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“Big Win for the Public”: The Awful Tribune-Sinclair Merger Is Dead
Tribune is suing the right-wing media giant for “breach of contract.”
Teaching for Black Lives and Bearing Witness Through Poetry
A public school teacher describes how her class uses poetry to assert identity and justice.
The Coming Thunder of the Climate Change Voter
A newly motivated bloc of climate voters will have their say in November.
How Newspaper Closures Lead to Higher Costs for Local Governments
State governments are doing more than ever. So why are newspapers paying less attention?
Amazon’s Worst Bargain Yet
When local governments contract with Amazon for goods and services, local businesses lose.
As Violence Consumes Dhaka, Protesters Struggle to Get Their Story Out
The ruling party is limiting internet and social media access as it unleashes rape and assault on protesters.
When Facebook Wants to See Your Papers
Mark Zuckerberg is shutting down protest pages and requiring online activists to show proof of residency.
Why GDP Alone Is an Inadequate Measure of the US’s Economic Performance
GDP captures only a very narrow slice of economic activity: goods and services.
Do Recent Primaries Mean Democrats Could Retake the Senate and House?
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for a special election in Ohio, and primaries in Michigan and Missouri.
Trump Allows GMO Crops and Harmful Pesticides in Wildlife Refuges
Trump's reversal of an Obama-era ban on GMO seeds and pesticides in refuges caters to the agricultural biotech industry.