The slow, painful death of the TPP
Did the decision by proponents of the TPP to push ahead with their deal almost certainly cost Hillary Clinton the election?
Will Trump roll back efforts to normalize relations between Havana & Washington?
Trump has vowed to withdraw from diplomatic relations if he believes his new demands go unmet in the future.
Waiting for the barbarians
There will be rebels. They will live in the shadows. The state will have little tolerance of them. They will be our hope.
Trump abandons campaign promise to penalize outsourcing, offers tax breaks instead
Donald Trump is offering sweet incentives to stop Carrier from outsourcing jobs. Bernie Sanders is promising strict penalties.
The economics of climate change, part II: Crash or transformation?
The 1%’s power to shape the narrative at a time of crisis is crucial.
The Manhattan White House, the Secret Service, and the painted bikini lady
A Journey to the President-Elect’s Private “Public” Park
Trump’s seven techniques to control the media
Historically, these seven techniques have been used by demagogues to erode the freedom and independence of the press.
Trump is ignoring daily intelligence briefings, relying on ‘a number of sources’ instead
His spokeswoman thinks he is getting enough information through phone calls with world leaders.
Libeled by the Washington Post in a ‘false news’ McCarthyite attack on alternative media
Is the Pentagon behind this massive hit on independent journalism?
Euphemism as journalism: Distracting the audience by focusing on Trump’s skill at distraction
Top-of-the-line political journalists marveled at Trump’s ability to create distractions while they kept themselves—and their audience—distracted from substantive matters.