Elizabeth Warren’s Big Tech Beatdown Will Spark a Vital and Unprecedented Debate
Elizabeth Warren's call to break up Facebook, Google, and Amazon is imperfect and light on details — but it's a good start.
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Did Blackwater's Erik Prince Lie to Congress About a Trump Tower Meeting? I Asked Him.
The controversial “super mercenary” arranged a secret meeting in Trump Tower with Donald Trump Jr. and apparently didn’t tell Congress.
Two NYPD Cops Coerced Sex With a Teen in Their Custody — and Prosecutors Just Dropped Rape Charges
"They were cops, they raped her, and they’re getting away with it. Look at the message this sends to the public.”
Should We Trust Artificial Intelligence Regulation by Congress If Facebook Supports It?
It’s hard to square the track records of IBM and Facebook with many of the values listed in the resolution.
Mark Zuckerberg Is Trying to Play You — Again
Facebook’s promise to build a “privacy-focused platform” is little more than a hollow reaction to recent PR disasters.
Yes, Let’s Defeat or Impeach Donald Trump. But What If He Refuses to Leave the White House?
Donald Trump doesn’t care about laws and warned as a 2016 candidate that he might not accept the vote tally. His surrogates have warned of violence.
The House Democrats’ “Rebuke” of Rep. Ilhan Omar Is a Fraud for Many Reasons, Including Its Wild Distortion of Her Comments
No matter one's views on Israel, the House Democrats' efforts to punish debate should be treated with the scorn and opposition it deserves.
Trump Cited a Letter Against Ilhan Omar Signed by Far-Right, Anti-Muslim Groups
The letter's metadata lists as its author an activist who has inveighed against refugees, Palestinians, and American Jews.
Republicans and Democrats Say Their Criticism of Ilhan Omar Is About Anti-Semitism. They’re Gaslighting You.
Donald Trump and top Republicans have said and done far worse than what they accuse Rep. Ilhan Omar of doing. Yet they have not been reprimanded.
MSNBC Yet Again Broadcasts Blatant Lies, This Time About Bernie Sanders's Opening Speech, and Refuses to Correct Them
MSNBC's claim that Sanders “did not mention race or gender until 23 minutes into the speech” is demonstrably false.