Mark Zuckerberg Knows Exactly How Bad Facebook Is Mark Zuckerberg Knows Exactly How Bad Facebook Is
Whistleblower testimony proves the social media giant is harmful and dishonest, and can't be trusted to regulate itself.
Appointing Lina Khan May Be the Best Thing Joe Biden Has Done Appointing Lina Khan May Be the Best Thing Joe Biden Has Done
Massive corporations have wielded extraordinary power over our economy for the past 40 years. That’s about to end. Why? Because there’s a new sheriff in town.
Jun 22, 2021 / Morgan Harper and Zephyr Teachout
Loss Runs Like a River Through My Life Loss Runs Like a River Through My Life
On grief’s unequal racial burden, and the Internet as a vehicle to negotiate survival and turn collective grief into collective action.
Jun 16, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / Malkia Devich-Cyril
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
Cancel Culture’s Latest Victims Cancel Culture’s Latest Victims
These conservative intellectuals have been silenced forever.
Feb 12, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
The High Cost of Quieting Down Trump The High Cost of Quieting Down Trump
In a misguided effort to create the illusion of balance, centrist institutions are silencing voices that make conservatives mad.
Jan 25, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Twitter and Facebook Just Proved That Deplatforming Works Twitter and Facebook Just Proved That Deplatforming Works
The peaceful protests on Inauguration Day show what happens when social media companies refuse to let white supremacists use them to organize and incite violence.
Jan 22, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Tech Giants Can’t Be Trusted to Police Speech Tech Giants Can’t Be Trusted to Police Speech
The job of regulating incendiary discourse belongs to democratically elected governments, not powerful private interests.
Jan 13, 2021 / Editorial / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers
The pandemic has exacerbated the cruel inequities of the US economy.
Oct 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Strong Step Toward an Antitrust Revival A Strong Step Toward an Antitrust Revival
Taking on technology’s Big Four isn’t for the faint of heart.
Oct 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel