Internet and New Media

The Covfefe Is Often Worse Than The Crime

The Covfefe Is Often Worse Than The Crime The Covfefe Is Often Worse Than The Crime

Trump can’t finish a tweet, but that hasn’t stopped his administration from abandoning the Paris Climate Agreement, gutting civil rights, and eliminating the contraception mandate.

May 31, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Trump Boards Plane

Terrorism and the Perils of ‘Russiagate’ Terrorism and the Perils of ‘Russiagate’

As Trump and Putin strive for an essential US-Russia alliance against international terrorism, American media frenzy, fueled by anonymous leaks, continues to thwart it.

May 31, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

trump press conf

Trump Is Trying to Cover Up His Lies by Destroying Information Trump Is Trying to Cover Up His Lies by Destroying Information

For an administration that depends on ignorance, public knowledge is enemy number one.

May 25, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon

A sign outside the Comcast Center in Philadelphia.

Trump’s FCC Just Moved Closer to Destroying Net Neutrality. Here’s How You Can Fight Back Trump’s FCC Just Moved Closer to Destroying Net Neutrality. Here’s How You Can Fight Back

The future of the Internet depends on what we do next. 

May 18, 2017 / NationAction

tech worker pi day

Can Engineers Change Silicon Valley’s Political Agenda? Can Engineers Change Silicon Valley’s Political Agenda?

An interview with Maciej Cegłowski from Tech Solidarity.

May 17, 2017 / Ben Tarnoff

Victory Day Ceremony

World War II Memories in Moscow, Another Cold War Inquisition in Washington World War II Memories in Moscow, Another Cold War Inquisition in Washington

On May 9, while Russia was commemorating the 27 million Soviet citizens who died fighting Nazi Germany, the US political-media class was vilifying the Kremlin and seeking its Ameri...

May 10, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Civilans look at rubble from Saudi airstrike

24 Things the Media Missed While They Were Obsessing Over Trump’s Latest Soundbite 24 Things the Media Missed While They Were Obsessing Over Trump’s Latest Soundbite

These are major national-security issues—but don’t expect to see them on the news.

May 8, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich

It’s Not Too Late to Save Net Neutrality From a Captured FCC

It’s Not Too Late to Save Net Neutrality From a Captured FCC It’s Not Too Late to Save Net Neutrality From a Captured FCC

The Trump-appointed FCC chairman has ushered in a virulent strain of market libertarianism. He can and must be stopped.

May 5, 2017 / Victor Pickard

Putin 2016

Again, Is the Possibility of a Trump-Putin Détente Really Dead? Again, Is the Possibility of a Trump-Putin Détente Really Dead?

“Kremlingate” is said to have killed any prospect for Trump administration cooperation with Putin’s Kremlin, but the May 2 phone talk between the two leaders showed it is still ali...

May 3, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

A sign outside the Comcast Center in Philadelphia.

Help Activists Collect 1 Million Signatures for Net Neutrality Help Activists Collect 1 Million Signatures for Net Neutrality

Trump’s FCC chairman would allow monopoly Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon to pick winners and losers online.

May 3, 2017 / NationAction

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