Gavin Hood on the Most Consequential Whistleblower Who Wasn’t
Katharine Gun nearly prevented the war in Iraq. Now she's the subject of director Gavin Hood's powerful new drama, "Official Secrets."
Danny O’Brien on the Latest Victim in the Crucifixion of Julian Assange
The mysterious arrest of a data privacy activist linked to the WikiLeaks founder raises vital questions about government surveillance.
[rewind] Alexandra Minna Stern: Is Trump Building a White Ethnostate?
The author and University of Michigan professor traces the origins of America's burgeoning white nationalist movement.
Peter Richardson: Democracy Dies Without Alternative Media
Where would America be without its muckraking journals and newspapers? A conversation with the "American Prophet" author.
Abby Martin and Mike Prysner: We Could Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict Tomorrow
The "Gaza Fights for Freedom" filmmakers discuss the war crimes being committed in Gaza and how a resolution could be reached in the Middle East.
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Nils Melzer: The Media Is Complicit in Julian Assange’s Torture
The U.N. expert finds the WikiLeaks founder has been subjected to psychological torture—and media around the globe played a part.
Tommy Newman: The Homegrown Crisis California Refuses to Own
One of the wealthiest, most liberal states in America has created a humanitarian emergency that only those who caused it can address.
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[rewind] Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment
A deep-seated denial about the colonial ideology undergirding gun rights in the U.S. has hampered the left's approach to arms control.
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Maj. Danny Sjursen: All Americans Have Blood on Their Hands
In a raw new interview, the recently retired Army major opens up about his 18 years as a witness to America's forever wars.
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Susie Linfield: Did the Left Betray Israel and Zionism?
The scholar traces what she views as an abandonment of the Zionist project by intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and Hannah Arendt.
Violaine Roussel: The Americanization of Popular Culture Should Terrify Us All
Hollywood's triumph in the global culture wars is worrisome at a time when conglomerates reign, argues the French scholar.
Edward Wasserman: Has Freedom of the Press Become an Illusion?
The University of California journalism professor argues that the media has abandoned a basic commitment to the First Amendment.
Bill McKibben: Silicon Valley Couldn’t Care Less About Earth’s Imminent Demise
It may be too late to save the planet, warns the environmental journalist, but there's a reason that doesn't seem to keep up our tech barons up at night.
Can We Trust Billionaires Like Nicolas Berggruen to Save Democracy?
The German-American billionaire's plan to revamp democracy and put capital in the hands of the people has one glaring blind spot.
Bruce Shapiro: What’s Really Behind Julian Assange’s Arrest
The U.S. government’s attack on the WikiLeaks founder covers up a menacing assault on the First Amendment, argues the journalist.