Analysis

  • Democracy • Technology

    The Four Billionaire Techno-Oligarchs Creating an Alternate, Autocratic Reality

    Jonathan Taplin

    Vanity Fair

    In an excerpt from his new book, The End of Reality, the author warns about the curses of AI and transhumanism, presenting the moral case against superintelligence.

    Published On: 08/22/2023

  • Cyber Security • Digital Rights • Press Freedom • Resistance • Technology

    Lessons from Investigative Journalists in Exile

    Rowan Philp

    Global Investigative Journalism Network

    “A decade ago, there were international programs for exiled media, ...there has been nothing since, and there is no association of exiled media.”

    Published On: 05/09/2022

  • Journalism • Press Freedom • Safety

    Equally Safe

    Jennifer Robinson, Dr Keina Yoshida

    Article 19

    What might a feminist approach to the protection of journalists look like? What concrete benefits might it bring? And could it provide solutions to the well-documented – and highly gendered – abuse that women journalists face every day?

    Published On: 05/03/2022

  • Human Rights • Violence • White Supremacy

    When White Extremism Seeps Into The Mainstream

    Gene Demby

    NPR

    This is an opportunistic movement — which means that even though Trump seems to be able to incite these people, it does not mean he has the power to call them off.

    Published On: 01/15/2021

  • Recommended • Social Media • Technology

    Yuval Noah Harari Is Worried About Our Souls

    Steve Paulson

    Nautilus

    If you want to destroy the ability to have a meaningful public conversation, you discover the fears and hatreds of people and magnify them.

    Published On: 12/26/2018

  • Corruption • Legal • Recommended

    Perversion of Justice: Jeffrey Epstein

    Julie Brown

    Miami Herald

    Here are the original groundbreaking investigative reports by Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown.

    Published On: 11/06/2018

  • Democracy • Human Rights • Resistance

    What is Transformation?

    Robert Gass

    robertgass.com

    Smart strategic thinking and technical skills are no guarantee of emotional maturity and balance.

    Published On: 07/05/2011

Resources