9 Best Articles in 2021
The New York Times
The American Abyss
The New York Times
~19 min read · Jan 9th · A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next
The Atlantic
The Election That Could Break America
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 2020-09-23 · If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?
medium.com
How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
medium.com
5 min read · 2020-06-01 · As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the…
The New York Times
Opinion | I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration
The New York Times
5 min read · From 2018 · I work for the president but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.
The Atlantic
History Will Judge the Complicit
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 2020-06-02 · Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The Atlantic
New Zealand’s Prime Minister May Be the Most Effective Leader on the Planet
The Atlantic
~15 min read · 2020-04-19 · Jacinda Ardern’s leadership style, focused on empathy, isn’t just resonating with her people; it’s putting the country on track for success against the coronavirus.
The New York Times
How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations
The New York Times
20+ min read · Apr 3rd · Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions. Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. But the money helped keep Donald Trump’s struggling…
Guardian Tech
The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked
Guardian Tech
20+ min read · From 2017 · A shadowy operation involving big data, billionaire friends of Trump and the disparate forces of the Leave campaign heavily influenced the result of the EU referendum. Is our electoral process still…
FiveThirtyEight
2020 Election Forecast
FiveThirtyEight
~15 min read · 2020-08-12 · Latest forecast of the 2020 presidential election between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden by Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight
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WIRED
How China's Hacking Entered a Reckless New Phase
WIRED
3 min read · Jul 19th · The country's hackers have gotten far more aggressive since 2015, when the Ministry of State Security largely took over the country’s cyberespionage.
The Washington Post
Perspective | Our democracy is under attack. Washington journalists must stop covering it like politics as usual.
The Washington Post
Jul 28th · Why the press needs to shed ingrained habits to meet the defining crisis of our time.
POLITICO
Pro-Trump social network becomes safe haven for ISIS
POLITICO
6 min read · Aug 2nd · GETTR, the new platform started by members of the former president’s inner circle, is awash with beheading videos and extremist content.
New Statesman
The politics of lies: Boris Johnson and the erosion of the rule of law
New Statesman
~17 min read · Jul 15th · It is truly dizzying to live in the UK these days, if you have a good memory. Life under the Johnson government means that whatever they tell you today, it will all have changed by tomorrow. Whatever…
The Atlantic
The MyPillow Guy Really Could Destroy Democracy
The Atlantic
~12 min read · Jul 29th · In the time I spent with Mike Lindell, I came to learn that he is affable, devout, philanthropic—and a clear threat to the nation.
The Guardian
Key Modi rival Rahul Gandhi among potential Indian targets of NSO client
The Guardian
~11 min read · Jul 19th · Leak suggests Indian opposition leader among hundreds selected for possible surveillance by Modi government
The Wall Street Journal
Opinion | How Science Lost the Public’s Trust
The Wall Street Journal
2 min read · Jul 23rd · From climate to Covid, politics and hubris have disconnected scientific institutions from the philosophy and method that ought to guide them.
Guardian Environment
How a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action
Guardian Environment
7 min read · Jul 19th · The American Petroleum Institute receives millions from oil companies – and works behinds the scenes to stall or weaken legislation
EFF
Right or Left, You Should Be Worried About Big Tech Censorship
EFF
5 min read · Jul 16th · Conservatives are being censoredClaiming that “right-wing voices are being censored,” Republican-led legislatures in Florida and Texas have introduced legislation to “end Big Tech censorship.” They…
The Atlantic
We Might Have Reached Peak Populism
The Atlantic
6 min read · Jul 7th · If the picture looked almost unremittingly bleak a few years ago, now distinct patches of hope are on the horizon.
