Democracy dies without a free press.

“TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.

And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”

― Howard Zinn

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  • Is the Press Next?

    Robert Kuttner
    The American Prospect

    As Trump tries to destroy one free institution after another—universities, law firms, independent public agencies, trade unions—sooner or later he will come for the press.

    Published On: 04/22/2025

    Published On: 04/22/2025

  • FCC’s Knives Are Out for First Amendment

    ARI PAUL
    FAIR

    Brendan Carr, newly appointed chair of the Federal Communications Commission, is waging a war on the news media, perhaps the most dangerous front in de jure President Donald Trump and de facto President Elon Musk’s quest to destroy freedom of the press and the First Amendment.

    Published On: 02/26/2025

    Published On: 02/26/2025

  • White House wrests control of presidential press pool from correspondents

    BRIAN SNYDER
    REUTERS

    The pool has traditionally been overseen by the WHCA to ensure that access isn’t limited to those covering the sitting administration favorably.

    Published On: 02/25/2025

    Published On: 02/25/2025

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  • A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy

    Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson
    The New York Times

    Content generated by AI has become a factor in elections around the world. Most of it is bad, misleading voters and discrediting the democratic process.

    Published On: 06/27/2025

  • Substack Is Having a Moment—Again. But Time Is Running Out

    Steven Levy
    Wired

    While star reporters continue to flock to Substack, subscription fatigue is only getting worse.

    Published On: 06/27/2025

  • The Broken Man Who’s Breaking America

    Thom Hartmann
    The Hartmann Report

    Once constrained by grown-ups in the room, Trump now surrounds himself with suckups. The result? A perfect storm of immaturity, cruelty, and power…

    Published On: 06/27/2025

  • “Disaster Looms”: Justice Jackson’s Warning for the Country

    Pema Levy
    Mother Jones

    “Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more.”

    Published On: 06/27/2025

  • Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever.

    John Nichols
    The Nation

    The legendary journalist believed that speaking truth to power was the essential underpinning of an embattled American experiment.

    Published On: 06/27/2025

  • What Zohran Can Teach Democrats

    Anand Giridharadas
    The.Ink

    This was not an airwaves campaign. It was a stoop campaign. As obvious as this might seem, it’s a lesson that keeps going unlearned.

    Published On: 06/25/2025

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