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Whistleblower’s Arrest Shows Even “Secure” Platforms Are Vulnerable
The “secure” digital channel is a lucrative myth marketed by the tech industry.
Trump Steps Up War on Whistleblowers With Arrest of Veteran
Air Force vet Daniel Hale was charged under the Espionage Act for leaking drone war documents.
The Real Monster in “Game of Thrones” Is Its Hidden Reactionary Ideology
There are no monsters beyond our walls. There are human beings.
Remembering Folk Icon Pete Seeger on What Would Have Been His 100th Birthday
Seeger recalled how he learned about the classic civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome” in this interview.
MSNBC Loves Biden Because He Won’t Break Up Telecom Companies
Comcast would surely come under the antitrust microscope if Sanders or Warren were to win the Democratic nomination.
To Conjure the Future We Want, We Need a Revolution of the Heart
As we rise up to co-create new social contracts, let us draw upon our intersecting spiritual antecedents.
Jordan Peele’s “Us” Is a Middle-Class Guilt Trip
The terror in “Us” is not the pain of the “American Dream,” but the terror of not maintaining it.
Assange’s Indictment Treats Journalism as a Crime
Trump’s message to the press: Publish material critical of U.S. policy at your peril.
The Man Who Saw Trump Coming a Century Ago
In the second coming of the Gilded Age, one author's prescient theory is more important than ever.
Ignoring Lessons of #MeToo, Media Scrutinize Joe Biden’s Accusers
In addition to victim blaming, media analysts have invented reasons to excuse Biden's inappropriate behavior.