Tech
How Grok’s Demons Are Already Haunting the 2026 Election
One independent researcher’s effort to stop Elon Musk’s election-disinformation machine
Julio Ricardo Varela
Julio Ricardo Varela is the senior producer and strategist at Free Press. He is also a working journalist, columnist and nonprofit-media leader. He is a massive Red Sox, Knicks and Arsenal fan (what a combo).
News
Nick Valencia on What He Saw in Minneapolis and His ‘Unfiltered, Unbought and Unafraid’ Journalism
‘I recognize what trauma looks like in the eyes of another.’
Media
Disinformation, Dissent and Don Lemon
Protesters and the press both need the First Amendment — and they both need to keep showing up
News
How We Got to Minneapolis
Andrea Flores on the roots of government violence and what it will take to stop it
Media
The Polarizing Narratives of Venezuela as Told Through Messaging Apps
A Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas analysis reveals how information about the world’s biggest story differs depending on the language
Media
Campaign Calls on Univision and Telemundo to Stop Airing Anti-Immigrant Ads
Mijente’s latest petition says broadcasting DHS commercials betrays Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S.
Media
When the Government Doesn't Want You Reporting on ICE
A conversation with Chicago Tribune reporter Laura Rodríguez Presa about covering ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ and staying rooted in community
Media
Six Questions for Wajahat Ali
‘Corporate media, much like most of our establishment institutions, have laid out the red carpet for fascism.’
Future of Journalism
Five Lessons a Road Trip Taught Me About Saving Local Journalism
What one week of driving around Massachusetts revealed
Media
A Hedge Fund’s Grip on Local News
New PBS documentary explains how Alden Global Capital gutted newspapers — and what we can still save
News
Karen Attiah’s Firing and the Failure of Corporate Media
A diverse and independent media centered in community is our only hope
Media
Journalists Need to Treat Migration as a Fight for Dignity
Kilmar Armando Abrego García’s case shows the perils of a nation that demonizes migrants