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Donald Trump, defender of Christian America? It’s not as ludicrous as it sounds
Paul Rosenberg
For Christian nationalists, Trump's presidency is a gift from God — and his unethical conduct is a major plus
Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistani hometown
Nicole Karlis
Yousafzai’s first visit since the shooting is yet another reminder of youth and bravery
How Cambridge Analytica’s Facebook targeting model worked — according to the person who built it
Matthew Hindman
How accurately can you be profiled online?
Hyperlocal news outlets in Alaska experience a renaissance
Zakiya McCummings
How hyperlocal news came to two historic Anchorage neighborhoods
Why it’s so hard to #DeleteFacebook: Constant psychological boosts keep you hooked
S. Shyam Sundar, Bingjie Liu, Carlina DiRusso, Michael Krieger
Your finger may hover, but it’s hard get rid of it once and for all
FTC confirms its Facebook investigation as advertisers flee
Charlie May
Pep Boys joins Mozilla Corp. in suspending Facebook advertising; Zuckerberg continues global apology tour
Cake fails and the rebirth of expertise: The subversive catharsis of Netflix’s “Nailed It!”
Erin Keane
The Food Network sold us the lie that anyone should be able to cook like a pro. "Nailed It!" is our revenge
Women in medicine shout #MeToo about sexual harassment at work
Christina Jewett
The #MeToo moment has raised awareness of sexual harassment in business, politics, media and now in medicine
Were the Austin bombings terrorism? In the heart of Texas, it sure feels that way
Amanda Marcotte
A conservative white Christian attacked an uneasy liberal oasis in a red state. For Austin, it's political
Austin bomber identified as a white man. Was he a domestic terrorist?
Matthew Rozsa
The president and White House talked about the bombings in Austin, but didn't mention the t-word often used
Twitter, YouTube and Facebook are the new Manhattan Project
Jason Rhode
But unlike the A-bomb scientists, social media's progenitors have no idea what they've unleashed
Hear me out: United Airlines shouldn’t be killing dogs on flights
Mary Elizabeth Williams
United Airlines has a problem when it comes to dealing with doggies
Cape Town is set to become the world’s first major city to run out of water
Robin Scher
The South African city is a test case for what happens when climate change and a dysfunctional government collide
Using fake facts to make us afraid
Arnold R. Isaacs
On immigration and terrorism, the Trump Administration misleads about its own misleading data
The tech moguls driving mass layoffs in the economy want universal basic income as a cure
Valerie Vande Panne
UBI is having a moment in the upper echelons of thought leadership
“Frontline” and “#MeToo, Now What?”: A different kind of Oscar retrospective
Melanie McFarland
Two PBS series circumvent Academy Awards glamour to analyze the difficult truths behind recent headlines
Huckabee blames “bullies” after he quickly resigns from charity board
Shira Tarlo
Republican's tenure on the board of the charitable foundation of the Country Music Association lasted just 24 hours
Facebook just wants you to be happy. It’s not working
Keith A. Spencer
They tried to make users happier. The company says that experiment didn't work out as they hoped
How the NRA uses an app to organize opposition to gun control
Nicole Karlis
An extremely popular NRA smartphone app gamifies the act of writing Congress to shoot down gun control legislation
Peter Thiel had a co-conspirator in masterplan to bring down Gawker: report
Nicole Karlis
A man identified as Australian citizen was the mastermind to bring down Gawker, according to BuzzFeed
The media need to think twice about how they portray mass shooters
Russell Frank
The question with every mass shooting is whether these instant profiles of the killers do more harm than good
Twitter cracks down on bot behavior
Nicole Karlis
The social media platform changed its policy following ongoing scrutiny over its role in disinformation campaigns
Anti-abortion group Operation Rescue has become fully “red-pilled” by an 8chan conspiracy theory
SHARON KANN
The group appears to now believe in a far-right conspiracy theory — encouraging their supporters to follow suit
Why the Internet of Things is designed for corporations, not consumers
Jason Rhode
A logistical and privacy headache, a universe of “smart” devices may be a bad idea
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