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Can We Just Stop Responding to Trump?
Randy Shaw: Letting Trump decide what’s news works for him. It means we hear little about the Trump Administration’s legal efforts to eliminate health care for over 20 million Americans. Or the Supreme Court allowing Trump to shift $2.5 billion in military spending to a border wall.
CNN Voter Panelist: “I’m Glad They Didn’t Broadcast More of What I Said”
Frank Fear: I’m a Progressive who believes that America focuses too much on ‘me’ and insufficiently on ‘we.’ A ‘good society’ can’t be just about individuals and organizations getting ahead.
Mad World Gone
Tom Degan: Mad taught several generations of kids like me to be cynical toward authority of any and all kinds.
Political Cartooning Was Murdered: Here’s the Autopsy
Ted Rall: With zero youngsters coming up in the ranks and many of the most interesting artists purged, our small numbers and lack of stylistic diversity has left us as critically endangered as the wild cheetah. The death spiral is well underway.
Facebook Facilitating Republican Hit Jobs on Democratic Groups
Lauren Windsor: The quandary for Facebook is that taking down these old fake accounts will not stop the problem of Veritas creating new fake accounts.
With Friends Like These: The Liberal Media’s Attack on Progressive Policies
John Townsend: The liberal media are anything but. They and most other “left-leaning” news sources are not reporting. They are spinning.
Hacking Dirty Government Secrets Is Not a Crime
Ted Rall: Corporate media’s instant reversal on Assange—from rapist scum to First Amendment hero within minutes—elevates self-serving hypocrisy to high art.
I Think It Rained Today
James Preston Allen: We have abandoned the crafting of things with our hands to become voyeurs on little screens that provide us with instantaneous gratification and feed our addictions.
Unequal Justice: Julian Assange Is an Enemy in Trump’s War on the First Amendment
Unless and until Assange’s prosecution is dismissed, no publication will be safe from the Administration’s vengeance and overreach. he prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act represents a dangerous turn in President Donald Trump’s war on the First Amendment. Whether you love Assange or loathe him, it is vital to understand the […]
Fake News about Energy, Clean and Dirty
Tom Hastings: Using a massive nuclear reaction to make steam, noted someone years ago, is like using a chainsaw to cut butter. Let’s match the least destructive means to the desired ends.
Media Censors the Opinions of 37% of Americans. And Now They’re Gloating About It.
Ted Rall: To be a Leftist in America today is analogous to how black people felt until recently while watching TV: you don’t see anyone like you.
Long Form Long Form Long Form! Is the Future of Print Journalism
Ted Rall: The New Yorker and The Economist are prospering because they doubled down on their commitment to detailed long-form journalism about ongoing issues.
