Facebook is giving the most abusive people on its platform too much power to shape what it is, write @MattHindman, @natelubin, and Trevor Davis.
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Hypocrisy, Spinelessness, and the Triumph of Donald Trump He said Republican politicians would be easy to break. He was right. By Mark Leibovich Illustrations by Ben Hickey
Hypocrisy, Spinelessness, and the Triumph of Donald Trump
He said Republican politicians would be easy to break. He was right.
By Mark Leibovich
Illustrations by Ben Hickey
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***** Yuval Noah Harari’s Apocalyptic Vision
Yuval Noah Harari has become a guru of sorts to Silicon Valley. But his new book on AI, “Nexus,” has little to say about the erosion of our intellectual institutions, @dimmerwahr writes. In fact, it might be symptomatic of the trend:
How to Know What’s Really Propaganda
There might be something new to learn from the old images of Uncle Sam pointing at you.
In this special episode of “How to Know What’s Real,” @megangarber and @peterpomeranzev talk about the role of propaganda in America—and how to watch out for it:
** How to Know What’s Really Propaganda
There might be something new to learn from the old images of Uncle Sam pointing at you.
In this special episode of “How to Know What’s Real,” @megangarber and @peterpomeranzev talk about the role of propaganda in America—and how to watch out for it:
******* What Awaits a Harris Presidency
“Whatever awaits the United States under a President Harris, a continuation of the uneasy present is the least likely scenario,” @EliotACohen writes. “Rather, a thunderous wave of crisis may break on her administration.”
************* [The Washington Post] How the quiet war against press freedom could come to America
How the quiet war against press freedom could come to America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/05/sulzberger-free-press-new-york-times/
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Are Private Schools Immoral?
Gentrification will only create diverse public schools if white parents stop hoarding resources, @nhannahjones says.
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot https://a.co/d/g4eOk0V
Democracy Is Losing Its Race With Disruption
The race between technological disruption and democracy isn’t new—but today’s new tech poses tremendous new challenges, Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy Weinstein write.