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18th-century political caricature of a woman labeled "Democracy" wearing a blindfold labeled "stupidity" being pushed by a laughing male crowd toward the president’s chair, stepping on several eggs in the way on the ground, with labels such as "Civil Service Reform,” “Economy,” and “Tariff Reform.”
The Internet
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October 28, 2025Dan Williams
Six people wearing various colored wigs, clown makeup and costumes pose in front of a grey background. The woman in the forefront is has a wide open mouth like she is surprised and the man in the forefront with a black bowler hat is frowning and looks upset.
The Arts
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Black and white photograph of man and children looking over the river at NYC skyline
Poetry
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Podcast
The Media Meltdown
May 9, 2023Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Neil J. Young
technology
Truth, Damned Truth, and Statistics: A Quiet Mathematical Revolution Reshaping our Algorithmically-Mediated World
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Podcast
Elon Musk, Twitter, and the History of Media Oligarchs 
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Politics
Media Secret Keepers
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Media
The Biggest Media Bias That No One Is Talking About
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The Internet
Social Media Has Changed Academic Culture—For the Worse
July 14, 2021Arlene Stein
technology
Social Media Faces a Reckoning
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South Asia
The Indian Media is Blaming Muslims for the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Past Present
Social Media Deplatforming
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