Trump’s attack on Jimmy Kimmel helps spotlight an even bigger problem.
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Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Jimmy Kimmel’s Cancellation and Why We Must Break Up Big Media
On our live show, David and anti-monopoly writer Matt Stoller discuss media consolidation and attacks on free speech.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Press Freedoms Protected From ICE Assaults in Los Angeles
A federal judge orders Department of Homeland Security officers to stop violent activity against reporters and peaceful protesters.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
This Proposed Media Empire Runs on AI
Oracle scion David Ellison wants to combine two of the largest movie studios and streaming networks, along with dozens of cable stations.
Posted inEducation in America
Meet the New Conservative Cancel Culture, This Time With Government Informers
Professors who speak wrongthink in class are being summarily fired.
Posted inPolitics
The House Should Have the Votes to Release the Epstein Files in Two Weeks
Two House special elections are coming up that Democrats are certain to win.
Posted inLaw and Justice
DHS Claims Videotaping ICE Raids Is ‘Violence’
The expanded definition has justified assaults on journalists who have documented detentions of immigrants.
Posted inEducation in America
PragerU Wants to Capitalize on PBS Defunding
The right-wing educational resource is available for classrooms in ten states and wants to go ‘toe-to-toe’ with PBS Kids. Will teachers go for what the company has described as indoctrination?
Posted inTAP
Tom Lehrer and Mort Mintz, RIP
Today on TAP: Both challenged American smugness, one with satire and the other with great journalism.
Posted inTAP
The Epstein-Trump Scandal Builds
Today on TAP: Republicans can try, but they aren’t going to be able to run and hide from this one.