Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup? Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup?
The world’s richest man now has the power to override congressional spending decisions and access to private information about every US taxpayer.
Feb 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The Social Critic Who Predicted Big Tech’s Dark Turn The Social Critic Who Predicted Big Tech’s Dark Turn
Theodore Roszak and the perils of technocracy.
Jan 31, 2025 / Peter Richardson and Michael J. Kramer
Trump’s Pardon of Ross Ulbricht Is a Sign of the Corruption to Come Trump’s Pardon of Ross Ulbricht Is a Sign of the Corruption to Come
The president granted the unconditional release of the online drug impresario as a favor to libertarians and cryptocurrency partisans.
Jan 27, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
CNN Surrenders to Trump CNN Surrenders to Trump
The corporate media’s commitment to fighting autocracy proves fickle.
On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing
And while the “I was for it before I was against it” crowd opposing the ban now stretches from Chuck Schumer to Donald Trump, that doesn’t mean they're right.
Jan 20, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout
The TikTok Case Could Open the Floodgates to More Corporate Influence on the Media The TikTok Case Could Open the Floodgates to More Corporate Influence on the Media
Whether or not we agree with the Biden administration’s arguments, progressives shouldn’t root for the court to rule in favor of Tik Tok.
Jan 6, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout
Novelist on a Deadline: Barry Malzberg, 1939–2024 Novelist on a Deadline: Barry Malzberg, 1939–2024
A speed demon at the typewriter, Malzberg wrote quickly and brilliantly in a variety of genres including mystery, thrillers, and erotica, but his core work was in science fiction....
Auctioning Off Judaism’s Past Auctioning Off Judaism’s Past
As the collections of Sir Moses Montefiore and David Solomon Sassoon go under the hammer today, what's the future for rare books and historic artifacts in the age of generative AI...
Dec 18, 2024 / David Brodsky
RFK Jr. Is Scary. His Online Fans Might Be Scarier. RFK Jr. Is Scary. His Online Fans Might Be Scarier.
To understand RFK Jr.'s rightward shift, we need to examine the Internet culture that fostered his growth—and which the Harris campaign ignored.
Dec 2, 2024 / Maya Vinokour
The “New York Times” Site Could Be Shuttered on Election Day—Blame Bosses The “New York Times” Site Could Be Shuttered on Election Day—Blame Bosses
The Tech Guild has waited over two years for a contract. Its workers will go on strike this Tuesday if management doesn’t agree to key demands.
Nov 1, 2024 / Thomas Birmingham