Podcast: Midterms, AI, and MAGA with Dr. Jen Golbeck
How will AI, data surveillance, and political radicalization affect our upcoming elections? Dr. Jen Golbeck joins us to discuss how these topics are interrelated and what we can do to help.
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Historian Scott Reich makes the case that the idea of national service may be one way to repair our fractured democracy.
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The Anatomy of an Influence Operation
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New Podcast: Crypto Is Interested in You
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The Unraveling of Donald Trump
Donald Trump has seemingly permanently fractured the fragile coalition that brought him into power. Is MAGA effectively dead?
Thomas Massie Is No American Hero
Rep. Thomas Massie has gained a following thanks to his pursuit of transparency with the Epstein files, but his track record reveals a strong alignment with Vladimir Putin.
Part Seven: Did Jeffrey Epstein Try to Sabotage the Lawyers Fighting Him?
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What We've Learned from the Latest Epstein Documents
As our investigative series on the Epstein network continues, the latest evidence sheds light on new facts and ongoing themes.
“Board of Peace” Trademark Filings Reveal Its Murky Legal Status
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The Russian Roots of Trump's Venezuela and Greenland Operations
We find that Trump's current moves against Venezuela and Greenland have roots in a long-running Russian influence campaign intended to provoke these outcomes.