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Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump

Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump

Pundits think Trump’s bigotry benefits him—but a united Democratic Party can easily win.

Jul 17, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump

The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump’s Racism The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump’s Racism

House Republicans could have rejected the president’s xenophobia. Instead, they went with it.

Jul 17, 2019 / John Nichols

On Not Looking Away

On Not Looking Away On Not Looking Away

All perpetrators ask is that we remain bystanders. But to combat complicity, we must confront tragedy.

Jul 16, 2019 / Arran Skinner

Bella Hadid and Lil Miquela

Branding Fake Justice for Generation Z Branding Fake Justice for Generation Z

Meet Brud, the secretive tech start-up here to outfit corporations with fashionable social causes—through elaborate CGI fiction.

Jun 28, 2019 / Emmeline Clein

Mike Pompeo Iran

I Funded My Own Twitter Troll With Taxpayer Dollars I Funded My Own Twitter Troll With Taxpayer Dollars

A State Department-financed disinformation campaign targeted me for questioning US sanctions on Iran.

Jun 18, 2019 / Tara Sepehri Far

Zuckerberg Facebook

Antitrust For The Many, Not The Few Antitrust For The Many, Not The Few

Somebody needs to challenge Facebook's outsized power over the media. It should be a cooperative association, not another unaccountable behemoth.

Nov 20, 2018 / Nathan Schneider

Sheryl Sandberg

‘Lean In’ Has Been Discredited For Good ‘Lean In’ Has Been Discredited For Good

To defend Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg put capitalism before feminism—and democracy.

Nov 20, 2018 / Mari Uyehara

Trump, Price, Pence

America’s Aversion to Facts Didn’t Begin With Donald Trump America’s Aversion to Facts Didn’t Begin With Donald Trump

Retracing the roots of political falsehood.

Sep 20, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs

Capitol Surveillance

The Reach—and Limits—of Surveillance Capitalism The Reach—and Limits—of Surveillance Capitalism

What does it mean to be a private investigator in an era of surveillance tech?

Aug 27, 2018 / Judith Coburn

Lebron James

LeBron Shows Trump What Winning Really Looks Like LeBron Shows Trump What Winning Really Looks Like

A racist president learns quickly that LeBron James has an army of supporters—the first lady among them.

Aug 6, 2018 / Dave Zirin

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