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Egypt Shutters Independent News Site Mada Masr and Detains Its Editor-in-Chief
This “severe blow” to independent media is an “unprecedented escalation,” says a journalist who previously worked there.
Poll Challenges Narrative That Michigan Democratic Voters Are Split on El-Sayed
Ninety-five percent of Democrats say they’re voting for El-Sayed, and just 4 percent say they’re voting for Rogers.
Announcing the Winners of the 6th Annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize
The prize honors the work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated authors who are writing toward a more just world.
The Entire Journalism Industry Is on a Collision Course With AI
News publishers either fight tech oligarchs or we lose the Fourth Estate.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr Threatens Broadcasters Over Poll Coverage
A Democratic strategist points out that “it’s not illegal to tell the American people that Trump is a failed president.”
My Study of Dystopian Fiction Never Prepared Me for Reality Here in Gaza
As a teacher of English literature in Gaza, I’ve seen my relationship to books be overturned by the violence around me.
Meta Has Paid Far Right Accounts for Their Posts Ahead of the Midterms
An invite-only program for content creators has accounts promoting white supremacy, anti-LGBTQ, and neo-Nazi rhetoric.
Coalition Files Emergency Petition to Stop Trump FCC’s Media Consolidation Spree
“The FCC simply cannot ignore the laws Congress makes,” said one of the advocates behind the motion.
Corporate Media Consolidation Is What Makes Trump’s War on the Press Possible
As mergers concentrate outlets in the hands of a few billionaires, the right's grip on mainstream media grows tighter.
A Lifelong Organizer Shares Lessons on Sustaining Activism for the Long Haul
Organizer Chris Dixon discusses how we can sustain our collective efforts over years of social and political struggle.
CBS Touts Using Data From Kalshi, Their Sponsor, in Election Coverage
The outlet is the latest of a long list to partner with the “prediction market” company.
NFL Threatened to Ban Player From Game for Honoring Slain Palestinian Girl
Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair wrote Wafaa Akila, the name of an 8-year-old girl killed by Israel, on his face tape.
A Radicalized Right-Wing Silicon Valley Is Shaping Trump’s AI Policies
Jacob Silverman, author of Gilded Rage, discusses the influence of billionaire tech elites.