Don’t Fall for Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’ Don’t Fall for Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’
You might get a good deal now, but the company is gobbling up market share and bludgeoning competitors.
Jul 11, 2017 / David Dayen
Stop Insulting Donald Trump Stop Insulting Donald Trump
You’re only helping him (really!).
Jul 10, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
Take Action Now: Support Nonviolent Direct Action and Join the Fight for Net Neutrality Take Action Now: Support Nonviolent Direct Action and Join the Fight for Net Neutrality
Check out three meaningful actions you can take this week.
Jul 4, 2017 / NationAction
Media Contempt for Facts Grows Along With the Dangers of War With Russia Media Contempt for Facts Grows Along With the Dangers of War With Russia
“Russiagate” has become a grave threat to US national security—but its discredited foundational allegations persist.
Jun 28, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Alex Jones Is a Practiced Swindler—Just Like His Biggest Fan Alex Jones Is a Practiced Swindler—Just Like His Biggest Fan
Jones felt burned by his treatment on Megyn Kelly’s show, but the Infowars “performance artist” should have known their interview had nothing to do with journalism.
Jun 28, 2017 / Eric Alterman
On Writers, the Media, and the Corruptions of Power On Writers, the Media, and the Corruptions of Power
Joel Whitney, whose book Finks is about the CIA’s subversion of US culture, talks about the scars left by the Cold War.
Jun 22, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Was a Cuban Missile Crisis Averted in Syria, the Transatlantic Alliance Ruptured, and Intelgate Exposed? Was a Cuban Missile Crisis Averted in Syria, the Transatlantic Alliance Ruptured, and Intelgate Exposed?
Though briefly noted by the mainstream media, we may have witnessed three essential truths about the new Cold War.
Jun 21, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
If the Media Keep Ignoring Health Care, We’ll Lose It If the Media Keep Ignoring Health Care, We’ll Lose It
The Senate is attempting to gut Obamacare under a shroud of secrecy, and the strategy is working.
Jun 20, 2017 / Jeremy Slevin
On Trump, the Media’s Malpractice Continues On Trump, the Media’s Malpractice Continues
The media—having learned the wrong lessons from the 2016 campaign—continue to keep Americans shocked rather than informed. The results are toxic to our democracy.
Jun 20, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie Sanders Is a Russian Agent, and Other Things I Learned This Week Bernie Sanders Is a Russian Agent, and Other Things I Learned This Week
A case study in how fake news is attracting liberals.
Jun 16, 2017 / George Zornick