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
What the Photoshop Panic Should Have Taught Us About AI What the Photoshop Panic Should Have Taught Us About AI
In 2004, a doctored political image caused outrage and confusion. Twenty years later, why hasn’t visual literacy improved?
Sep 15, 2025 / Morgan Barrie
Elon Musk’s AI Grift Elon Musk’s AI Grift
The tech lord’s recent bid to reshuffle the ownership structure of his empire reinforces the clout of the Middle Eastern strongman regimes in its orbit.
Sep 12, 2025 / Feature / Jacob Silverman
Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was
The right-wing influencer did not deserve to die, and we shouldn’t forget the many despicable things he said and did.
Sep 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh
The Lost Souls of the Internet The Lost Souls of the Internet
In Searches, Vauhini Vara probes the ways that we rely on the Internet and how we periodically attempt to free ourselves from its grip.
Sep 10, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence? How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence?
Trump and his cronies’ style reflects a platform where grievance is currency and performance is power.
We’re Living in an Age of Scams We’re Living in an Age of Scams
The anonymity of the Internet makes us all vulnerable to being swindled—and it’s making us trust each other less.
Sep 9, 2025 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What the Democrats Can Learn From Gavin Newsom’s Trump Mockery What the Democrats Can Learn From Gavin Newsom’s Trump Mockery
As Democrats sharpen their online game, Gavin Newsom’s Trump-style jabs reveal both the risks and rewards of fighting fire with fire in an attention economy built for bluster.
Sep 3, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Losing “Argument” A Losing “Argument”
The buzzy new publication devoted to “libbing out” reprises the mistakes of the longstanding alliance between neoliberalism and Beltway journalism.
Aug 22, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
I Went to the “Free Press” Party for Under-30s. All I Got Was Ennui. I Went to the “Free Press” Party for Under-30s. All I Got Was Ennui.
At Bari Weiss’s “Cheers to the Republic” mixer, I met anti-vaxxers, was recruited for a trip to Israel, and heard the word “heterodox” more than I would have liked to.
Aug 19, 2025 / Sophie Hurwitz