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June 19, 2019

BuzzFeed News Is Part of a Union Wave at Digital Media Outlets

Marc Tracy The New York Times

Expertise in the language of the internet is part of what has made BuzzFeed a digital giant. Now members of the website’s news staff are using their fluency in digital culture to pressure their employer to come to the bargaining table.

June 19, 2019

The Impossibility of Impeachment

Michael Kazin The New Republic

For reviewer Kazin, the failure of the effort to remove President Andrew Johnson from office, a story that is brilliantly recounted in this book, deserves careful study as we review today's political environment.

June 19, 2019

In Praise of I.F. "Izzy" Stone

Peter Dreier Common Dreams

In these critical times, remembering what one of last century's most courageous journalists taught us

June 19, 2019

Letter from Africa: 'Sudan's Revolutionaries Offline but not Silenced'

Zeinab Mohammed Salih BBC

In the wake of the massacre the internet was shut down by ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC), which said it was necessary in the interests of "national security".

June 19, 2019

Think US Media Won't Help Lead Nation Into War With Iran Based on Flimsy or False Intelligence? Looks Like They Already Are

Jake Johnson and Jon Queally Common Dreams

"Do U.S. reporters, anchors, and editors really want more Middle Eastern blood on their hands? If not, they need to fix their rather credulous and increasingly hawkish coverage of Iran—and fix it fast."

June 19, 2019