Analysis

  • Press Freedom • Technology

    Larry Ellison Is a ‘Shadow President’ in Donald Trump’s America

    Jake Lahut

    Wired

    The Ellison family is cornering the market on attention and data the same way the Vanderbilts did railroads and the Rockefellers did oil.

    Published On: 09/24/2025

  • Culture • Democracy • Press Freedom • Recommended • Resistance

    Jimmy Kimmel’s reinstatement shows the power of noncooperation

    Joe Worthy

    Waging Nonviolence

    Disney’s reversal on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension wasn’t an act of corporate consciousness — it was a strategic retreat forced by coordinated pressure.

    Published On: 09/23/2025

  • Corruption • Democracy • Economy • Recommended

    Trump Is Getting Closer to Having an ‘Infinite Money Pit’

    Roge Karma

    The Atlantic

    If the president takes over the Federal Reserve, he will have extraordinary power to reward his friends and destroy his enemies.

    Published On: 09/22/2025

  • Democracy • Journalism • Press Freedom

    Jimmy Kimmel Live! Suspended Over Charlie Kirk Comments

    Sian Cain and Oliver Holmes

    The Guardian

    Removal of late-night show criticised as part of Trump administration’s attack on critical voices in media, academia and business

    Published On: 09/18/2025

  • Cyber Security • Safety • Threat Management • Violence

    JD Vance backs mass ‘doxing’ campaign to find and harass Charlie Kirk critics

    Oliver Holmes and agencies

    The Guardian

    US vice-president encourages ‘calling out’ anyone who celebrates Kirk’s murder, including notifying employers

    Published On: 09/16/2025

  • Democracy • Europe • Recommended

    The Future Is Coming and It’s (Literally) Sunny: Notes on the Solar Revolution

    Rebecca Solnit

    Meditations in an Emergency

    Renewables are the future and they're inevitable; the one question is whether we'll make the transition swiftly enough to forestall the worst of climate change.

    Published On: 09/16/2025

  • Culture • Democracy • Threat Management • Violence

    What’s Up With Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist?

    Gil Duran

    The New Republic

    This is where apocalyptic rhetoric always leads. When political opponents become evil, cosmic enemies, persecution, and violence become a sacred duty.

    Published On: 09/16/2025

  • Democracy • Disinformation • Violence • White Supremacy

    Sanctified: Martyring Charlie Kirk

    Jim Stewartson

    Mind War

    That is not politics, that is a criminal conspiracy to destroy the opposition party before an election you would otherwise lose. It is a Reichstag Fire Decree by any other name.

    Published On: 09/16/2025

  • Corruption • Technology

    Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

    Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Bradley Hope, Tripp Mickle and Paul Mozur

    New York Times (Gift)

    A lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.

    Published On: 09/15/2025

  • Journalism • Press Freedom • Resistance • White Supremacy

    The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

    Karen Attiah

    The Golden Hour by Karen Attiah

    I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

    Published On: 09/15/2025

  • Democracy • Recommended • Resistance • Threat Management • White Supremacy

    We Are Falling Now

    MIke Brock

    Notes form the Circus

    Civilization, Fear, and the Choice That Remains

    Published On: 09/14/2025

  • Corruption • Journalism • Press Freedom

    The Real Bias Monitor at CBS is Donald Trump

    Seth Stern

    The Guardian

    The hiring of Kenneth Weinstein as an ombudsman hands the US president a seat at the editors’ desk

    Published On: 09/12/2025

  • Recommended • Safety • Violence • White Supremacy

    Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is a Tragedy and a Disaster

    Ben Burgis, Meagan Day

    Jacobin

    The assassination of Charlie Kirk threatens to embolden the far right and provide Donald Trump with a pretext for crushing dissent.

    Published On: 09/11/2025

  • Human Rights • Violence • White Supremacy

    The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk

    Chris Hedges

    The Chris Hedges Report

    Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending.

    Published On: 09/11/2025

  • Violence • White Supremacy

    ‘War Is Here’: The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence

    David Gilbert

    Wired

    Prominent far-right figures and elected officials have called for vengeance following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

    Published On: 09/10/2025

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