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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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months ago
Look Back in Anger
When President Trump’s former personal lawyer testified in front of Congress this week, it was both captivating and oddly familiar. This week, On the…
7 years, 4 months ago
Longing for Wakanda
On Sunday night, Marvel’s Black Panther film won the Oscar for three of its six Academy Award nominations: Ludwig Göransson for Best Original Score, …
7 years, 5 months ago
Twitch and Shout
Twitch.tv is a video streaming platform where millions of people broadcast their lives and video game action in real-time. It's like unedited, real, …
7 years, 5 months ago
When 20,000 Nazis Gathered in New York
Founded in 1936, the German-American Bund had approximately 25,000 members and 70 chapters around the country. While the Nazis were building concentr…
7 years, 5 months ago