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Arundhati Roy Talks Media, Authoritarianism in India and Challenging US Wars
The acclaimed author describes how we're caught between a corporate media and an even more corporate social media.
Guantánamo Film Ignores the War on Terror’s Ongoing Tangible Harms
Abu Zubaydah’s story is not about unequal justice, but the absence of justice altogether.
Celebrities Urge Hollywood to End Support for Big Pharma’s Vaccine Monopoly
Nearly 300 celebrities and creative professionals signed an open letter endorsing a patent waiver for COVID vaccines.
Corporate Media Harms Not Only Through Omission, But Also by Distortion
A look at how the corporate media marginalized or distorted some of the most important news stories of 2020-2021.
Senate Must Confirm Biden’s FCC Picks to Ensure Open and Affordable Internet
Until these vacancies are filled, the agency will remain deadlocked at two-two, Democrats vs. Republicans.
Rep. Ro Khanna Decries Facebook’s Role in India
A test account set up to represent an average young adult in India quickly became flooded with anti-Muslim hate speech.
Far Right Cable Channel Peddling Trump’s Election Lies Is Funded by AT&T
A deposition revealed that the creation of One America News Network was originally inspired by AT&T executives.
Leak Shows Facebook Knew Its Algorithms Harmed Children and Spread Hate
Facebook deliberately ignored rampant disinformation and hate speech in order to boost ad sales.
Facebook Outage Bolsters Calls to Break Up Big Tech
The outage brought down WhatsApp and Instagram, two formerly competing platforms that Facebook purchased.
Media Fixate on Missing White Women and Ignore Black, Brown and Indigenous Women
Coverage of the case of Gabby Petito has renewed attention on what some call media's "missing white woman syndrome."