“Dark Money” argues that the Koch brothers and a small number of allied plutocrats have essentially hijacked American democracy.
‘Dark Money,’ by Jane Mayer | The New York Times
Muslim Voters and the European Left | Foreign Affairs Posted on: Mar 9th, 2018The refugee crisis has highlighted a strategic problem for Europe's left: how to approach immigration and immigrant voters without driving away their working-class base. ... The central problem for the European left is this: the largest and fastest-growing groups of…
Kremlin trolls burned across the Internet as Washington debated options Posted on: Jan 7th, 2018The Russian disinformation threat went uncontested as it metastasized. Source: Kremlin trolls burned across the Internet as Washington debated…
Opinion | Confessions of a Digital Nazi Hunter Posted on: Jan 7th, 2018In the wake of Trump’s victory, I built a bot to expose bigots. Then Twitter suspended it — and kept the bigots. Source: Opinion | Confessions of a Digital Nazi…
How Americans Became Vulnerable to Russian Disinformation by Kent Harrington Posted on: Jan 7th, 2018Social media moguls' disregard for facts may have facilitated Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. But Russia's success in peddling bogus news via Twitter and Facebook exposed more fundamental problems: a poorly educated electorate and a news…
‘Dark Money,’ by Jane Mayer | The New York Times Posted on: Dec 27th, 2017“Dark Money” argues that the Koch brothers and a small number of allied plutocrats have essentially hijacked American democracy. Source: ‘Dark Money,’ by Jane Mayer - The New York…
The Polish government is cracking down on private media — in the name of combating ‘fake news’ - The Washington Post Posted on: Dec 12th, 2017The latest case of authoritarians following Trump's lead. Source: The Polish government is cracking down on private media — in the name of combating ‘fake news’ - The Washington…
Confused By All the News About Russia? We Are Here to Help - The New York Times Posted on: Dec 11th, 2017Most of the news about Russia falls into one of three categories, which we break down. Source: Confused By All the News About Russia? We Are Here to Help - The New York…
How Robert And Rebekah Mercer Bought A Huge Stake In ‘Populism’|Huffpost Posted on: Dec 2nd, 2017A hoary riddle comes to mind. Question: Where does an 800-pound gorilla sit? Answer: Anywhere it pleases. Meaning no disrespect to our primate brothers and sisters, this is the hour of the gorillas. The Cabinet bristles with billionaires. As the hustler in chief…
Trump and Russia Seem to Find Common Foe: The American Press - The New York Times Posted on: Dec 2nd, 2017President Trump criticized CNN International hours after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed a law requiring some American news media outlets to register as foreign agents. Source: Trump and Russia Seem to Find Common Foe: The American Press - The New York…
The Real John Conyers Scandal Has Nothing to Do With Sex | Observer Posted on: Dec 2nd, 2017John Conyers’ ties to the Kremlin need to be discussed. Source: The Real John Conyers Scandal Has Nothing to Do With Sex –…
