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Alex Shephard

Alex Shephard is a staff writer at The New Republic, where he has covered politics and culture since 2015. His work has also appeared in New York, GQ, The Atlantic, The Nation, and other publications.  

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April 24, 2018
Can Netflix Take Over Hollywood?
The streaming service is producing more content than ever. The problem is that a lot of it is mediocre.
April 20, 2018
This Is the Most Important Number in Business
How Amazon’s 100 million-strong Prime membership program will transform the American economy
April 19, 2018
The Wrongest Man in Washington
How Larry Kudlow has taken the Trump administration's dysfunction to a new level
April 18, 2018
Finance Is Killing the News
The saga at "The Denver Post" reveals that the internet isn't the only culprit in the decimation of the journalism business
April 16, 2018
Is James Comey Helping?
How the former FBI director’s new book, “A Higher Loyalty,” is shaping the narrative surrounding the Russia affair
April 12, 2018
Twilight of the Reaganites
Paul Ryan's departure marks the end of an era—and the further Trumpification of the Republican Party.
April 11, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg’s Trip to the Principal’s Office
The Facebook CEO came to the Senate expecting a beatdown, but escaped with a scolding.
April 10, 2018
Facebook’s Innocence Project
As Mark Zuckerberg prepares to face Congress, the social media network is selling itself as an idealistic force for good.
April 9, 2018
Will Hollywood Ever Make Another Children of Men?
An interview with Ben Fritz, whose “The Big Picture” explores the way the franchise model and streaming services have disrupted the film industry.
April 5, 2018
Cynthia Nixon Is in Andrew Cuomo’s Head
How a political neophyte, in just over two weeks, has shaken up the status quo in New York
April 3, 2018
The Local News Crisis Is Bigger Than Sinclair
What a viral video reveals about the sad state of journalism today
March 29, 2018
Trapped in the Dorm Room
Mark Zuckerberg has long been celebrated as a visionary. But now he’s struggling to see what's right in front of him.
March 28, 2018
The Real Retail Killer
How private equity is gouging some of the country’s best-known corporate brands
March 26, 2018
The End of “Too Big to Regulate”
Facebook and other tech giants convinced politicians that oversight stifled innovation. That's all starting to change.
March 22, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg’s Half-Hearted Reckoning
The Facebook CEO’s response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal fell short—all but guaranteeing more scrutiny from the government.
March 21, 2018
Is Facebook Going to Take Silicon Valley Down With It?
What the Cambridge Analytica scandal means for the rest of the tech industry
March 20, 2018
Cambridge Analytica Is Shady. But Facebook Is Shadier.
A massive privacy scandal lays bare what the social network is really selling.
March 16, 2018
Trump’s Economic Trap
Going into the 2018 midterms, the Republican Party's message on the economy is dangerously similar to Hillary Clinton's 2016 platform.
March 15, 2018
Facebook Has a Genocide Problem
A U.N. report on Myanmar's campaign against the Rohingya reveals the ways in which oppressive regimes can use social media for ill.
March 13, 2018
Don’t Look to Democrats to Regulate Big Tech
Why the party of regulation is taking a hands-off approach to Silicon Valley

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