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President and CEO of News Media Alliance Danielle Coffey, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism professor Jeff Jarvis, President and CEO of National Association of Broadcasters Curtis LeGeyt, and Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch are sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing on “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Journalism” at the US Capitol on January 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

How AI Is Transforming the Way Political Campaigns Work How AI Is Transforming the Way Political Campaigns Work

The future is arriving—and we’d better watch out.

Feb 1, 2024 / Micah L. Sifry

Members of Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement staged a rally in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, on October 13 to call for a cease-fire in the Israel–Hamas war.

Calling for Respect, Freedom, and Security for All Is Not Antisemitic Calling for Respect, Freedom, and Security for All Is Not Antisemitic

My obligation to critique the Israeli state comes from my own Jewish tradition, a tradition which had to defend itself from genuine antisemitism.

Feb 1, 2024 / Marshall Ganz

Juan Rulfo, 1985.

Juan Rulfo’s Revolution in Mexican Fiction Juan Rulfo’s Revolution in Mexican Fiction

In his 1955 masterpiece Pedro Páramo, he gave the bloody history of his country—between the rich and poor, landed and landless—mythic dimension.

Feb 1, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Ratik Asokan

Barbara Lee at a California Senate debate on October 8, 2023.

The Absolute Clarity of Barbara Lee’s Senate Bid The Absolute Clarity of Barbara Lee’s Senate Bid

On matters of war and peace, the representative is prepared to tell presidents that they must follow the Constitution—even Democratic presidents.

Feb 1, 2024 / John Nichols

Victor Pickard on What’s Really Killing the News Media

Victor Pickard on What’s Really Killing the News Media Victor Pickard on What’s Really Killing the News Media

On this episode of the Tech Won't Save Us podcast, a discussion on the crisis in journalism.

Feb 1, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Dumbo-GOP

Dumbo-GOP Dumbo-GOP

Migrants are bused to New York and Chicago from Texas and Florida, as a political stunt.

Jan 31, 2024 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks during 2023 National Action Network (NAN) Triumph Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York.

The Anti-Defamation League: Israel’s Attack Dog in the US The Anti-Defamation League: Israel’s Attack Dog in the US

Posing as a civil rights group, the ADL has long operated as an intelligence organization targeting Israel’s critics. So why does the media still treat it as a credible source?

Jan 31, 2024 / James Bamford

A drone view of the former stage at People's Park in Berkeley, California.

Should People’s Park Be Consigned to the Ash Heap of History? Should People’s Park Be Consigned to the Ash Heap of History?

Many argue that after five decades of resisting the University of California’s repeated attempts to reclaim the park, it’s time to let go of the past and move on. We disagree.

Jan 31, 2024 / Steve Wasserman, Paul Glusman, Judy Gumbo Albert, and Tom Dalzell

Heroes of the Left, Plus Healthcare for the Undocumented

Heroes of the Left, Plus Healthcare for the Undocumented Heroes of the Left, Plus Healthcare for the Undocumented

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols presents The Nation’s Progressive Honor Roll and Sasha Abramsky reports on California’s big step toward healthcare for all.

Jan 31, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

“The Poor Poet,” a painting by Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885).

Ben Lerner, Personal Poet Ben Lerner, Personal Poet

In his first collection of verse in over a decade, he applies the lessons of his successful, self-conscious prose.

Jan 31, 2024 / Books & the Arts / David Schurman Wallace

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