Not All Presidential Liars Are Created Equal Not All Presidential Liars Are Created Equal
What are the dangers of allowing Trump to dominate US political culture?
Aug 4, 2020 / Eric Alterman
Follow the Leader? Follow the Leader?
The results of denying reality.
Aug 4, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan
How the DHS Can Still Arrest Journalists in Portland How the DHS Can Still Arrest Journalists in Portland
In spite of a federal restraining order, a leaked document describes when DHS agents can still arrest journalists and legal observers.
Jul 30, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Selma 1965. Portland 2020. Selma 1965. Portland 2020.
Trump’s authoritarian actions are a repeat of history.
Jul 30, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances
Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis
“Keep walking, keep going, you can’t control it.”
Jul 29, 2020 / Najla Said
When Will the Media Stop Grading Trump on a Curve? When Will the Media Stop Grading Trump on a Curve?
The claim that Trump has adopted a somber new tone is plausible only if we completely ignore what he is actually saying.
Jul 22, 2020 / Jeet Heer
With Fear and Favor: The Russophobia of ‘The New York Times’ With Fear and Favor: The Russophobia of ‘The New York Times’
Disregarding all past experience, journalists, politicians, and foreign policy experts have simply assumed that the claims of Russian bounties for killing American troops are true....
Jul 17, 2020 / David S. Foglesong
Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story
And newsrooms need to cover the 2020 elections as a climate story.
Jul 15, 2020 / Andrew McCormick
Cannibalism Is No Cure for Covid-19 Cannibalism Is No Cure for Covid-19
Rush Limbaugh’s praise of the Donner Party is part of an old tradition of exalting unnecessary suffering rather than offering solutions.
Jul 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens
Gamers with the Army, Navy, and Air Force are spending hours on Twitch with children as young as 13.
Jul 15, 2020 / Jordan Uhl