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
Goodbye, Trump! Parting Is Such Sweet Joy Goodbye, Trump! Parting Is Such Sweet Joy
For four years, those of us who care about justice have fought from a defensive crouch. Now, with Biden, we can at least fight standing up, pushing for actual progress.
Jan 20, 2021 / Elie Mystal
What’s Happening to ‘The Chicago Reporter’? What’s Happening to ‘The Chicago Reporter’?
After nearly half a century of speaking truth to power, the “conscience of the city” is fighting for survival.
Jan 15, 2021 / Laura S. Washington
Tech Giants Can’t Be Trusted to Police Speech Tech Giants Can’t Be Trusted to Police Speech
The job of regulating incendiary discourse belongs to democratically elected governments, not powerful private interests.
Jan 13, 2021 / Jeet Heer for The Nation
The Hidden Workers of Silicon Valley The Hidden Workers of Silicon Valley
Moira Weigel and Ben Tarnoff’s Voices From the Valley examines how the tech world has redefined our understanding work.
Jan 12, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Clio Chang
Ruling Assange Can’t Be Extradited Is an Indictment of US Prisons Ruling Assange Can’t Be Extradited Is an Indictment of US Prisons
But the British court judgment, which is likely to be appealed, also delivers a body blow to freedom of speech.
Jan 5, 2021 / Charles Glass
Omicron Threat Looms Omicron Threat Looms
Pandemic deaths surpass 800,000 in the USA and 5.40 million worldwide, with a new surge projected for January.
Jan 3, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Sniffing Our Way Back Sniffing Our Way Back
Everyone is cautious; the trails are empty; drag queens are forced to perform outdoors. But eventually we will get close again—and bring history another step forward.
Dec 30, 2020 / John Scagliotti
Look Beyond the Media Frenzy and Focus on the Fundamentals Look Beyond the Media Frenzy and Focus on the Fundamentals
In my last column, I’d like to leave you with what I’ve learned covering the media for more nearly 25 years.
Dec 30, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism
His decades-long project of reportage in graphic form works like oral history—bearing witness to the historical traumas of his subjects.
Dec 28, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer