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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who now holds major stakes in TikTok and CBS News, shares a laugh with President Donald Trump at the White House in January.

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide. Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would make outlets more accountable for the content they platform.

Oct 10, 2025 / Dean Baker

Muzzling Our First Amendment Rights

Muzzling Our First Amendment Rights Muzzling Our First Amendment Rights

Trump hates dissent.

Oct 9, 2025 / OppArt / Leonard Stokes

A man stands outside the US Supreme Court as the court hears oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar on October 7, 2025.

The Supreme Court Wants to Convert Your Kids The Supreme Court Wants to Convert Your Kids

During a hearing this week, the court’s theocrats made it clear that they’ll vote to end a ban on conversion therapy for minors.

Oct 9, 2025 / Elie Mystal

The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women

The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women

Prison doulas and legislative interventions can be a lifeline for incarcerated pregnant women. But the most important solution is to abolish prison births altogether.

Oct 9, 2025 / Brea Baker

Police on the UCLA campus in May 2024.

“True Bruin Values”: How UCLA Justified a Crackdown on Protest “True Bruin Values”: How UCLA Justified a Crackdown on Protest

More than a year after the Gaza encampments, the university’s newly enforced “time, place, and manner” restrictions have spread to any sort of contentious content on campus.

Oct 9, 2025 / StudentNation / Zoya Alam

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil who was released from ICE detention speak and participate in a rally on the steps of Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City on June 22, 2025.

Mahmoud Khalil Warns That the US Is Failing the Palestine Test Mahmoud Khalil Warns That the US Is Failing the Palestine Test

The negotiator for the pro-Palestine student protests at Columbia University who was abducted by ICE explains why he is suing the Trump administration for $20 million.

Oct 9, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025, in New York City.

Reporting the Truth When Politicians Lie Reporting the Truth When Politicians Lie

With the global rise of organized misinformation campaigns, outlets should embrace “the truth sandwich” and place a false claim between the actual facts.

Oct 9, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 7, 2025.

Pam Bondi’s Shameless Message to Democrats Pam Bondi’s Shameless Message to Democrats

You have no power.

Oct 8, 2025 / Joan Walsh

One of the boats from the civilian Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens to Gaza, enters Ashdod Port in southern Israel, after being seized by Israeli Navy forces, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

Israel Just Attacked Another Flotilla. But the Movement Will Never Stop. Israel Just Attacked Another Flotilla. But the Movement Will Never Stop.

“We haven’t before, and we won’t let Israel’s violence and brutality deter us,” one participant told The Nation.

Oct 8, 2025 / Saliha Bayrak

Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson joins the Tennessee delegation as they cast their votes during the Ceremonial Roll Call of States on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024. in Chicago, Illinois.

Why Justin Pearson Wants to Unseat a 10-Term Democratic Incumbent in Congress Why Justin Pearson Wants to Unseat a 10-Term Democratic Incumbent in Congress

The Tennessee state representative explains why he is facing off against Steve Cohen to be the Democratic nominee to represent the Memphis area in Washington.

Oct 8, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

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