How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy
A recent viral sensation identifies the migration of poor whites as the cause of the problem—letting the rest of us off the hook!
Apr 21, 2023 / Sarah Taber
We’re Still Getting Our Pandemic Preparation Horribly Wrong We’re Still Getting Our Pandemic Preparation Horribly Wrong
Until we focus on the combustible social conditions that made Covid so devastating, we’ll never be truly ready for the next pandemic.
Apr 21, 2023 / Martha Lincoln and Anne N. Sosin
Thanks to Dominion’s Lawsuit, We Got the Truth About Fox. The Rest Is Up to Us. Thanks to Dominion’s Lawsuit, We Got the Truth About Fox. The Rest Is Up to Us.
Now we know that Fox deliberately lied about its role in vote-switching for Biden. Future lawsuits start there. So do we.
Apr 20, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox. The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox.
The Dominion settlement is disappointing, but our legal system isn’t designed to take down corporate media giants.
Apr 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal
When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries Can’t. Why Not? When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries Can’t. Why Not?
The lawsuit against Controlled Digital Lending is about giving corporations—rather than readers, buyers, borrowers, or authors—control over content.
Apr 20, 2023 / Michelle M. Wu
The Long-Feared Eviction Tsunami Is Here The Long-Feared Eviction Tsunami Is Here
Pandemic-era protections are gone and rental assistance has dried up. Eviction filings increased by nearly 80 percent last year compared to the year before.
Apr 20, 2023 / Bryce Covert
The Army Is Recruiting—Gen Z Just Isn’t Biting The Army Is Recruiting—Gen Z Just Isn’t Biting
After 20 years of losing wars, who can blame them?
Apr 20, 2023 / Nan Levinson
Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024 Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024
A top donor backs off over the governor’s six-week abortion law and book banning. A threat to build a state prison adjacent to Disney World seems unhinged. “Pudding fingers” is mak...
Apr 19, 2023 / Joan Walsh
It Costs $787.5 Million to Lie to the Public. Fox News Can Afford It. It Costs $787.5 Million to Lie to the Public. Fox News Can Afford It.
The defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems ended in a settlement yesterday, leaving the cable network's conduct unchallenged in court.
Apr 19, 2023 / Chris Lehmann