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Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price

The response to Harry’s abandoning that contract, both in the Buckingham Palace and British media, has been swift, overt and punitive.

Mar 12, 2021 / Kali Holloway

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The Four Horsemen of the Media Apocalypse The Four Horsemen of the Media Apocalypse

The legacies of Trump, Limbaugh, Murdoch, and Ailes are a lasting plague of misinformation, propaganda, and fake news.

Mar 9, 2021 / Robert Lipsyte

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Letters From the March 22/29, 2021, Issue Letters From the March 22/29, 2021, Issue

Time to choose again… The rule of lawbreakers… Hitchens and faith…

Mar 9, 2021 / Our Readers

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Healing hands project.

Mar 8, 2021 / OppArt / Marietta Bernstorff

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Could One of Your Facebook Friends Be the Next QAnon Shaman? Could One of Your Facebook Friends Be the Next QAnon Shaman?

Seemingly benign online communities have become breeding grounds for the kind of far-right ideology on display at the US Capitol insurrection.

Mar 5, 2021 / John Semley

Postcard From the Ancestors

Postcard From the Ancestors Postcard From the Ancestors

Black excellence.

Mar 4, 2021 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

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A Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering the Murdered and the Vulnerable A Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering the Murdered and the Vulnerable

On March 1 every year, communities gather to read aloud the names of disabled people killed by their caregivers.

Mar 1, 2021 / Sara Luterman

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Facebook Remains a Threat to Democracy Facebook Remains a Threat to Democracy

Resisting a push for regulation and protective of right-wing extremism, the social media giant is making fake concessions that only increase its power.

Feb 24, 2021 / Jeet Heer

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Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation

With climate action on the table, disinformation is poised to get louder. What should journalists do about it?

Feb 24, 2021 / Andrew McCormick

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The Threat Against Free Speech on Hungary’s Airwaves The Threat Against Free Speech on Hungary’s Airwaves

The government shut down a station that connected many listeners—particularly the elderly—to their country and the world.

Feb 24, 2021 / Peter Molnar

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