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We Can’t Afford to Banish Politics From the Thanksgiving Table
Apathy at the Thanksgiving table is the fetid soil in which racism and other forms of hatred grow.
Activists Reflect on 20 Years of Indymedia and the Radical Media Movement
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Independent Media Center and rise of the global citizen journalist movement.
Oprah Winfrey Remembers Acclaimed Writer Toni Morrison
Much of Morrison’s writing focused on Black women's experiences in the U.S.
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.
Police Raid Egypt’s Last Independent News Outlet
The raid and arrests mark a sharp escalation in Egypt’s attack on press freedom.
Corporate Media Ignore Historic Inequality in Reports of “Strong Economy”
Almost half of U.S. families can’t afford basics like rent and food, even as corporate media talk of a “strong economy.”
As 2020 Election Approaches, Media Literacy Is More Important Than Ever
Authors Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon discuss the history of media manipulation in the U.S.
Trump’s Classic Corporate Media Misdirection Has Only Strengthened His Base
Donald Trump is a master of the “media swerve.”
A Message to PBS: Televise the Trump Impeachment Hearings for All to See
For the sake of the nation, public television should not only broadcast the hearings live but repeat them in primetime.
The Right-Wing Smear Artist Behind the Web’s Biggest Blacklist
Trevor Loudon may not be a household name, but his KeyWiki website has an eager following among U.S. conservatives.