The Use of “Attention Capture” Technologies in Our Classrooms Has Created a Crisis The Use of “Attention Capture” Technologies in Our Classrooms Has Created a Crisis
We have a choice: We can allow Big Tech to solve the problem with invasive brain technology. Or we can let educators teach students how to pay attention.
Apr 22, 2024 / Jac Mullen
How US Intelligence and an American Company Feed Israel’s Killing Machine in Gaza How US Intelligence and an American Company Feed Israel’s Killing Machine in Gaza
Because it isn’t so much the bombs that kill but the list that puts civilians in the way of the bombs.
Apr 12, 2024 / James Bamford
Social Media Companies Are Having a Bad Moment Social Media Companies Are Having a Bad Moment
What if it were the start of a movement?
Apr 11, 2024 / Nick H. Penniman
Scapegoating TikTok Is Not the Answer Scapegoating TikTok Is Not the Answer
Banning the app in the US would destroy a hub for progressive organizing and cultural influence.
Apr 10, 2024 / Column / Kali Holloway
The Toxic Culture at Tesla The Toxic Culture at Tesla
The factory floors at America’s top seller of electric vehicles are rife with racial harassment, sexual abuse, and injuries on the job.
Apr 9, 2024 / Feature / Bryce Covert
“In Techno Parentis”: Who Should Regulate the Online Lives of Teenagers? “In Techno Parentis”: Who Should Regulate the Online Lives of Teenagers?
With TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms using algorithms to send teen viewers addictive, dangerous content—and reaping immense profits—self-regulation has clearly failed.
Apr 2, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout
Why Silicon Valley Reactionaries Love RFK Jr. Why Silicon Valley Reactionaries Love RFK Jr.
Kennedy’s newly picked running mate, Nicole Shanahan, reflects the necro-futurism of Big Tech.
Apr 1, 2024 / Jeet Heer
RFK Jr. Is Gold-Digging With His VP Pick RFK Jr. Is Gold-Digging With His VP Pick
Nicole Shanahan has little to recommend her as a presidential running mate besides her enormous wealth.
Mar 26, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Why the Environmental Justice Movement Should Support the UAW Organizing Drive Why the Environmental Justice Movement Should Support the UAW Organizing Drive
A progressive version of the right’s Southern strategy could remake our politics—and ensure that the cars of the future, and the batteries they run on, are built by union labor.
Mar 11, 2024 / Bill Gallegos and Manuel Pastor
Military Spending Isn’t the Economic Galvanizer You Think it Is Military Spending Isn’t the Economic Galvanizer You Think it Is
The opportunity costs of throwing endless trillions of dollars at the military means far less is invested in other crucial American needs
Feb 29, 2024 / William D. Hartung