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The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls

The fediverse promises an egalitarian, noncommercial alternative to Big Tech for social media, but there’s a lot of work needed to make it work.

The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls
Opinion|Political|US

How Trump’s compulsion to dominate sabotages dealmaking, undermines democracy and threatens global stability

Trump’s angry outburst at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy illustrated why authoritarians are lousy dealmakers, particularly when autocratic instincts are exacerbated by toxic masculinity.

How Trump’s compulsion to dominate sabotages dealmaking, undermines democracy and threatens global stability
Crime|News|US

Trump's mug shot is now a means of entertainment and fundraising − but it will go down in history as an important cultural artifact

Former President Donald Trump’s mug shot is in line with the traditional mug shots that arrested people first took in the mid-1800s and early 1900s, a police photography expert explains.

News|Opinion|US

Trump trial reveals details about how the former president thinks about, and exploits, the media

Both scholars stressed they are working very hard to be ‘vigorously neutral’ about Trump himself, while noting that the trial is drawing attention to a broader subject: his approach to the media.

Trump trial reveals details about how the former president thinks about, and exploits, the media
News|Opinion|Political|US

Trump’s rhetoric after his felony conviction is designed to distract, stoke fear and ease the way for an anti-democratic strongman

Donald Trump’s reaction to his conviction provides a textbook case of demagoguery – which erodes democratic institutions and can prime an audience for violence. His followers went right along.

Trump’s rhetoric after his felony conviction is designed to distract, stoke fear and ease the way for an anti-democratic strongman
Entertainment|News|US

Chicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention

As the Democratic National Convention returns to Chicago, there’s an appetite in that city to revisit films from the bloody and violent time the convention was last held in that city: 1968.

Chicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Democratic men are stepping up for a woman president by stepping back, at last

The masculinity on display at the Democratic convention was groundbreaking as men − from Joe Biden to Pete Buttigieg to Tim Walz to Doug Emhoff − aimed unreservedly to lift up women as leaders.

Democratic men are stepping up for a woman president by stepping back, at last
Opinion|Political

Kamala Harris effectively baited Donald Trump during the debate, drawing out his insecure white masculinity

Trump’s display during the debate shows that his white male insecurity is a liability to his candidacy − and a threat to the country.

Kamala Harris effectively baited Donald Trump during the debate, drawing out his insecure white masculinity
Election|News|Opinion|US

America’s dad vs. the manosphere: Walz-Vance debate highlights two versions of masculinity

Masculinity has become a dominant theme in the race for the White House. In their debate, VP candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz showed just how much they differ on what that means.

America’s dad vs. the manosphere: Walz-Vance debate highlights two versions of masculinity
Election|Political|US

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

The 2024 campaign closes with candidate Donald Trump and allies conjuring a world of insult and degradation of an infantilized, feminized and vulnerable Democratic opponent.

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle
Education|Entertainment|Sports

Philly sports fans consider themselves ‘gritty’ − but it’s merely a myth used to fuel their passion

Philly sports fans embrace a working-class ideology that thrives on being the underdog and emphasizes toughness, hard work and a combative defiance.

Philly sports fans consider themselves ‘gritty’ − but it’s merely a myth used to fuel their passion

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