How Climate-Skeptic Organizations Have Influenced American News and Presidents
A new analysis scours climate-skeptic PR, American news articles, and American presidential speeches. The results aren’t good.
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Why Pixar’s New Short Is a Big Deal
"For any immigrant culture, it's so important to see yourself represented in books and movies and music."
Can Exposure to Violence Inspire Unethical Behavior?
New research finds words or images depicting violent human-on-human contact increase one's likelihood of cheating for monetary gain.
Are Right-Wingers Raised on Rambo?
New research suggests our youthful entertainment choices help shape our political ideology.
The Continued Decline of the Alt-Weekly
What the death of the iconic City Paper means to Philadelphia.
The Next Ahmed Mohamed
Mass and social media alike have exploded with stories about Texan student Ahmed Mohamed. But most of the headlines are missing the real story—and what's really plaguing our broken school system.
Is Nothing Sacred? Why Political Candidates Are Commandeering Hip New Media
On the occasion of Hillary Clinton's interview with Lena Dunham, we ask a political scientist why politicians are ruining all the cool platforms, podcasts, magazines, and TinyLetters.
Violence Against Police Is at a 45-Year Low, but You Wouldn’t Know That From Watching the News
Television news media is creating a false symmetry of violence.
Ezra Klein Is Transforming Education
Journalists have replaced teachers as the curators of expertise.
Television News Covers Women’s Sports Less Today Than It Did 25 Years Ago
More women are playing sports and more people are watching them do so than ever before (just look at audience figures for this year's Women's World Cup), but you wouldn’t know it from the “mediated man cave” that is American sports media.