• Journalism • Press Freedom

    Pope Leo XIV asks journalists to use communication as a tool for peace

    Sarah Ventre

    NPR

    We must say 'no' to the war of words and images; we must reject the paradigm of war,"

    Published On: 05/12/2025

  • Legal • Resistance

    Accountable Policing

    Shea Howell

    James and Grace Lee Boggs Center

    Holding police officers accountable when they commit crimes or violate constitutional rights is one of the most difficult things to do in law.

    Published On: 05/10/2025

  • Press Freedom • Social Media

    Noise and Silence in Authoritarian Propaganda

    Ruth Ben-Ghiat

    Lucid

    How autocrats protect their claims to be the sole arbiters of truth

    Published On: 05/08/2025

  • Corruption • Legal

    The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

    David Frum

    The Atlantic

    "It is corruption and self dealing on a scale that we've never seen in American history."

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Journalism

    OAN and Voice of America to distribute pro-Trump message

    Justin Baragona

    The Independent

    “Congress mandated VOA to report reliable and authoritative news, not outsource its journalism to outlets aligned with the president's agenda.”

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Featured • Recommended • Technology • Threat Management

    Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp

    Dan Goodin

    arstechnica

    “Turns out regular people don't like companies that help dictators hack dissidents.”

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Press Freedom • Social Media

    Streamer detained at the border and questioned for hours

    Taylor Lorenz

    usermag.com

    Piker's detention occurs against a backdrop of increasing scrutiny of political activists and commentators, especially those who challenge the administration’s policies on Israel.

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Global • Human Rights • Violence

    The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza

    John Feffer

    Institute for Policy Studies

    Netanyahu is about to escalate, yet again, his war crimes in Gaza.

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Democracy

    Republicans Are Already Plotting to Steal the Midterms

    Ross Rosenfeld

    The New Republic

    With Trump’s help, Republicans across the country are sowing doubt about next year’s congressional elections—and gearing up for 2028.

    Published On: 05/06/2025

  • Global • Social Media

    Digital Authoritarianism

    Scot Nakagawa

    The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook

    Lessons from Duterte's Philippines for the United States.

    Published On: 05/06/2025

  • Press Freedom • Safety

    A Russian journalist’s escape from Moscow to Paris

    RSF

    Reporters Without Borders

    Exhausted but free, Ekaterina Barabash recounted her escape from the Russian authorities, who put her on their wanted list as she faced up to ten years in prison.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • Legal

    Look to the Judges

    Steven Beschloss

    America, America

    While Trump despicably denies his duty to uphold the Constitution, let's take strength from judges who oppose his regime's illegal actions.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • Corruption • Global

    Trump promised no new business deals with foreign governments. He lied.

    Judd Legum

    Popular Information

    The Trump Organization has announced new developments in the UAE, Qatar, India and Vietnam. But none in the United States.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • Democracy • Resistance

    A cure for Trumpism: Radical empathy and radical change

    Anand Giridharadas

    The.Ink

    Some reflections on Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s playbook for a post-Trump America

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • Democracy

    Trump’s Bizarre Campaign to Bend the Art World to His Will

    Dana Liebelson

    The New Republic

    The president and his allies want to use institutions like the Kennedy Center and the National Endowment for the Arts to challenge the left’s cultural power.

    Published On: 05/04/2025

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