As we reach the end of annus horribilis 2016, take some time to read — or listen — to these suggestions from a few of our friends.

Who's proving the most successful prophet?

How big money and big media have coupled to create a ‘Disney World’ of democracy. Plus, a Bill Moyers Essay on Rep. Allen West (R-FL) and McCarthyism.

The Norman Lear Center's Marty Kaplan says taking news out of the journalism box and placing it in the entertainment box is hurting democracy.