Review | Culture & Media “Creed III” Reflects Immense Class Divide in Black America But Fails to Heal It The cathartic goal of this genre is to purge the shame of the Black middle and upper class for abandoning the poor. By Nicholas Powers , Truthout March 25, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Culture & Media NYT Responds to Criticism of Anti-Trans Bias by Silencing Its Own Reporters The Times’s coverage reflects its commitment to a flawed version of objectivity that equates balance with accuracy. By Shealeigh Voitl & Andy Lee Roth , Truthout March 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Culture & Media Fox News Worried That Fact-Checking Trump’s “Big Lie” Would Hurt Ratings Executives and hosts privately trashed the claims they aired but worried about "stock price," according to court filing. By Igor Derysh , Salon February 17, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media From Palestine to US Prisons, Radical Love Can Guide Our Fight for Liberation The Palestinian Feminist Collective is working to decolonize Valentine’s Day this year. Here’s how. By Amira Jarmakani , Nadine Naber , Monica Ramsy , Truthout February 13, 2023 Truthout
Review | Culture & Media Unexpected Tenderness in “The Last of Us” Offers Grist for Radical Politics Post-apocalyptic TV dramas don’t have to be cynical or atomizing — they can inspire a politics of care and mutual aid. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout February 3, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media BuzzFeed’s AI-Produced Content Experiment Is a Glimpse Into a Bleak Future We can expect a media universe where a shrinking labor force is exploited to feed ChatGPT so it can churn out clickbait. By James Steinhoff , Truthout January 31, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Culture & Media Twitter’s Collapse Is Bad News for Organizers – But Another Commons Is Possible Though some things may be lost if Twitter fades, the real “magic” behind the platform was never the app, but the people. By Meghan Krausch , Truthout January 25, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Media Literacy for Young People Is Crucial — But Rarely Taught in Schools The newly formed Media Revolution Collective is helping youth approach media with a critical lens and spot biases. By Peter Handel , Truthout January 24, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Culture & Media Prosecution of Assange Would Lead to End of the First Amendment, Advocates Warn Prominent lawyers, journalists and human rights defenders say prosecuting Assange poses a grave threat to journalism. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout January 23, 2023 Truthout
Review | Culture & Media “Thirst” Updates the Vampire Genre for Our Age of Rising Fascism The novel offers an alternate-reality allegory about the rise of Trump and the right-wing movement that supports him. By Bill Fletcher Jr. , Truthout January 8, 2023 Truthout
Review | Culture & Media New Documentaries Explore Censorship and Suppression of History in Israel "A Reel War: Shalaal" and "The Soldier's Opinion" expose the realities of Israel's “nation-building.” By Marcia G Yerman , Truthout January 7, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media Tidings of Discomfort and Joy: Christmas as Resistance Christmas offers an opportunity for those who celebrate it to recommit to the love and solidarity its story teaches. By Amanda Udis-Kessler , Truthout December 25, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media Organizers Are Rediscovering the Power of Song in Movement Building Organizers are learning how song culture strengthens the capacity to create social change. By Paul Engler , WagingNonviolence December 23, 2022 Truthout