback before we publish it!

https://2ndlook.news/peer-review/

07/01/2023

Why did we get skyrocketing inflation in 2022 but not in 2008 when the Fed also injected large amounts of money into the economy?

These graphs hint at it. Can you tell what was different?

Read "What’s Happened to the US Economy?" at 2ndLook News to learn more.

06/01/2023

"The function of journalism is, primarily, to uncover vital new information in the public interest and to put that information in a context so that we can use it to improve the human condition."

—Joshua Oppenheimer

Do you agree?

05/01/2023

With the US national debt nearing $31.5 trillion dollars, some are concerned that the current economic model is unsustainable. However, adherents of Modern Monetary Theory make the distinction that this is public, rather than private debt, so it can be repaid by issuing more currency. In other words, the US exports dollars and imports goods.

What do you think about the national debt? Is it a problem or just a ledger of record?

Learn more about the economy and causes of the recent inflation in our article, "What's Happened to the US Economy?"

https://2ndlook.news/2022/12/28/whats-happened-to-the-us-economy

03/01/2023

As one year comes to a close, and another begins, we reflect on all that’s happened with gratitude.

In 2022 we published articles covering major current events like the Canadian Trucker Convoy and leaked court opinion that foreshadowed the overturning of Roe v Wade. We covered the Russian invasion of Ukraine by tying in history from the Russian and Ukrainian perspectives. We covered important topics that aren’t being discussed enough, like planned obsolescence and the right to repair. And after the US hit the highest inflation in 40 years, we dug into what’s going on with the economy. We explored how much price gouging may or may not have impacted inflation, and did a deep dive into how the economy works and various contributors to the 2022 inflation.

We have some exciting things in the works for January and look forward to the year ahead!

Stay tuned, 2ndLookers.

30/12/2022

This graph comparing the GDP growth to the national debt suggests that the US economy has been sustained by debt for many years—though Modern Monetary Theory makes the distinction that this is public, rather than private debt, so it can be repaid by issuing more currency. As one article puts it, “without debt, there is little to no organic economic growth [in the US economy].”

Read the full article, "What's Happened to the US Economy" at 2ndLook News

29/12/2022

A very basic formula put forth by famed economist Milton Friedman states that “Inflation is caused by too much money chasing after too few goods.” In other words, when you don't have enough goods for people to buy but you have a lot of money circulating, the price of things goes up.

We know for a fact that the Fed began providing billions in repo loans for Wall Street in late 2019 and that the US money supply increased by 33% in 2020. We also know that a good deal of production, shipping, and selling of goods and services was shut down at that same time, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. We know that the availability of natural gas has been disrupted. According to Friedman's model, the increase in money supply and decrease in goods are classic factors that could contribute to inflation.

Read "What's Happened to the US Economy" at 2ndLook News

29/12/2022

🗞NEW RELEASE: What's Happened to the US Economy?

With inflation reaching the highest rate in 40 years and a recession looming, this deep dive digs into what's happened to the US economy.

It covers:

♢ The massive increase to the US dollar money supply, starting in late 2019

♢ The role of Federal Reserve interest rates

♢ The decrease in goods and services caused by Covid-19 shutdowns and just-in-time supply chain models

♢ Why gas prices have such a huge impact on the economy at large

♢ The impact of price gouging and windfall profits by corporations, if any

♢ The likely impacts of efforts to fight inflation, such as raising interest rates and the Inflation Reduction Act

♢ How the US economy is sustained by national debt rather than economic growth and whether it’s a problem or not

♢ How the US exports its inflation to the rest of the world

And more!

Read the full article - link below.

21/12/2022

Arizona Senator, Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party to become an Independent, causing a stir as control of the Senate was split 50-50, with Democrats maintaining the upper hand due to VP Kamala Harris’ tie breaker vote.

In practice, Sinema has already been acting like an independent, voting against Democratic motions at times. It seems likely she will continue to vote with the Democrats when she agrees with the motion.

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This was a fun and educational AI roundtable! Oriol is a machine learning & AI developer, Hirad is an engineer & entrepreneur, and Jonathan is a multimedia artist and CAD designer. We sat down to discuss the recent developments in AI. The conversation touches on ways AI could lead to increased or decreased inequality, the potential for totalitarianism, other ethical and societal dilemmas it may pose, and ways the world may change in the future. It’s meant to be accessible for viewers who are new to the topic of AI, and want to know what all the fuss is about, and hopefully adds some new ideas to the discussion for those who have been following AI development. Watch the full roundtable here: https://2ndlook.news/2023/03/30/artificial-intelligence-roundtable/

