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In the wake of the Manchester attack, tech companies are again under pressure to fight extremism online. A look at whether they’re really doing all t…
9 years, 1 month ago
Drawing New Lines
This week, the Supreme Court struck down two congressional districts in North Carolina, deciding that the majority-black districts were created to di…
9 years, 2 months ago
Curtains!
The Trump-Comey story is largely missing from the far right-wing media. A look at how pro-Trump outlets choose to cover, or ignore, unfavorable news.…
9 years, 2 months ago
The Trouble With Reality
We're living in an era of smoke and mirrors as never before. Do you find yourself wondering how we reached this pass, where basic facts have no impac…
9 years, 2 months ago
Shiny Objects
With an administration that seems to break new traditions every day, we look at the rapid-fire changes to the White House story about Comey's firing.…
9 years, 2 months ago
The United States of Anxiety is Back!
Our colleagues in the WNYC news department are back with season 2 of The United States of Anxiety. We liked the first episode so much we're bringing …
9 years, 2 months ago
Rewriting the Right
The passage of the Obamacare repeal bill this week—hailed as a triumph of conservative ideology—didn’t come out of nowhere. We examine the decades-lo…
9 years, 2 months ago
Climate of Poor Rhetoric
The New York Times' new conservative columnist, Bret Stephens, immediately stirred up controversy when he used his inaugural column to criticize libe…
9 years, 2 months ago
In Other Words
Trump has backed off his signature campaign promise to build a border wall right away. We look at the symbolism of a barrier on the southern border, …
9 years, 2 months ago
The Art of Winning a Pulitzer
Northwestern Iowa’s Storm Lake Times is a twice-weekly county newspaper with a circulation of 3,330. It has a staff of about 10, including the recipe…
9 years, 2 months ago