Thursday, June 18, 2026

Facebook is not playing fair

The problem with Facebook is that it established so-called “Community Standards,” and it uses these “standards” to censor posts by its members and then block them for a few days or a month from further posting.
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A path to freedom? Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal wins chance to reargue appeal in 1981...

On Thursday, a Philadelphia judge ruled Abu-Jamal can reargue his appeal in the case before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Trump’s attack on the freedom of the press

Historically, these 4 techniques have been used by demagogues to erode the freedom and independence of the press.

#BuyNothing: Greenpeace and partners ask people to make something instead this Black Friday

"With our throwaway lifestyles, we are fueling climate change, pollution and the destruction of people’s homes and irreplaceable natural wonders. MAKE SMTHNG Week offers a fun and creative way out of this wasteful consumerism."

Ties of blood

Our deep and abiding connection with Mother Earth is what compels us to fight to protect it.

A nation of the walking dead

The corporate state will expand our access to a variety of opioids and numbing situations to temporarily alleviate our stress, financial dislocations, depression and anxiety.

Bill, Melinda, and the burden of grand fortune

All relationships, not just romantic couplings, tend to be twisted by wealth.
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‘RBG:’ As Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recovers from surgery, a remarkable film charts her...

Despite her illnesses, in her 25 years on the court Ginsburg has never missed a day of oral argument.

American Journalism’s Ideology: Why the ‘Liberal’ Media Is Fundamentalist

If we were to step back from the diversionary label of journalism and evaluate the deeper ideological commitments that shape mainstream news, what are they really? Robert Jensen evaluates an organization’s coverage of environmental news.