While He Was Tweeting: The News You Missed, Week Ending July 8
While POTUS was busy going after John Podesta on Twitter and cuddling with Putin at the G20 summit, other news happened. Here's what you missed.
Social Media
Is Outrage Addiction Derailing Our Most Important Conversations?
Social media could be the ideal space to discuss our collective rage against an increasingly terrifying world. So why have we turned it into a boxing ring where we’re fighting each other?
Trump Has Broken Every Presidential Norm. But Has He Done Anything Illegal?
There is nothing remotely normal about this presidency or this administration. But "not normal" may not be the same thing as not legal—and that's exposing the flaws of our Constitution.
Can We Do Away With “Inspiration Porn”?
The media’s obsession with stories like the mom who graduated with her disabled son portray us as needy, undermining our fight against a devastating health-care bill that threatens our lives.
Meet the Trolls Who Menace Me
The MAGA mob is not content to exact their rage on the writer only online—they've also threatened her to her face. Why do Trump's fiercest supporters' hate their fellow Americans?
Trump and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad First 100 Days
We discuss with Amy Siskind—the activist-writer who's been steadily documenting each not-normal act since the election—the dangerous incompetence of No. 45, and the power of resistance.
Are You Suffering From Information Overload?
At times, it feels like the unrelenting onslaught of news is too much to process. Is there a way to remain informed, stay in the fight, and take care of ourselves?
The Future Is Female—And Still Unrelentingly Misogynist
(White) male media dominance drove the 2016 election narrative, helping to elect a dangerously incompetent POTUS over Hillary Clinton – and it continues to denigrate the powerful women following in her footsteps.
Can I Post This Cute Pic of My Boston Terrier During the Resistance?
Since the election, our social-media feeds have swapped adorbz animal pics and self-promotion plugs with stories about treason and travel bans and rallies. Is it wrong to want to post everything?