12 Months of Trump 12 Months of Trump
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Jun 28, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Is the US Pursuing a Rogue Policy by Waging Undeclared War Against Russia? Is the US Pursuing a Rogue Policy by Waging Undeclared War Against Russia?
Washington’s NATO buildup on Russia’s borders, its refusal to cooperate with Moscow in Syria and Ukraine, and its anti-Putin propaganda form an ominous pattern.
Jun 22, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom
An informed public is vital to our democracy—but we will never be truly informed unless we fight for the media’s ability to hold those with power accountable.
Jun 21, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Talking Guns With a Glib Sociopath Talking Guns With a Glib Sociopath
Stop ignorantly scapegoating innocent guns.
Jun 21, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Reminder: Exit-Poll Conspiracy Theories Are Totally Baseless Reminder: Exit-Poll Conspiracy Theories Are Totally Baseless
Voters have good reason to lack confidence in our election systems. But claims of widespread fraud aren’t going to fix anything.
Jun 7, 2016 / Joshua Holland
Chattanooga Was a Typical Postindustrial City. Then It Began Offering Municipal Broadband. Chattanooga Was a Typical Postindustrial City. Then It Began Offering Municipal Broadband.
Chattanooga’s publicly owned Internet service has helped boost its economy and bridge the digital divide.
Jun 3, 2016 / P.E. Moskowitz
Time Servers Time Servers
A vision of time travel gets trapped in the media of our time.
Jun 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ava Kofman
The National-Security Exposé So Secret Even Edward Snowden Didn’t Know About It The National-Security Exposé So Secret Even Edward Snowden Didn’t Know About It
A former senior Pentagon official shows how broken our whistleblower system really is.
Jun 1, 2016 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Anthony Weiner Wasn’t the Only One Who Couldn’t Stop Exposing Himself Anthony Weiner Wasn’t the Only One Who Couldn’t Stop Exposing Himself
A new documentary reveals the media’s narrow fixation on political sex scandals.
May 25, 2016 / Eric Alterman
The Media Must Decide Whether to Follow Donald Trump Down the Sewer The Media Must Decide Whether to Follow Donald Trump Down the Sewer
Journalists act as though they have no control over the campaign of personal destruction Trump plans against Clinton. They’re wrong.
May 24, 2016 / Joan Walsh