That’s the actual pattern in Democratic primaries, as this week’s voting in the Midwest reaffirmed.
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FCC’s Proposed Lifeline Restructuring Only Exacerbates the Digital Divide
At a House hearing regarding expanding broadband internet access across the country on July 25, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said that closing the “digital divide” was a “top priority” during his tenure as chairman. If that’s the case, then he certainly has a surprising approach to doing so. In November 2017, the Republican-dominated […]
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The Real Enemy of the People Sits in the Oval Office
Trump’s attacks on the press amount to an assault on democracy.
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NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly Goes Ballistic in Interview with London Mayor Sadiq Khan
On July 13, an NPR interview with London Mayor Sadiq Khan turned into a debate over the right to peaceful protest. While the topic of the interview was purportedly Trump’s U.K. visit and his harsh criticisms of Khan, reporter Mary Louise Kelly instead used the opportunity to pick a fight with the mayor over whether […]
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Want a Decent Immigration Policy? Deport Rupert Murdoch!
No immigrant has done more to divide the country and damage American life.
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Trump Is Executing a Major Geopolitical Realignment. Does Anybody Care?
Calling Trump’s pronouncements a mere distraction means allowing our country to align itself against the democracies of the world.
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The Gawker Case Has Become More Interesting
Charles Harder, the lawyer who brought down Gawker, may have played fast and loose with legal ethics in that case. He now represents Donald Trump against Stormy Daniels.
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Can We Stop Fake News?
The onslaught of bogus stories is just one symptom of American democracy in crisis as the Trump administration battles the news media with classic authoritarian disinformation tactics.
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Fox News Functionally Subsidizing White House Communications
Despite sinking revenues on the network’s top two pro-Trump cable shows, Fox continues to advance pro-Trump propaganda—like that fake-news story about the Eagles.
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Our Media Problem Is Bigger Than Sean Hannity
From Fox News to Sinclair and Breitbart.com, the reach of disinformation used to attack Trump’s enemies imperils the republic.
