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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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July 25, 2018
Alex Shephard
Tronc’s Smash and Grab
How the media conglomerate is gouging its own newspapers to pay off investors and executives
July 20, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is Trump really about to enter into a “full-blown trade war” with China?
July 19, 2018
Alex Shephard
Can Facebook Bear the Weight of Conservative Media?
Yes, the social media network is huge. But by spreading news from conservative sites, Facebook runs the risk of being dragged down with them.
June 22, 2018
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From City Hall to the White House
Why Democrats should take mayors seriously as presidential candidates
June 20, 2018
Alex Shephard
Will Atul Gawande bring the “Cheesecake Factory model” to Amazon’s new health care company?
May 23, 2018
Alex Shephard
What Netflix’s Obama Deal Says About the Future of Streaming
In the 1990s, HBO disrupted entertainment by proclaiming, "It's not TV, it's HBO." In 2018, Netflix is taking the opposite approach.
May 2, 2018
Alex Shephard
Inside Amazon Prime’s Price Hike
How a $20 bump plays into the Everything Store's quest for world domination
April 20, 2018
Alex Shephard
This Is the Most Important Number in Business
How Amazon’s 100 million-strong Prime membership program will transform the American economy
April 10, 2018
Alex Shephard
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 5, 2018
Alex Shephard
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
March 22, 2018
Alex Shephard
John Bolton, who has advocated strikes against Iran and North Korea, is Trump’s new national security advisor.
March 14, 2018
Alex Shephard
The 2018 midterms are looking great for Democrats: A continuing series.
March 8, 2018
Alex Shephard
If there was “no collusion” why did the Trump transition team work so hard to set up a back channel with Russia?
February 16, 2018
Alex Shephard
Mitt Romney won’t be calling Donald Trump a “phony” and a “fraud” any time soon.
February 14, 2018
Alex Shephard
The White House’s Rob Porter Defense Is Falling Apart
But don't expect the administration to change its story.
February 13, 2018
Alex Shephard
The White House’s Rob Porter problem is only getting worse.
February 6, 2018
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is breaking up with the stock market.
January 31, 2018
Alex Shephard
A year into Trump’s presidency, the press has learned nothing.
January 24, 2018
Alex Shephard
The drip, drip, drip, of the Mueller investigation is starting to get to Republicans.
January 23, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Oscars race is wide open.

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