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Warren and Progressives Mount Major Push to Break Up Facebook and Amazon
While conservatives complain about “censorship,” progressive coalitions are moving to break up big tech.
Fired AP Journalist Emily Wilder Speaks Out After Right-Wing Smears
Over 100 AP journalists have signed an open letter to management protesting the decision to fire Wilder.
Google Podcasts Is Hosting a Cache of White Nationalist Content
Google remains one of the last major platforms to host some of the most egregious white nationalist podcasts.
AOC and Cori Bush Have Helped Remove Taboo on Calling Israel an Apartheid State
A Human Rights Watch report has enabled mainstream media figures to come out and say that Israel practices apartheid.
A Novel About Racist Police Violence, Rejected in 1941, Has Just Been Published
Publishers refused to release Richard Wright's novel in part because of its graphic descriptions of police brutality.
Making Big Tech Pay News Outlets Won’t Help Save Independent Journalism
New laws that force Big Tech into payment negotiations with Big Media won't save journalism. Here’s a better way.
Trump Can Tweet No More
The social media giant decided to permanently suspend Trump for his role in inciting the breach of the Capitol.
The Trumps Have Fueled a Far Right Media Monster That Is Not Going Away
President Trump is not the only one in his orbit stoking far right violence for political gain.
Graphic Biography Highlights the Life of Actor and Activist Paul Robeson
“Ballad of an American” tells the tale of Paul Robeson’s role in the earliest civil rights movement to a new generation.
Corporate Fact-Checking Services Shouldn’t Be Our Defense Against “Fake News”
Independent journalism and critical media literacy provide protections where corporate-sponsored fact checkers fail.