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The Hidden Workers of Silicon Valley

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

Julian Assange supporters celebrate outside, one holding a sign that says

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 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 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

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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 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

Julian Assange waves slightly with his face up close against the window of a prison van

If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free

Like William Penn and John Peter Zenger, the Wikileaks founder is fighting for our freedom.

Dec 21, 2020 / Charles Glass

Herman Mankiewicz

‘Mank’ Recovers the Radical Roots of ‘Citizen Kane’ ‘Mank’ Recovers the Radical Roots of ‘Citizen Kane’

The biopic of writer Herman Mankiewicz recuperates the subversive politics of a cinematic masterpiece.

Dec 18, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump

Unchecked Republican Lies Opened the Door for Trump Unchecked Republican Lies Opened the Door for Trump

Network executives need to decide which side they are on: democracy or fascist rebellion.

Dec 18, 2020 / Eric Alterman

As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’

As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’

Scientists say they have “a moral obligation” to “tell it like it is”—don’t journalists too?

Dec 17, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

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