Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Twitter Files? Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Twitter Files?
Just because the mainstream media decided to ignore them doesn’t mean the files aren’t newsworthy—or important.
Dec 20, 2022 / Ross Barkan
Citizen Musk Citizen Musk
The rise and fall of a would-be media tycoon.
Dec 19, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
I’m Not Leaving Twitter. Neither Should You. I’m Not Leaving Twitter. Neither Should You.
Twitter is an effective tool for challenging the status quo and powerful people and institutions. That’s why Elon Musk snatched it up.
Nov 16, 2022 / Olayemi Olurin
Elon Musk Doesn’t Understand Twitter’s Real Value Elon Musk Doesn’t Understand Twitter’s Real Value
For all its limitations—and there are many—Twitter is the closest thing the world has to a transnational public sphere.
Nov 15, 2022 / Nanjala Nyabola
Elon Musk’s Big Twitter Adventure Will End in Disaster Elon Musk’s Big Twitter Adventure Will End in Disaster
The good news is that the plutocrat’s move to turn a social media platform into a forum for the far right probably won't work.
Oct 31, 2022 / Jeet Heer
We Cannot Rely on Billionaires to Create Necessary Guardrails on Social Media We Cannot Rely on Billionaires to Create Necessary Guardrails on Social Media
Nothing makes the case for public ownership of online public spaces like a billionaire proposing to buy one.
May 3, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Happy Doge Day! But Hold on to Your (Digital) Wallet. Happy Doge Day! But Hold on to Your (Digital) Wallet.
The Coinbase flotation last week shows that cryptocurrency is here to stay—and that things will only get weirder from here.
Apr 20, 2021 / Ryan Broderick
What Kind of Country Prioritizes Billionaires During a Pandemic? What Kind of Country Prioritizes Billionaires During a Pandemic?
The US government’s lopsided response to Covid-19 has only worsened astronomical levels of inequality.
Jan 12, 2021 / Nomi Prins