Could One of Your Facebook Friends Be the Next QAnon Shaman? Could One of Your Facebook Friends Be the Next QAnon Shaman?
Seemingly benign online communities have become breeding grounds for the kind of far-right ideology on display at the US Capitol insurrection.
Mar 5, 2021 / John Semley
Facebook Remains a Threat to Democracy Facebook Remains a Threat to Democracy
Resisting a push for regulation and protective of right-wing extremism, the social media giant is making fake concessions that only increase its power.
Feb 24, 2021 / Jeet Heer
The Threat Against Free Speech on Hungary’s Airwaves The Threat Against Free Speech on Hungary’s Airwaves
The government shut down a station that connected many listeners—particularly the elderly—to their country and the world.
Feb 24, 2021 / Peter Molnar
A Defense of Neera Tanden’s Tweets (but Not of Neera Tanden) A Defense of Neera Tanden’s Tweets (but Not of Neera Tanden)
The one thing that the Senate cannot stomach is telling the truth about the Republican Party.
Feb 23, 2021 / David Klion
Natalie Wynn Wants to Redistribute the Goddamn Champagne Natalie Wynn Wants to Redistribute the Goddamn Champagne
The lavish pleasures of the YouTube star stand out against the dour solemnity of the left.
Feb 22, 2021 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Cancel Culture’s Latest Victims Cancel Culture’s Latest Victims
These conservative intellectuals have been silenced forever.
Feb 12, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Fox News Should Pay for the Lies and Slander It Helped Promote Fox News Should Pay for the Lies and Slander It Helped Promote
The media giant is facing a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit from voting machine maker Smartmatic—and it’s prepared to play ruthless legal hardball to win.
Feb 11, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again
Covid-19 has upended some of the most essential tactics for student organizers. That might be a good thing.
Jan 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
The High Cost of Quieting Down Trump The High Cost of Quieting Down Trump
In a misguided effort to create the illusion of balance, centrist institutions are silencing voices that make conservatives mad.
Jan 25, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Twitter and Facebook Just Proved That Deplatforming Works Twitter and Facebook Just Proved That Deplatforming Works
The peaceful protests on Inauguration Day show what happens when social media companies refuse to let white supremacists use them to organize and incite violence.
Jan 22, 2021 / Elie Mystal