Andy Kroll

Andy Kroll is a reporter in the D.C. bureau of Mother Jones magazine and an associate editor at TomDispatch. A former intern at The Nation, his writing has appeared in Campus Progress, CBSNews.com and The Progressive Review. He can be reached at akroll (at) motherjones (dot) com.

What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet

What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet

There’s no path out of our strange, increasingly conspiratorial moment, filled with viral lies and rampant disinformation, without rewriting the algorithms governing our lives.

Dec 27, 2022 / Andy Kroll

Cyber Security

The Digital Soldiers Taking America’s Forever Wars Online The Digital Soldiers Taking America’s Forever Wars Online

In this online battles pace, victory is fleeting and defeat never final, but the casualties are all too real—of fact and truth, memory and reality.

Sep 14, 2022 / Andy Kroll

The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American ‘Democracy’

The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American ‘Democracy’ The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American ‘Democracy’

In this banana republic, billionaires don't need to go to the Cayman Islands to park their savings.

May 16, 2013 / Andy Kroll

The Death of the Golden Dream of Education The Death of the Golden Dream of Education

California has gutted the budget for what was once a shining example of public higher education, leaving students saddled with more debt and fewer options. 

Oct 2, 2012 / Andy Kroll

How the Wisconsin Uprising Got Hijacked How the Wisconsin Uprising Got Hijacked

Why electoral politics sold out the popular uprising in the Badger State—and why it’s not all over.

Jun 11, 2012 / Andy Kroll

How Empires Fall (Including the American One) How Empires Fall (Including the American One)

An interview with Jonathan Schell, the unlikely oracle of Occupy Wall Street, on revolution, non-violent protest and more.

Mar 1, 2012 / Andy Kroll

Occupy Wall Street’s Political Victory in Ohio Occupy Wall Street’s Political Victory in Ohio

How the 99 percent won in the hottest election of 2011.

Nov 21, 2011 / Andy Kroll

Flat-lining the Middle Class: Economic Numbers to Die For Flat-lining the Middle Class: Economic Numbers to Die For

Life support for our economy is nowhere close to arriving. One lost decade may have ended, but the next one has likely only begun.

Oct 6, 2011 / Andy Kroll

What Comes Next for Wisconsin’s Fledgling Uprising? What Comes Next for Wisconsin’s Fledgling Uprising?

The unions and Democrats came up just one seat short in a tumultuous uphill battle to take control of the state Senate, but was what happened a victory or a defeat?

Aug 23, 2011 / Andy Kroll

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Jobs What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Jobs

How racism, global economics, and the New Jim Crow fuel black America’s crippling jobs crisis.

Jul 5, 2011 / Andy Kroll

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