This Is What It Takes to Unionize a Newsroom This Is What It Takes to Unionize a Newsroom
On Tuesday, we’ll find out if Al Jazeera America’s digital editorial staff will become the latest new media workers to unionize.
Oct 5, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Here’s How to Cop Watch Here’s How to Cop Watch
Everyone should know how to do this.
Sep 23, 2015 / Muna Mire
The Spanish Media Are the Worst in Europe. These Upstarts Are Trying to Change That. The Spanish Media Are the Worst in Europe. These Upstarts Are Trying to Change That.
A broad range of leftist media projects committed to democracy and transparency have flourished in recent years.
Sep 15, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The Trailer for ‘Concussion’ Should Give Roger Goodell Night Sweats The Trailer for ‘Concussion’ Should Give Roger Goodell Night Sweats
The forthcoming film Concussion, starring Will Smith, is coming for the NFL.
Aug 31, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Jorge Ramos Challenged Both Trump and an Increasingly Absurd Debate Jorge Ramos Challenged Both Trump and an Increasingly Absurd Debate
Candidates and the process itself should be questioned when realism and humanity are being abandoned.
Aug 26, 2015 / John Nichols
What Is Scott Walker Trying to Hide? What Is Scott Walker Trying to Hide?
As the Wisconsin governor prepares to announce his candidacy for president, his office admits involvement in an attempt to gut open-records laws.
Jul 8, 2015 / John Nichols
Is Gawker’s Unionization a Sign That Creative Workers Are Finally Realizing Their Worth? Is Gawker’s Unionization a Sign That Creative Workers Are Finally Realizing Their Worth?
Can web publishing’s freewheeling structure shake up received wisdom about wielding collective labor power?
Jun 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen
This Is the First Article We Ever Published About the Internet This Is the First Article We Ever Published About the Internet
Authors Kevin Cooke and Dan Lehrer accurately foresaw in 1993 the debate over net neutrality we’re having today.
Nov 19, 2014 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
Andrew Sullivan Versus the Social-Justice Warriors Andrew Sullivan Versus the Social-Justice Warriors
The famous blogger needn’t panic. Twitter’s new partnership with the feminist group WAM! is an attempt to fight abuse, not impose ideological censorship.
Nov 12, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’ Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’
The president calls for the reclassification of Internet services under telecommunications in the name of an open Internet.
Nov 10, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols