Tag: populism

• ‘We’re at War’: A Covert Social Media Campaign Boosts Military Rulers

  September 8, 2019

  CAIRO — Days after Sudanese soldiers massacred pro-democracy demonstrators in Khartoum in June, an obscure digital marketing company in Cairo began deploying keyboard warriors to a second front: a covert… more ›

• What the Reactionary Politics of 2019 Owe to the Politics of Slavery

  August 19, 2019

  If you want to understand American politics in 2019 and the strain of reactionary extremism that has taken over the Republican Party, a good place to start is 2011: the… more ›

• Changing the Face (and Sound) of Rap

  January 5, 2019

  “TIK TOK,” a zippy and salacious celebration of late nights and mornings-after by a new artist named Ke$ha, has spent the last few weeks zooming toward the top of the… more ›

• “Ain’t got a care in the world / but got plenty of beer / ain’t got no money in my pocket / but I’m already here”

  January 4, 2019

  If you have a car, and that car contains some kind of media-playing device—like a CD player or whatever—then you probably prize that car as one of the few spaces… more ›

• O homem mediano assume o poder

  January 3, 2019

  Desde 1 de janeiro de 2019, o Brasil tem como presidente um personagem que jamais havia ocupado o poder pelo voto. Jair Bolsonaro é o homem que nem pertence às… more ›

• Gilets jaunes protesters clash with police in Paris – in pictures

  December 9, 2018

  Gilets jaunes protesters clash with police in Paris – in pictures Yellow vest protesters again took to the streets to demonstrate against Emmanuel Macron’s policies https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2018/dec/08/gilets-jaunes-protesters-clash-with-police-in-paris-in-pictures more ›

• Programmatic Bannon

  February 26, 2017

  Programmatic Bannon “It is through Mr. Bannon that Trumpism can be converted from a set of nostalgic laments and complaints into a program for overhauling the government.” more ›

• The role of capitalism in the rise of populism

  February 6, 2017

  The role of capitalism in the rise of populism » LONDON – The biggest political surprise of 2016 was that everyone was so surprised. more ›

• Algopop

  February 6, 2017

  Algopop “algorithms as expressions of a new rationality and form of social organization.” more ›

• Keeping you at a disadvantage is an advantage I…

  February 6, 2017

  “Keeping you at a disadvantage is an advantage I intend to keep.” – John Ruth more ›