Economy

How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation

How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation

The disinformation campaign—and massive radiation increase—behind the 5G rollout.

Mar 29, 2018 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard and Mark Dowie

How Trump Radicalized the Parkland Kids in Their Fight Against Guns

How Trump Radicalized the Parkland Kids in Their Fight Against Guns How Trump Radicalized the Parkland Kids in Their Fight Against Guns

George Zornick on gun control, Micah Sifry on Facebook, and Sue Halpern on Trump vs. libraries.

Mar 29, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

What Can Democrats Learn From Robert F. Kennedy’s Presidential Campaign?

What Can Democrats Learn From Robert F. Kennedy’s Presidential Campaign? What Can Democrats Learn From Robert F. Kennedy’s Presidential Campaign?

Liberals need to find a way to appeal to white working-class voters without betraying their principles.

Mar 28, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Christopher Wylie

Power Needs to Be Restored to Internet Users Power Needs to Be Restored to Internet Users

The problem is bigger than Facebook.

Mar 28, 2018 / Editorial / Micah L. Sifry

A map showing the US empire in 1898

The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire

The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.

Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Trump China Tariffs

The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown―Real War Is Far More Likely The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown―Real War Is Far More Likely

America’s trading partners will probably just wait for Trump to move on to his next distraction—which could be a shooting war.

Mar 28, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot

What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain

What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain

Gun control becomes only one part of the larger solution to violence in our communities.

Mar 27, 2018 / Lori Bezahler

William Shawcross

Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal

The Oxfam scandal is a moment of reckoning for the aid sector, but it also gives Tories a plum opportunity to undermine a critical voice.

Mar 23, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein

Madison Square Garden Security

Fans Are the Target of Madison Square Garden’s New Facial-Recognition Technology Fans Are the Target of Madison Square Garden’s New Facial-Recognition Technology

Facial recognition is a threat to privacy and the latest frontier in surveillance.

Mar 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi

Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018?

Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018? Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018?

Across the country, candidates are campaigning on restoring a free and open Internet.

Mar 23, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

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