This article was written in collaboration with First Draft, a nonprofit organization that provides investigative research to newsrooms tracking and reporting on mis- and disinformation. When we picture the entity behind a network of disinformation websites, a few archetypes spring… Continue Reading
There’s a well-known truth in politics: No one group swings an election. But that doesn’t mean that the demographic trends bubbling beneath the surface can’t have an outsized effect. Take 2016. President Trump won in large part because he carried… Continue Reading
In the summer of 2020, public tolerance for companies advertising with racist images was at an all-time low. Brands including Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Butterworth’s and Uncle Ben’s all announced plans to change their product imagery and in some cases even… Continue Reading
Joe Biden has encountered a number of awkward moments with Black voters this summer. Whether telling Black voters that they “ain’t Black” if they’re considering voting for Trump or telling reporters that the Latino community is “incredibly diverse,” “unlike” the… Continue Reading
In this installment of the Genesis Brand Politics podcast, the crew discusses the New York Times report on the president’s taxes and its potential political implications.