Curiosity, humility, courage, these are the 2ndLook values. We're building a community of people who feel the same. Leave a comment if you agree that reality matters and you want to work together in the never-ending process of trying to know it. Be sure to subscribe to our mailing list for more content like this and to be notified when we publish our free deep-dive, peer reviewed articles. ---- #independentnews #independentthinker #independentjournalist #independentjournalism #stoic #stoicism #classicalliberal #classicalliberalism #liberalism #scientificprocess #scientificresearch #scientifictheory #hypothesis #Ilovescience #centrist #truthmatters #fakenews #reality #fakenewsmedia #trending #tiktokupdates #independentthinkers #openminded #newpointofview #journeyinwards #meant4more #tiktokgeneration #agentofchange #politicalcompass #apolitical

On December 5, 2022, for the first time in history, the US achieved fusion ignition where more energy was produced by the reaction than was used to activate it. Nuclear fusion is what powers the sun and stars and may be key to generating enough clean power to fuel the societies of tomorrow. Check out our article, "Whatever Happened to the Fuel of the Future" and watch or listen to our "Future of Energy" expert round table at 2ndLook.News to learn more about energy solutions. https://2ndlook.news/2021/06/26/whatever-happened-to-the-fuel-of-the-future/ https://2ndlook.news/2021/07/12/the-future-of-energy-round-table/

CIA Officer Frank Snepp Discusses Planting Stories in Vietnam Remember, disinformation can come from anywhere, including the government! That's why it's important to stay skeptical and curious, and 2ndLook is here to help 😊 Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwerBZG83YM #CIA #fakenews #disinformation #VietnamWar

For three weeks in January and February 2022, a convoy of truckers dubbing themselves the Freedom Convoy shut down parts of downtown Ottawa and some border crossings between Canada and the US. It began as a protest of vaccine mandates and eventually expanded to become a protest of government overreach of all kinds related to COVID-19. The protests significantly interrupted commerce. The Trudeau Administration cited this disruption as justification for declaring a national emergency under the Emergencies Act. With these enhanced powers, the government froze $7.8 million CAD in 201 bank accounts for a little over a week. The flexing of this power—for the first time since the Emergencies Act was passed in 1988—raises questions about what makes a protest illegal and what protections peaceful protestors can claim in a democratic society. ---- Read the full article at 2ndLook.News→ https://2ndlook.news/2022/08/02/canadas-freedom-convoy-and-the-emergencies-act-a-postmortem/ ---- #truckerconvoy #freedomconvoy2022 #freedomconvoy #canadianfreedomconvoy #tamaralich #justintrudeau #peoplesconvoy #peoplesconvoy2022 #emergenciesact #protest #humanrights #justice #socialjustice #politics #politicalnews #portlandprotest #politicstoday #populism #politicaldebate #politicalpower #politicsnews #canada #ontario #ottawa #explorecanada #canadian #covid19 #vaccinemandate #vaccinemandates #stayhome

Zelensky in 2014, before he came to power, saying that people in certain parts of Ukraine want to speak Russian and should be allowed to. Language and loyalties to the West versus Russia have been a hot topic in Ukraine for many years before the recent Russian invasion. Read the whole story at: https://2ndlook.news/2022/03/31/ukraines-identity-crisis-from-independence-to-invasion/

Members of the 2ndLook Team Debate Whether Or Not News is Inherently Political

In this clip from our March Town Hall, members of the 2ndLook Team, Stacia, Nick, and Kyle, debate whether or not news is inherently political. What do you think? Let us know in the comments! You can watch our upcoming live Town Hall this Sunday at 3-4pm PT/6-7pm ET by signing up to be a Clarity Member at 2ndLook.News.

Members of the 2ndLook team discuss the recently published article titled, "Ukraine’s Identity Crisis – from Independence to Invasion" and how each of our articles are a collaborative effort. You can read or listen to the article now at: https://2ndlook.news/2022/03/31/ukraines-identity-crisis-from-independence-to-invasion/

Recently, NBC reached out to journalist Glenn Greenwald for comment on whether his criticism of former NYT reporter Taylor Lorenz could incite harassment against her. Greenwald has strong views about the journalistic ethics of what Lorenz did by misattributing someone’s use of the r-word on Clubhouse and eagerly tattling about it—as you’ll see in this clip from a Rolling Stone interview (edited by Twitter user, @TurnCoatD). Do you agree with Greenwald’s criticism?

Entrepreneur Gary V. on Andrew Schulz's podcast, discussing the problem that drives division in society and subsequently in media. The cure is empathy and optimism.

The KBJ Supreme Court hearings are a display of the partisan divide around crime and sentencing in the U.S. KBJ, a former public defender, believes in the principle of context-dependent leniency. Lindsay Graham believes in the principle of harsh deterrence. The issue being child pornography supercharges the conversation, as it is a widely despised crime and both sides have taken to calling each other pedophiles recently. But the disagreement here is around criminal justice, whether the system should bring forth maximum punishments for those engaged in unpopular crimes, or whether the principle of leniency should be at the forefront of sentencing.

Jon Stewart's assessment about the media's problem, especially covering delicate issues like Ukraine, is spot on. They are trapped in a business model. Here at 2ndLook we reject that; we take our time and institute rigorous peer review. Do something about bad media and follow us today.

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