EconomyNews
NewsGuard ‘Nutrition Label’ Ratings of News Sites Popular
In an era of what President Donald Trump and others have decried as “fake news,” an internet browser extension offers a possible solution for determining… Read More
EconomyNews
In an era of what President Donald Trump and others have decried as “fake news,” an internet browser extension offers a possible solution for determining… Read More
EconomyCommentary
California is quickly becoming the regulation capital of the world. At a time when Washington is trying to rein in its quarter-million regulators, Sacramento is… Read More
SocietyNews
Facebook employees are reportedly in the midst of a weeklong meltdown after Joel Kaplan, vice president for global policy, sat behind Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Twitter made headlines recently when it denied the Center for Immigration Studies, a nonpartisan group, the ability to promote four tweets that—according to Twitter—contained “hateful… Read More
On Capitol Hill Wednesday, Facebook’s chief operating officer and Twitter’s CEO testified about foreign entities and the use of social media platforms to influence the… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
A hundred Facebook employees have joined an online group for ideological diversity at the social media giant—and of course, it’s generating controversy. We discuss with… Read More
We break down the top media moments this week—and plenty of misses. This week, the conspiracy website Infowars, which is run by Alex Jones, was… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Google plans to launch a pre-censored search engine app in China, tailored to fit China’s strict censorship laws, according to a report in The Intercept…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Of course, Facebook, YouTube, and other media are free to ban conspiracy-mongers such as Alex Jones from their platforms. They have a right to dictate… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers predicted that if Donald Trump were elected, there would be a protracted recession within 18 months. Heeding its experts, a… Read More