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

  • Donald Trump Is Turning the Press Pool Into a MAGA Echo Chamber

    Eric Lutz
    Vanity Fair

    Leavitt insisted the change was a “long overdue” corrective to an “outdated” system, which gave “left wing stenographers” a “monopoly” on access. But the real message behind the move was plain: The Trump administration will punish news organizations for unfavorable coverage and uncomfortable questions.

    Published On: 02/26/2025

    Published On: 02/26/2025

  • 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

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  • UN Human Rights Office condemns targeting journalists and attacks on hospitals

    UN Human Rights Office
    un.org

    Directing attacks against protected persons such as journalists is a violation of international humanitarian law and also constitutes a war crime.

    Published On: 06/06/2025

  • The Rule of Idiots

    Chris Hedges
    The Chris Hedges Report

    In the last days of all empires the idiots take over. They mirror the collective stupidity of a civilization that has detached itself from reality.

    Published On: 06/06/2025

  • Our Silence Will Not Protect Us

    Diane Yentel
    Shelterforce

    You don’t know who needs to hear your voice right now, who needs to see your leadership, but I guarantee you that someone does, and that your courage will bolster theirs.

    Published On: 06/05/2025

  • Why Climate Action is Unstoppable

    Al Gore
    Ted Talks

    In this urgent and hard-hitting talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore thoroughly dismantles the fossil fuel industry’s narrative of "climate realism," contrasting their misleading claims with the remarkable advancements in renewable energy.

    Published On: 06/04/2025

  • The US Right Is Coming for the UK—With Crypto in Hand

    Peter Geoghegan
    Democracy for Sale

    Nigel Farage, Peter Thiel and how authoritarian tech fantasies are becoming political reality

    Published On: 06/04/2025

  • Online brothels, sex robots, simulated rape: AI is ushering in a new age of violence against women

    Laura Bates
    The Guardian

    When social media first exploded, we missed our chance to protect women and girls. Now history is repeating itself

    Published On: 06/03/2025

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