We all mostly communicate with people and organizations that share our views
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:
“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.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/05/sulzberger-free-press-new-york-times/
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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 https://a.co/d/g4eOk0V
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.
“The American tech industry has never been an entrepreneurial free-for-all,” @RrjohnR writes. “Much of the country’s information infrastructure was built atop a telephone system that depended on local, state, and federal regulation.”
Wealthy donors such as the LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman have plenty of personal reasons—billions, even—to oppose Lina Khan, @jcbeam writes. But they say they’re motivated by concern for the little guy:
The Loneliness Epidemic Has a Cure
There are few higher and better callings than to forge a bond with a person and provide a place where they belong.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/opinion/loneliness-epidemic-aei-education.html?smid=em-share
Conservatives Fighting Over Reagan’s Legacy Overlook What Made Him Successful
That bodes poorly for the G.O.P.’s future.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/opinion/ronald-reagan-legacy.html?smid=em-share