Influence and the Rise of Digital Celebrity Influence and the Rise of Digital Celebrity
A history of social media from the perspective of the poster, Taylor Lorenz’s Extremely Online examines the roots and rise of our sponsorship-saturated ecosystem.
Nov 11, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Tarpley Hitt
We Must Not Let the Truth Become a Casualty of This War We Must Not Let the Truth Become a Casualty of This War
Now more than ever, it’s crucial that we talk about what is actually happening in Gaza and Israel, not about unverified rumors.
Oct 16, 2023 / Musa al-Gharbi
The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia
Amid war fever and bigoted violence, we have to combat media cowardice.
Oct 16, 2023 / Jeet Heer
How Everything Became Data How Everything Became Data
Starting with the birth of statistics in the 19th century and concluding with algorithms and AI systems, a new book examines how humans became studied as a set of ones and zeroes....
Oct 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Ben Tarnoff
Naomi Klein Explains the Problems With Left-Wing Silence Naomi Klein Explains the Problems With Left-Wing Silence
The author of Doppelganger wants us to find stories that can “replace the socialism of fools with the socialism of facts.”
Oct 6, 2023 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Liberties: A Magazine in Revolt Against the New Liberties: A Magazine in Revolt Against the New
Tolerance, rigor, open-mindedness, and a willingness to countenance doubt and contradiction apparently are all values the magazine champions in theory but tends to ignore in pract...
Oct 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / David Klion
Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game
Announcing his exit, the right-wing baron mixes public populism and private elitism.
Sep 25, 2023 / Jeet Heer
How Anti–Sex Work Legislation Is About to Get Worse How Anti–Sex Work Legislation Is About to Get Worse
FOSTA-SESTA made sex workers less safe and the Internet less free. A spate of new laws is deepening the damage.
Sep 25, 2023 / Feature / Sascha Cohen
“Stats Bros” Are Sucking the Life Out of Politics “Stats Bros” Are Sucking the Life Out of Politics
In their attempt to serve as objective purveyors of fact and reason, Steve Kornacki, Nate Silver, and other data nerds are misleading the left-liberal electorate.
Sep 12, 2023 / Leif Weatherby
Elon Musk Is a Threat to Democracy Elon Musk Is a Threat to Democracy
How the owner of Tesla and Space X became a state within a state.
Sep 8, 2023 / Jeet Heer