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Whistleblower’s Arrest Shows Even “Secure” Platforms Are Vulnerable
The “secure” digital channel is a lucrative myth marketed by the tech industry.
Remembering Folk Icon Pete Seeger on What Would Have Been His 100th Birthday
Seeger recalled how he learned about the classic civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome” in this interview.
To Conjure the Future We Want, We Need a Revolution of the Heart
As we rise up to co-create new social contracts, let us draw upon our intersecting spiritual antecedents.
Jordan Peele’s “Us” Is a Middle-Class Guilt Trip
The terror in “Us” is not the pain of the “American Dream,” but the terror of not maintaining it.
Surveillance Capitalism Is Destroying Our Freedom and Our Intimacy
Surveillance capitalism is doing to human nature what industrial capitalism has done to our planet.
Woman Suing Harvard for Photos of Enslaved Ancestors Says History Is at Stake
Who has the right to own photos of slaves?
How to Find Hope in the Age of Trump
You can’t fix everything, so try fixing one small thing, and see where the endeavor takes you.
YouTubers Play a Key Role in Far-Right Extremism of Online Forums
Mainstream influencers like PewDiePie and Jordan Peterson play a key role in fueling far-right extremism.
Cigarettes Are Central to the History of Corporate Power
“Cigarettes, Inc.” shows how Jim Crow, jazz and smoking are central to the history of corporate power.
“Lords of Chaos” Brings a White Nationalist’s Book to the Big Screen
A man whose history in white nationalism and fascist politics traces several decades is at the center of the film.