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Empire State of Mind
Recently, a member of the Trump administration called Puerto Rico “that country,” obscuring once more the relationship between the island colony and …
6 years, 11 months ago
Policing the Police
California recently passed a law that eliminates some of the barriers to accessing records on egregious police misconduct and deadly use of force. Wi…
6 years, 11 months ago
The End of Magical Thinking
With the Mueller investigation complete, talking heads have given the short public summary their usual spin. This week, On the Media looks at why the…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Opioid Narratives
Purdue Pharma has settled a lawsuit with the state of Oklahoma for $270 million, a larger figure than two other cases the company has settled with ot…
6 years, 11 months ago
Hating In Plain Sight
In the aftermath of white supremacist attacks in New Zealand, there's a tension between reporting on the shooter's motivations and not amplifying his…
7 years ago
No Notoriety
The details are different but the story is the same. A mass shooting, scores of people dead, another nation traumatized. Although in the aftermath of…
7 years ago
Tucker Was Tucker All Along
To suggest that Tucker Carlson has a tendency to hint at deeply discriminatory tropes would be cliché — but also dead-on. Just this week, thanks to n…
7 years ago
The Myth of Meritocracy
A college admissions scandal has highlighted what people refer to as "the myth of meritocracy." But actually, meritocracy itself is a myth. This week…
7 years ago
Crossing the Line
Mexican officials and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are using a secret database to target journalists and advocates at the southern border. This…
7 years ago
The Myth That Fuels the Anti-Vaxx Agenda
This Tuesday, lawmakers in Washington heard from an 18-year-old who, against all odds, got his shots. Ethan Lindenberger, who fought with his own mot…
7 years ago