A new theory essay from Doron Taussig and me. We argue right-wing media’s influence on how different communities’ make sense of politics is complex and important. RW media aren’t simply vectors of disinformation and amplifiers of their audiences’ pre-existing views. ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

The Shadow Gospel When people talk about the chaotic, increasingly precarious political landscape in the United States, they often blame polarization and the culture wars. In ...

Today my new @mitpress.bsky.social book with Mark Brockway publishes! It explores the historical forces that gave rise to a shapeshifting, amalgamated figure of the liberal devil mapped onto a very broad conceptualization of “the left” and the Democratic Party mitpress.mit.edu/978026255227...

A true loss! Hope you are doing as well as possible, Victor.

A look at the history of public media in the U.S. as Republicans target federal funding President Trump voiced his support for defunding America's public broadcasters. It comes a day before the heads of PBS and NPR testify before a House subcommittee. The hearing will examine public medi...

In this clip I offer up some historical context and normative arguments for why public media must be defended against specious attacks:
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The Left Needs Media That Competes — and Wins The Right’s growing success with working-class voters wasn’t won with policy papers or think tanks; it was built through media that speaks their language. If the Left wants to compete, it needs to bui...

Must read from Tony Nadler and Reece Peck on how the left needs its own alternative media ecosystem jacobin.com/2025/03/left...

Thank you, Kate, for posting. I appreciate this discussion. And I agree the money question is very real.

The Left Needs Media That Competes — and Wins The Right’s growing success with working-class voters wasn’t won with policy papers or think tanks; it was built through media that speaks their language. If the Left wants to compete, it needs to bui...

Reece Peck and I call for left-leaning media that speaks to working class communities. We make a detailed case that right-wing media has won over working class audiences by speaking to neglected tastes and experiences - and the left can and should compete! jacobin.com/2025/03/left...

How Progressive Civil Society Became Professional NGO Culture The disintegration of working-class institutions and the rise of professionalized advocacy have severed the connections between progressive civil society and working-class communities.

A lot of discussion on progressive "groups" and what they advocate for. Here I argue that what is most important for a left politics is developing meaningful social ties among working class communities and progressive organizations and networks: jacobin.com/2024/12/civi...

How Progressive Civil Society Became Professional NGO Culture The disintegration of working-class institutions and the rise of professionalized advocacy has severed the connections between progressive civil society and working-class communities.

A new essay I wrote on the need for progressive civil society to build strong connections with working class communities of many stripes: jacobin.com/2024/12/civi... @jacobinmag.bsky.social

Great to see calls for massive energies toward progressive media! Also very important to push for much of this to be geared toward working class communities underserved by existing progressive and mainstream media.

We need a long-term vision for transforming the current media landscape, which is clearly failing us in so many ways.

Amen!

Thanks for the intro, AJ!

Gut wrenching and infuriating.

Progressive media at a crossroads "This coming year will see major growth in online progressive media. What's harder to predict is which communities will see themselves represented in this media. Which communities will hear this…

"Media ventures that depend on money from subscribers — or those that need to please donors by showing quick results in attracting engagement — will be pulled toward catering to the niche already cultivated by progressives...they’ll find themselves preaching to the choir."