Internet and New Media

Trump

Trump Isn’t the First President to Attack the Press Trump Isn’t the First President to Attack the Press

Woodrow Wilson’s presidency threatened to censor critical media using the US Postal Service over a century ago.

Mar 19, 2020 / Adam Hochschild

Poster of Julian Assange that says

Free Julian Assange! Free Julian Assange!

By depriving the WikiLeaks founder of his freedom, US and Britain prosecutors are intimidating journalists—and abetting torturers, war criminals, and kleptocrats everywhere.

Feb 26, 2020 / Charles Glass

Protecting the Truth About the Coronavirus in China

Protecting the Truth About the Coronavirus in China Protecting the Truth About the Coronavirus in China

Tens of thousands of us are working to save the articles and accounts of COVID-19 before Chinese censors can delete them forever.

Feb 24, 2020 / Nation contributor

Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections

Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections

America’s journalists must do much better this time around.

Feb 19, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

Uintah Basin

Does the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil? Does the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil?

Financial markets are rightfully taking climate change seriously, but it’s humanity, not bottom lines, that should be our top concern.

Feb 12, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil?

Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil? Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil?

Some media companies are creating, not just running, misleading climate ads.

Feb 12, 2020 / Amy Westervelt

Protestors at a Hong Kong mall

Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus

The epidemic has sparked attacks on mainland Chinese—and some of the worst offenders are Hong Kongers and other members of the diaspora.

Feb 7, 2020 / JN

A Witness to the Rise of Big Data

A Witness to the Rise of Big Data A Witness to the Rise of Big Data

Anna Wiener’s Uncanny Valley offers an insider’s look into how Silicon Valley start-ups changed not just our economy but also our culture and politics.

Jan 27, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano

A New Mom Asks, ‘When Does It Get Better?’

A New Mom Asks, ‘When Does It Get Better?’ A New Mom Asks, ‘When Does It Get Better?’

Another reader inquires about WhatsApp etiquette.

Jan 10, 2020 / Liza Featherstone

Why Racists (and Liberals!) Keep Writing for ‘Quillette’

Why Racists (and Liberals!) Keep Writing for ‘Quillette’ Why Racists (and Liberals!) Keep Writing for ‘Quillette’

The online magazine of the “intellectual dark web” is repackaging discredited race science.

Dec 5, 2019 / Donna Minkowitz

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