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Nov 3, 2024 | 
stripes.com | Kevin Johnson |Nick Penniman |Heather Benit
Workers prepare mail-in ballots for counting, Nov. 4, 2020, at the convention center in Lancaster, Pa. (Julio Cortez/AP) Watching election night on cable or network news is a great national tradition. Memorable moments arise as the networks announce their projections in key states. Anchors and commentators demonstrate extraordinary understanding of the unique politics of hundreds of cities and counties across the country.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Kevin Johnson |Nick Penniman
Watching election night on cable or network news is a great national tradition. Memorable moments arise as the networks announce their projections in key states. Anchors and commentators demonstrate extraordinary understanding of the unique politics of hundreds of cities and counties across the country. As the results of the most consequential election on the planet unfold, there's a powerful sense of shared witness. But our polarized politics has revealed a serious flaw in election night coverage.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
democracyjournal.org | Nick Penniman |Dick Gephardt |Zach Wamp |Elizabeth Pancotti
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
democracyjournal.org | Nick Penniman |Barbara Comstock |Tim Roemer |Dick Gephardt
By The Editors from Fall 2024, No. 74 – 1 MIN READ Too often, when progressives talk about ways to save and strengthen democracy, they’re talking only to themselves, with grand plans to transform the system dramatically. Ideas that will win only liberal support may be laudable, but let’s face it—in today’s Washington, they’re probably going nowhere.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
democracyjournal.org | Nick Penniman
A s readers of this journal know so well, few eras have been as pivotal for American democracy as the present. After years of petty political strafing, partisan gerrymandering, the bipartisan embrace of Big Money, deluges of disinformation, and the bulldozing of democratic norms and standards, our nation finds itself at a crossroads that few of us could have imagined even a decade ago.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
newrepublic.com | Nick Penniman
The distinction between patriotism and nationalism is not a new or semantic one, but many on the left have always been unpersuaded by it. As Katha Pollitt wrote in Dissent in 2010, “How different are they really?” Aren’t both credos, she asked, “saying a version of the same thing: America is superior because I was born there?” In this view, pride in country—no matter how measured or qualified—blinds us to our flaws, drags us into war, and enables “America First” demagogues like Donald Trump.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
democracyjournal.org | Nick Penniman |Barbara Comstock |Tim Roemer |Dick Gephardt
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Apr 14, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Nick Penniman
A quiet, agreeable and incredibly important hearing was recently held by the House committee that oversees the tech industry a few days ago. While too many congressional hearings can quickly devolve into showmanship, this one remained thoughtful and bipartisan. What was the topic that generated such agreement? Changing a fundamental law that governs the way the Internet — particularly social media companies — operate.
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Apr 14, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Nick Penniman
6 hours agoAs you’ve almost certainly heard, Verne Lundquist will complete his 40th and final Masters broadcast on Sunday, closing the book on one of the most iconic careers in sports journalism. Earlier this week, he ranked Jack Nicklaus’ green-jacket charge in 1986 and Tiger Woods electric chip-in in 2005 …
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Nick Penniman
This week, the Senate is again summoning the CEOs of the biggest social media companies to Congress — some by force of subpoena. Once again, they’ll be asked to explain why their platforms are so unsafe. Why they allow our kids to be exploited, harassed and even bullied to the point of suicide. Why their algorithms are designed to reward divisive, false and defamatory content.
