Can a Prosecutor Ever Truly Be Progressive? Ferguson May Be the Ultimate Test Case.
Credit: Mother Jones; Jeff Roberson/AP On the night Wesley Bell unseated longtime St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch, Kayla Reed celebrated a progressive electoral victory and a personal promise fulfilled. Reed has been protesting and organizing in the St. Louis area ever since Darren Wilson, a white cop, shot Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old, in…
Everyone in the World Wants to Fix Facebook. Here’s Why No One Can.
Abaca Press / AP While the US holds congressional hearings to listen to tech giants explain they want to do better, other countries are passing and promising new laws that aim to take action against the virulent spread of disinformation, violence, and hate speech. Last week, British Prime Minister Theresa May unrolled a proposal that outlines…
The Sponsor of North Carolina’s “Bathroom Bill” Is Running for Congress, and His First Ad is a Doozy
Chris Seward / AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Dan Bishop, a Republican state senator who sponsored North Carolina’s infamous House Bill 2—known nationally as the first “bathroom bill”—has officially thrown his hat into the ring for the state’s upcoming 9th District special election. This election is the last undecided congressional race from…
Florida Republicans Are Trying a New Way to Bar People With Felony Records From Voting
An elections office clerk helps Anthony Biggins fill out his voter registration paperwork for the first time in his life in Jacksonville on January 8 Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last week, Republican lawmakers in Florida advanced a House bill that would require people…
There’s a Lot More to Investigate Than Just Russia
Sergei Malgavko/Zuma Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One of the frustrations of investigative reporting is that usually you don’t see the impact of your work until much later—if at all. That’s why it was remarkable when, earlier this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…
Flume’s New Mixtape Is a Fantastic, Angry, and Existential Mess of Computer Sounds
Roberto Finizio/Pacific Press/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This week: Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape) by Flume (Future Classic, 2019) Why we’re into it: Back with a bang, Flume dives deep into his beats, infusing them with the kind of aggression that’s perfect for 2019. Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape) is…