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Company Behind Iowa Caucus App Has a Deeply Troubling Plan to Manipulate Voters
The company plans to feed voters strategic “local” news based on their online activity.
The Internet Is Widely Accessible in Cuba. Why Is the US Insisting It Isn’t?
The only access Cuba blocks is to right-wing anti-government propaganda coming out of the U.S.
MSNBC Host Skewered for Ludicrous Remarks on Sanders’s Democratic Socialism
Chris Matthews suggested that a Bernie Sanders victory would lead to public executions of establishment politicians.
Journalistic “Objectivity” Is Being Weaponized to Silence Oppressed People
Anything that encourages us to be less curious is a dangerous thing, says former “Marketplace” reporter Lewis Wallace.
Media Attacks Aren’t Slowing Sanders’s Surge — They’re Showing His Independence
Corporate media outlets are trying desperately to shape public opinion as the efficacy of their propaganda wanes.
WaPo’s Afghan Papers Propagate Colonial Narrative of Noble Intentions Gone Awry
The dependence on officials' narratives frames the war as empire's good intentions thwarted by backwards foreigners.
Social Media Penetrates Every Aspect of Our Online Lives for Profit
We must act to make the commodification of our lives and opinions unprofitable.
Bloomberg’s Press Cheerleaders Are Ignoring and Downplaying His Scandals
Stop and frisk, rising inequality and corruption scandals are neglected in accounts of Bloomberg's tenure as NYC mayor.
Democratic Primary Debate Moderators Are Failing to Center the Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is not getting the attention in the debates anywhere near the level Democratic voters want.
The Age of Trump, the End of What?
Whether we know it or not, we are now in a distinctly post-post-triumphalist American world.