Google’s Monopoly on the News Google’s Monopoly on the News
Left undiscussed in the FTC’s investigation is the search giant’s ability to limit what we all read.
Jan 23, 2013 / William F. Baker
Michelle Obama’s Outfits Matter Michelle Obama’s Outfits Matter
You don’t need to be a “fashionista” to see that there are real liberatory powers in the way she manipulates the fashion press.
Jan 22, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (1/18/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (1/18/2013)
This week: Standardized testing and armed guards in schools, the story behind Facebook Graph Search and questions of black female agency in Django Unchained.
Jan 20, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Another Word For Propaganda: On ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Another Word For Propaganda: On ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
Why aren’t film director Kathryn Bigelow’s claimed government sources, including employees of the CIA, in jail like Bradley Manning?
Jan 18, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Big Oil and Gas Back Attacks on ‘Promised Land’ Big Oil and Gas Back Attacks on ‘Promised Land’
Energy in Depth, a PR group for oil interests, is leading a campaign to discredit Matt Damon’s new film.
Jan 18, 2013 / Erika Eichelberger
The Case of Aaron Swartz The Case of Aaron Swartz
The prosecution of Aaron Swartz was about more than “hacking,” and we need to remember that.
Jan 18, 2013 / Michelle Dean
What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor
Girls’s Hannah and Shameless’s Fiona are both penniless twentysomethings finding their way through big cities, but Hannah has a college degree—and a safety net.
Jan 17, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz
The Movement Dr. Parker Made: Father of Media Reform Turns 100 The Movement Dr. Parker Made: Father of Media Reform Turns 100
At the behest of Reverend King, he challenged broadcast media to cover civil rights honestly, and in so doing forged a movement to make real the promise of a free press. ...
Jan 17, 2013 / John Nichols
Jodie Foster Refuses to Be a Role Model Jodie Foster Refuses to Be a Role Model
Good for her, better for us.
Jan 15, 2013 / Richard Kim
Lawrence Lessig: Aaron Swartz’s Life and Legacy Lawrence Lessig: Aaron Swartz’s Life and Legacy
Lawrence Lessig, a friend and mentor of Aaron Swartz, discusses the circumstances of Swartz's death and the government's culpability.
Jan 15, 2013 / Press Room