In stark paintings and intense, vibrant collages, Whiteside confronts what Donald Trump has wrought and how the long arc of oppression in the American experience oozes into the lives of people of color every day.
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A Public Option Might Be Journalism’s Last Best Hope
Democratic candidates are returning en masse to Great Society–era policies, which may also hold the key to rescuing the Fourth Estate.
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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Is a Rumination on Fake News
“People, they need to believe. And nowadays, they’ll believe anything.”
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CNN’s Debate Fail
The Democratic debate was an inevitable by-product of turning news into an entertainment and cultural product.
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The Secret Vote That Could Wipe Away Consumer Rights
A legal society is reinterpreting the law on consumer contracts to make it even easier to fool people with bad terms and conditions, critics charge.
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Digital Media Is Suffocating—and It’s Facebook and Google’s Fault
Newsrooms across the country are laying off journalists, because the ad dollars generated from their work all filter up to Big Tech.
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The Last Human Rights Defender in the Emirates
The digital activist Ahmed Mansoor’s hunger strike exposes the UAE’s repression.
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Unions Take On the Worst of the Hedge Funds Pillaging the News Biz
Labor is working to educate shareholders about the true costs of bad investments.
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Wanted: Two New Prospect Writing Fellows
American journalism’s most acclaimed program for young writers and reporters has openings for our 2019-2021 fellowships.
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Why Republican Cries of ‘Socialism!’ Won’t Work
Contrary to popular belief, ideological labels like “socialism” matter less and less in American politics.
