Tag: democracy
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It's the (Democracy-Poisoning) Golden Age of Free Speech » For most of modern history, the easiest way to block the spread of an idea was to keep it from being… more ›
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Bad remedies “That Facebook, Twitter, and Google — which, by the way, holds just as much if not more power than Facebook, but without the attendant media scrutiny — have… more ›
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John Kelly and the Language of the Military Coup » Consider this nightmare scenario: a military coup. You don’t have to strain your imagination—all you have to do is watch… more ›
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What Facebook Did to American Democracy » In the media world, as in so many other realms, there is a sharp discontinuity in the timeline: before the 2016 election, and… more ›
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Have the Rich Become “Super Citizens”? » Modern philanthropy was born in the early 20th century, with the birth of the Russell Sage Foundation. In 1907, the foundation was founded… more ›
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Facebook Must Be Accountable to the Public — Data & Society : Points » If the claims are accurate, Facebook contractors have depressed some conservative news, and their curatorial hand… more ›
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Instead Of A Moment In The Sun, Brazil Faces A Perfect Storm » This was supposed to be Brazil’s time to shine. The country’s economy was surging a few years… more ›
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America's Oligarch Problem » Poking fun at the über-oligarch: Donald Trump pinatas are displayed in the window of a store in San Francisco’s Mission District. The sky’s the limit when… more ›
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The candidates offer quite a show http://ift.tt/1OUXHpv WHEN it became clear that the first televised debate of the 2016 presidential season would feature ten Republicans on a sports arena stage… more ›