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America’s public libraries are facing an epidemic of censorship
By Matthew Sheffield
Jonathan Friedman of PEN America tells how far-right activists are trying to silence LGBT and progressive authors
After envisioning themselves as centrists, tech billionaires like Elon Musk have moved to the far right
By Matthew Sheffield
Writers Jacob Silverman and Chris Lehmann discuss Twitter, cryptocurrency, and libertarian radicalization
Will defamation lawsuits be the apocalypse of (Alex) Jones?
By Matthew Sheffield
Legal analyst Liz Dye discusses how the U.S. legal system is finally holding conspiracy millionaire Alex Jones to account
Many Black Americans don’t actually like Democrats, what does that mean for politics in the long-term?
By Matthew Sheffield
Author Brandi Collins-Dexter discusses her book Black Skinhead and the varieties of Black political experience
EWTN, a TV channel founded by a cloistered nun, has quietly become a right-wing media juggernaut
By Matthew Sheffield
Slate writer Molly Olmstead on how EWTN and the Catholic right are spending big to shift public opinion
Politics has changed drastically in the past 10 years, why are Democrats still running the same plays?
By Matthew Sheffield
New Republic writer Alex Shephard discusses the larger implications of Joe Biden’s low approval ratings
Americans want progressive change, but to be able to deliver it, progressives will need to change first
By Matthew Sheffield
Progressive strategist Max Berger on why the American left needs to focus on building institutions and making its case
Extremist groups are targeting state and local officials for harassment and intimidation
By Matthew Sheffield
Right-wing extremism researcher David Neiwert discloses how groups are trying to force their viewpoints in cities and schools
Big finance and corporate monopolies have blocked the original promise of the internet
By Matthew Sheffield
Technology activist and author Cory Doctorow discusses 30 years of the Worldwide Web
How right-wing media became the glue that holds the Republican party together
By Matthew Sheffield
Historian Nicole Hemmer discusses how reactionary media have radicalized millions of Americans since the 1940s