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February 2, 2021
The Paradoxical Politics of the GameStop Pump
r/WallStreetBets and the double-edged sword of a self-aware Internet.
Ryan Broderick
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January 22, 2021
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.
Elie Mystal
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December 8, 2020
Why Democrats Lose on Social Media While Republicans Lie and Win Big
Dominating Facebook, the world’s largest media platform, enabled the GOP to demonize the Green New Deal.
Joseph Romm and Jeff Nesbit
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November 25, 2020
Trump’s Election Lies Failed, but the Damage Is Done
Trump’s supporters, already steeped in white grievance, are predictably receptive to the idea that “illegal voters” have succeeded in stealing their democracy.
Kali Holloway
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October 13, 2020
One Weird Trick for Destroying the Digital Economy
Tim Hwang thinks we should burst the bubble of the ad-supported internet before it’s too late.
Marie Solis
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October 9, 2020
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October 6, 2020
How ICE Became a ‘Propaganda Machine’ for Trump
Internal communications exclusively obtained by The Nation show that ICE has singled out journalists and social media users for retaliation.
Ken Klippenstein
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October 6, 2020
Who Will Save the News?
Victor Pickard’s new book argues that without a public intervention American journalism faces a dire future.
Anya Schiffrin
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September 21, 2020
My Life in the Media Machine
The corporate media isn’t interested in journalism. It’s up to journalists—and readers—to keep it alive.
Tom Scocca
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August 11, 2020
How Did the Internet Get So Bad?
Joanne McNeil’s Lurking, an account of the last 30 years of online life, reminds us the Internet didn’t have to become what it is today.
Lisa Borst