Recent Media

The world is changing quickly, and we all need help understanding it. Check out Cory’s most recent work and interviews on AI, democracy, and politics. This list includes published articles, and does not include more than 30 live or pre-recorded TV and radio interviews.

To schedule an interview or discuss a publication, reach out to cory@southandwest.org

Interviews

• SBS - 2 Nov 2024 - INTERVIEW: Former Democrat election campaign organiser Cory Alpert

• 3RRR - 2 Nov 2024

• TVO - 22 Oct 2024 - Can American Democracy Stare Down AI?

• The Guardian - 21 Sept 2024 - a former White House staffer on if the US election will be won on vibes (podcast)

• Associated Press - 24 July 2024 - Harris steps into the limelight. And the coconut trees and memes have followed

• Facing South - 8 Apr 2021 - Meet the South’s next wave of voter mobilization groups

• Business Insider - 22 Aug 2020 - Furloughed and laid-off workers are turning to political action and volunteering at unprecedented rates

• The State - 8 Apr 2017 - How a USC student brough the UN secretary-general to graduation

• USA Today - 9 Oct 2015 - Univ. of South Carolina student launches flood relief group

Public Events

• HEXPO - 24 September 2024 - Melbourne, Australia - Debating the future of AI and society

• In Pursuit of Knowledge (University of Melbourne) - 15 Oct 2024 - Melbourne, Australia - Looking at the US election

• The Treachery of Images Tour - 2025

Essays & Columns

• Pursuit - 24 Oct 2024 - How Australians should watch the US election

• In Defense of Democracy - 28 Oct 2024 - Where we draw the line

• Pursuit - 29 Oct 2024 - Your social media feed is changing democracy

• The Age & Sydney Morning Herald - 11 Nov 2024 - Trump made the men I grew up with feel heard

• The Age & Sydney Morning Herald - 14 Dec 2024 - All Hail the Tech Right: Why Trump’s new bromances are worst than the last

• The Age & Sydney Morning Herald - 21 January 2025 - Trump lines his pockets and leaves his supporters out in the cold

• The Age & Sydney Morning Herald - 30 January 2025 - The tech race is a fight for control of the future. China is winning

• The Age & Sydney Morning Herald - 5 March 2025 - America has just proven it is no longer defender of the free world

• Pursuit - 17 March 2025 - This election is a test of how AI-driven information could shape Australia’s democracy