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Alex Shephard

Alex Shephard is senior editor of 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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January 31, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook and Google Won’t Save Local News
There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of the two giants' latest attempts to fill a void in local reporting.
January 31, 2018
Alex Shephard
A year into Trump’s presidency, the press has learned nothing.
January 31, 2018
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump’s Big, Boring State of the Union
The president, for the most part, gave an unremarkable speech. That was the point.
January 30, 2018
Alex Shephard
Republicans are insulating Trump in case he fires Robert Mueller.
January 29, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is a deal on DACA slipping away?
January 29, 2018
Alex Shephard
Republicans Must Pick a Side in the Mueller Investigation
The GOP claims to support the probe, even as the party undermines it at every turn.
January 26, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Mueller investigation is still in danger.
January 26, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Case Against Facebook’s Neutrality
How the social network's laissez-faire ideology plunged it into crisis
January 25, 2018
Alex Shephard
If Trump has nothing to hide, why are Republicans undermining the Russia investigation?
January 24, 2018
Alex Shephard
The drip, drip, drip, of the Mueller investigation is starting to get to Republicans.
January 24, 2018
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The Activist Liberal Media Comes of Age
How Pod Save America helped shape the Democrats' shutdown fight
January 23, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Oscars race is wide open.
January 22, 2018
Alex Shephard
What was the point of the government shutdown?
January 22, 2018
Alex Shephard
The government shutdown has revealed the GOP’s true position on the DREAMers.
January 19, 2018
Alex Shephard
If the government shuts down, Donald Trump is to blame.
January 19, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Amazon Sweepstakes Racket
Why the giant e-tailer is gearing up for another round of bids for its second headquarters
January 18, 2018
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump will never give up on The Wall.
January 17, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook Unfriends the News
Why the social network is no longer eager to dominate the media industry
January 17, 2018
Alex Shephard
Republicans are this close to shooting themselves in the foot.
January 16, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is Trump walking away from DACA negotiations?

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