Analysis

  • Corruption • Journalism

    Epstein Gave NYT Journalist Tips About Trump, Why Did They Never Get Reported?

    Noah Hurowitz

    The Intercept

    Exchanges about Trump between a reporter and Epstein raise questions about what the New York Times knew and when.

    Published On: 11/14/2025

  • Corruption • Democracy • Disinformation • Russia

    Did Epstein’s Knowledge of Trump Become Putin’s Most Dangerous Weapon ?

    Thom Hartmann

    The Hartmann Report

    When we place Trump’s bizarre, unprecedented secrecy next to Epstein’s emails in which the billionaire pedophile tells European and Russian contacts that he could offer “insight” into Trump, the outlines of a deeply troubling possibility emerge.

    Published On: 11/14/2025

  • Culture • Democracy • White Supremacy

    Leaked Texas A&M Document Exposes a Chilling Blueprint

    Dr. Stacey Patton

    Dr. Stacey Patton

    No African American studies. No women’s studies. No queer studies. No sociology of race. No equity-focused education courses. No history courses on segregation. No public health instruction on racial disparities. No discussions of gender identity in psychology, medicine, social work, or literature.

    Published On: 11/14/2025

  • Disinformation • Journalism • Press Freedom • Social Media

    Dark Forces are Preventing us from Fighting the Climate Crisis

    George Monbiot

    The Guardian

    Of the world’s 10 most popular online shows, a Yale study shows eight have spread climate science denial.

    Published On: 11/14/2025

  • Disinformation • Global • Health • Recommended

    When Bill Gates Yelled At Me About Climate Change

    David Fenton

    FrameLab

    Bill Gates was yelling and screaming at me. Turning beet red. Waving his arms. Bullying, condescending, mocking. In public, no less.

    Published On: 11/14/2025

  • Corruption • Disinformation

    The Storm Is Here

    Jay Kuo

    The Status Kuo

    Evidence for Trump’s direct participation may exist among the Epstein files that haven’t been released yet. That may explain why the Justice Department reviewed them for any mention of Trump and has tried to stonewall their full release.

    Published On: 11/13/2025

  • Corruption • Disinformation

    MAKE IT MAKE SENSE: The beginning of the end of Trump?

    The Ink

    The Ink

    We look at the sprawling, infuriating Epstein email dump and ask what this rare glimpse into the dark heart of oligarchic minds might mean for our broken system.

    Published On: 11/13/2025

  • Global • Journalism • Press Freedom • Recommended • Surveillance

    2025 Press Freedom Predators

    Reporters Without Borders

    Reporters Without Borders

    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is unveiling the profiles of 34 press freedom predators who attacked journalists and the right to information in 2025. What do they have in common? A hatred of press freedom.

    Published On: 11/07/2025

  • Disinformation

    How Joe Rogan Misleads Listeners About Climate Change

    Dana Nuccitelli, Yale Climate Connections

    Attention to the Unseen

    Of all the techniques in the climate denier’s playbook, Rogan relies most heavily on conspiracy theorizing.

    Published On: 11/07/2025

  • Recommended • Resistance • Social Media • Technology

    Civic Works: Two Projects, One Theme

    George Polisner

    civ.works

    civ.works will be a subscriber-supported, ad-free social network that does not betray subscriber trust by selling or sharing data with marketers or sinister political operatives.

    Published On: 11/07/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Resistance

    Urgent Times Call for Something Old And Something New from the Labor Movement

    Peter Olney and Rand Wilson

    Labor Notes (October 16, 2025)

    For workers to survive Trump’s MAGA moment and build a fighting labor movement for the future, both electoral politics (something old) and militant actions to disrupt business as usual (something new for many unions) will be key.

    Published On: 11/06/2025

  • Human Rights • Personal Resilience • Resistance • Safety

    Personal Resilience is Resistance

    Resistance Media

    Resistance Media

    Compassion, empathy, anger, grief and joy are some of the most powerful acts of resistance available to us

    Published On: 11/05/2025

  • Democracy • Resistance

    From Mission Impossible to Mister Mayor

    Katrina Vanden Heuvel, John NIchols for The Nation

    The Nation

    If Zohran Mamdani governs as he campaigned, he will prove that the people have the power to shape their own future.

    Published On: 11/04/2025

  • Cyber Security • Press Freedom • Social Media • Surveillance

    As Ellison Buys Out TikTok, US Moves Toward One-Party Media

    Ari Paul

    FAIR (9/19/2025)

    This TikTok deal is not just about money. It’s about control of the political narrative.

    Published On: 11/03/2025

  • Culture • Democracy • Human Rights • Resistance

    Only Angels Can Slay Dragons

    Marianne Williamson

    TRANSFORM with Marianne Williamson (10/12/2025)

    Purification of the American heart is the key to our worldly salvation.

    Published On: 11/03/2025

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