Reason magazine
A Declassified Case Against Torture
After 9/11, the Bush administration unleashed interrogation methods that were self-sabotaging as well as immoral.
7 min |
May 2021
Bloomberg Businessweek
Biden Moves to Take On Big Tech
His pick for antitrust chief will signal how aggressively he’ll challenge monopoly power
7 min |
March 15, 2021
New York magazine
Abuse and Power
Andrew Cuomo’s governorship has been defined by cruel behavior that disguised chronic mismanagement. Why was that celebrated for so long?
10+ min |
March 15 - 28, 2021
AppleMagazine
Biden Hopes To Boost Offshore Wind As Mass. Project Advances
A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval, setting up what the Biden administration hopes will be a model for a sharp increase in offshore wind energy development along the East Coast.
4 min |
March 12, 2021
Reason magazine
Why We (Still) Shouldn't Censor Misinformation
Trump’s loss in 2020, a majority of his supporters believed the election had been rigged. Some adopted wild conspiracy theories involving Chinese supercomputers, Hugo Chavez, and state-level Republican officials. These beliefs culminated in an attack on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead. To make sense of these events, many officials have argued that platforms such as Facebook and Twitter allowed conspiracy theories to spread unimpeded, leading to erroneous beliefs and deadly behaviors. In other words, they blame misinformation for the violence.
6 min |
April 2021
Reason magazine
The War On Free Speech Is About To Get A Lot Uglier
One week after being trapped inside the United States Capitol as thousands of pro–Donald Trump marauders attempted to forcibly “stop the steal” of the presidential election, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.) suggested one possible federal government response: convening a national commission on media literacy.
6 min |
April 2021
Reason magazine
Africa Tries Free Trade
Economic nationalism has plagued Africa since decolonization. In 2021, that is set to change.
4 min |
April 2021
Mother Jones
Or Other Crime
How Black voting rights were sabotaged by a three-word phrase in the 14th Amendment, and how they can be reconstructed
10+ min |
March/April 2021
Mother Jones
Unpopularity Contest
The case for finally doing away with the Electoral College
4 min |
March/April 2021
Mother Jones
Tyranny of the Minority
Democrats may control Washington, but the fight for democracy is far from over.
10 min |
March/April 2021
Mother Jones
Josh Hawley – The Apprentice
Before the Capitol insurrection, Josh Hawley was seen as the future of the Republican Party. He still may be.
10+ min |
March/April 2021
Mother Jones
American Carnage
Trump used the White House to unleash a domestic terrorism movement. Security experts are worried what it will do next.
10+ min |
March/April 2021
New York magazine
Maya Wiley – The Crisis Candidate
Maya Wiley believes a traumatized city deserves a progressive mayor—and she is certain she’d be better at it than her former boss Bill de Blasio.
10+ min |
February 15–28, 2021
Bloomberg Businessweek
When the Signal Goes Out
Government-ordered internet shutdowns are becoming more frequent
3 min |
February 15 - 22, 2021
Reason magazine
TikTok After Trump
Tiktok has succeeded wildly where similar short-form video platforms—including Vine and the Facebook-backed Lasso—did not.
4 min |
March 2021
Reason magazine
The All-American Arms Dealer
Samuel Cummings built a global weapons empire in Washington, D.C.’s shadow.
10+ min |
March 2021
Mother Jones
“Everyone is tired of always staying silent''
Amid the pandemic, farmworkers are demanding a seat at the table.
10+ min |
January/February 2021
Techlife News
50 Countries Vow To Protect 30% Of Land And Sea By 2030
At least 50 countries committed to protecting 30% of the planet, including land and sea, over the next decade to halt species extinction and address climate change issues, during a global summit Monday aimed at protecting the world’s biodiversity.
3 min |
Techlife News #481
Bloomberg Businessweek
Why the U.S. Senate Is Broken
Adam Jentleson argues that toxic partisanship rose when the filibuster became a cudgel
6 min |
January 18, 2021
Bloomberg Businessweek
Britain Still Can't Escape Europe
Brexit will not end the U.K.’s long, fraught relationship with the Continent
7 min |
January 11, 2021
The Atlantic
The Legacy of Donald Trump
His reign of lies poisoned our minds and our politics, with effects that will long linger. But democracy survived.
8 min |
January - February 2021
Reason magazine
Why Is America Still In Syria?
Trump brought chaos to a region already on the brink, and the unintended consequences of his actions will reverberate for years to come.
10+ min |
February 2021
Reason magazine
Glenn Greenwald – ‘Journalists are Authoritarians'
Glenn Greenwald discusses what went wrong at the outlet he co-founded, what’s wrong with the ACLU, and what might go wrong in the Biden administration.
10+ min |
February 2021
Reason magazine
Trump Wasn't a Dictator, but He Played One on TV
The 45th President busted norms left and right. But the abuse of executive power didn’t start and won’t end with him.
10+ min |
February 2021
Reason magazine
Don't Pack The Court
Joe Biden shouldn’t repeat FDR’s big mistake.
10+ min |
February 2021
Reason magazine
The Silver Lining in Biden's Massive Housing Plan
A democratic White House and a Republican Senate might be the best of all worlds when it comes to federal housing policy.
2 min |
February 2021
Mother Jones
Back From The Brink
Trump brought the nation to the threshold of autocracy. The damage won’t be easily reversed.
9 min |
January/February 2021
Mother Jones
Lock Him Up?
Why Donald Trump could be the first president to face criminal charges
8 min |
January/February 2021
Mother Jones
March to Washington
Nikema Williams isn’t as well known as Stacey Abrams, but the woman who will fill John Lewis’ seat represents a different—and formidable— kind of power.
8 min |
January/February 2021
Mother Jones
Keeping the Faith
Raphael Warnock is braving the swamp to redeem Georgia. And America.
9 min |