Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw and the Need for More ‘Backtalkers’
The legendary legal scholar says we must ‘resist the stories that we’re being told that tell us that there’s nothing that we can or should do to change the circumstances’
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Looking Back, Looking Forward on New Jersey’s Groundbreaking Effort to Support Local News
While inspiring similar initiatives nationwide, New Jersey’s Civic Information Consortium faces a funding threat at home
A Tale of Two Cities and Public Media’s Future
The path to public media’s revival starts outside and runs through the states
Media Consolidation Cage Match: The People vs. Paramount
The fix was in at Trump’s DoJ. But this fight isn’t over yet.
Three Words to Fix Government Spying: ‘Get a Warrant’
Why do so many Democrats still want to give Donald Trump unchecked surveillance powers?
Our Copa: A Different World Cup Is Possible
The planet’s greatest sporting event has become a site of autocracy, corruption, repression and surveillance
First on the Scene at Delaney Hall
Organizers committing acts of journalism are shining a light on ICE atrocities
Brendan Carr Declares War on Poor People
The Lifeline program helps low-income families stay connected. So, of course, the Trump FCC hates it.
The Antidote to Surveillance Is Solidarity
Why we’re launching a grassroots campaign to stop government spying
Stephen Colbert vs. The Lying Weasels
It’s too late for the Late Show, but we can still stop the guys who killed it
Media Consolidation Threatens to Lock Away Our Shared History
The Archival Producers Alliance is working to save our audiovisual heritage before it disappears
New Jersey’s Big Chance to Revive Local Media
Journalism in the Garden State is at a crossroads. Choosing the right path could be transformative.
Free Speech
Even Disney Is Fed Up with the FCC’s Dirty Tricks
Brendan Carr’s shady moves against The View should be a major scandal
Media
Amy Goodman and the ‘Silenced Majority’
A Pressing Issues interview with the Democracy Now! host and the filmmakers behind Steal This Story, Please!
Future of Journalism
Comunicadores Keep Their Communities Safer
Why the work of Spanish-speaking journalists is so essential, especially now
Media
This World Press Freedom Day, Fight for Truth-Tellers Everywhere Challenging Corrupt Dictators
Rising authoritarianism worldwide means journalism and dissent matter more than ever
Free Speech
We’re Doing This Again? Are You Bleeping Kidding Me?
And Other Questions I Have After the Attack on the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
Media
Why Independent Filmmakers Are Fighting the WarnerMount Merger
A Q&A with Jax DeLuca About Why Future Film Coalition Wants to #BlockTheMerger
Tech
Closing the Back Door on Government Spying
How we stopped Trump from sneaking through new surveillance powers, and what’s next
News
How Hungary’s Independent Media Helped Defeat Orbán
The country’s independent journalists gave U.S. media a successful blueprint for overcoming authoritarian control
Media
Damon Lindelof: Why I’m Speaking Out Against the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
‘I’m more of a puker than a stormer. But these boats are heading for the beach whether we like it or not.’
Future of Journalism
What I Learned Lobbying for Local News in Massachusetts
Doing the daily work of connecting communities to a more equitable and fully-funded media system
Future of Journalism
On Local News Day, a National Call to Transform Journalism
The need for truthful, community-rooted news and civic information has never been clearer
Media
U.S. Media Must Sound the Fascist Alarm Before It’s Too Late
Trump’s dangerous and unhinged Truth Social rants remove all doubt about the threat he poses to millions of lives