The press, says the 45th president of the United States, is “very dangerous & sick.” It causes “great division & distrust.” It is the “enemy of the people.” Every president—starting with George…
The Washington Post
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Tony Romm, Elizabeth Dwoskin
– Aug 15, 1:28 PM
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey said he is rethinking core parts of the social media platform so that it doesn't enable the spread of hate speech, harassment and false news, including conspiracy theories shared by prominent users like Alex…
The New York Times
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The Editorial Board
– Aug 15, 1:02 PM
In 1787, the year the Constitution was adopted, Thomas Jefferson famously wrote to a friend, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a…
On HBO's Insecure, the Issa Rae–helmed comedy about black women navigating life and love in Los Angeles, the show's main characters tease each other lovingly and unceasingly. The two friends, Issa Dee (Rae) and Molly Carter (Yvonne Orji)…
The Financial Times
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Diane Coyle
– Aug 15, 3:28 AM
Is the world running out of ideas? This pessimistic view seems amply justified by stubbornly slow productivity growth in many economies. Today's new technologies are nothing like as important economically as the innovations of the early 20th…
