First Up Against The Wall: How Witch Hunts Hurt The (Leftist) Cause

Not all those who voted for Trump, Brexit or right wing conservatives and call themselves “reformers” are in fact hateful racists. Not all who oppose Antifa are Nazis. Not all who criticize the “resistance” are its adversaries.

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Letter to the American Left: Antifa Is Not Your Friend

The self-proclaimed anti-fascists of “Antifa” are a millstone around the neck of the political left and possibly a greater danger to progressive and liberal values than even Donald Trump himself.

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The Sickness In The Left: Are Student Progressives the Real Authoritarians?

From the rise in “microaggressions” to banning speakers and speech for perceived insensitivity to identity, so-called progressive student groups are increasingly cutting off free expression and open debate.

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Blue Canary In the Coal Mine: Why Is Twitter Rolling Out New Censorship Tools?

To many, the Internet is seen as a largely unregulated open marketplace of ideas and speech, where absent any outright violations of law, violations of website terms of service (TOS), or statements made in a directly dangerous and threatening way, comm

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The Yes Men Are Revolting – This Time It's Personal

The prankster activist duo are back at it again, now directing their comical creative theater at the climate crisis and the earth's worst offenders.

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Ethics In Advertising: #GamerGate Activists Press Forward Despite Media Backlash

Now rolling into to its fourth month, the video game consumer movement known as #GamerGate continues to evolve in scope and focus as it seeks to advocate for greater ethical standards in gaming journalism.

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The Games of #GamerGate: Unpacking the Latest Viral Controversy

As with Occupy Wall Street, the organic rise of the GamerGate movement – though sprung from an environment as politically irrelevant as video games – is creating odd alliances and surprising bedfellows.

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Mapping The Money: A New Tool To Track Political Influence This Election Season

A group of watchdogs at Maplight has introduced an interactive tool to track not only the level and location of political donations, but how the money impacts specific pieces of legislation.

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Meet the Astroturf Kingpin: Rick Berman, Anti-Activism Propagandist

Posing as an activist watchdog, a tobacco lobbyist seeks to fool voters into adopting pro-corporate positions on the most pressing current economic issues.

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Watching the Judges: Court Transparency Advocates Say It's Time to Turn the Lights On

The Coalition for Court Transparency, which advocates greater openness and accountability in judicial branch, launched a campaign to install TV cameras in the chambers of the Supreme Court.

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