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A Conservative Media Watchdog Is Now Hunting DEI on College Campuses

Accuracy in Media is using undercover recordings and public pressure to challenge university diversity programs. Its campaigns are also changing who gets to hold colleges accountable.

By Bryson Davis · October 27, 2026

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People Don’t Experience the Economy Through a Spreadsheet. They Experience It at the Pump.

Gasoline, eggs and groceries have become everyday measures of economic confidence. With Election Day next week, their political power comes from how often Americans see those prices, not from how…

By Will Davison Jr. · October 29, 2026

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Accuracy in Media is using undercover recordings and public pressure to challenge university diversity programs. Its campaigns are also changing who gets to hold colleges accountable.

A new national survey finds that negative media scrutiny, political gatekeeping and the threat of AI-generated fake images are discouraging women from seeking office. The technology is adding new risks to a political system that already imposes substantial personal costs on female candidates.

A new Pew Research Center analysis finds that men’s employment rises as jobs become more exposed to AI while women’s stays flat. For women without a bachelor’s degree, it falls.

Victoria’s Secret is making room for fuller hips, rounder derrières and curvier silhouettes. The celebration of curves raises a harder question: Is the fashion industry embracing body diversity, or simply redefining the ideal figure?

During an October 14 interview on NBC's TODAY, CEO Andrew Cathy repeatedly emphasized hospitality rather than directly addressing questions about LGBTQ+ equality. The exchange reopened a controversy that Chick-fil-A has spent more than a decade trying to move beyond.

Six in 10 Americans say economic inequality is too high, the same share as in 2019. What has changed is how far people think the fix needs to go, and how little faith they have that it will happen.

A viral Red Media clip reframed one of Black culture’s most recurring debates — and the reframe landed harder than the original argument.