2 New Movies About Why the Powerful Are Trying to Kill Journalism 2 New Movies About Why the Powerful Are Trying to Kill Journalism
Truth and Spotlight put media at the heart of American democracy and make you wonder about its decline.
Nov 4, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Is the New Cold War Trending in Russia’s Favor from Syria to Europe? Is the New Cold War Trending in Russia’s Favor from Syria to Europe?
And will it leave the United States increasingly isolated?
Nov 4, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Goodbye to Grantland, ESPN’s Home for Actual Sports Journalism Goodbye to Grantland, ESPN’s Home for Actual Sports Journalism
For this former ESPN ombudsman, Grantland was a beacon in a field of sludge.
Nov 2, 2015 / Robert Lipsyte
Why Poverty Isn’t a Halloween Costume Why Poverty Isn’t a Halloween Costume
Not all of us can take off the costumes and go back to a life free of racism and hardship.
Oct 31, 2015 / Stephanie Land
Sheldon Wolin, 1922–2015 Sheldon Wolin, 1922–2015
The late scholar and Nation contributor brought left-leaning political philosophy to the fore.
Oct 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Why Conservatives Are Decrying ‘Media Bias’ in the Presidential Debates Why Conservatives Are Decrying ‘Media Bias’ in the Presidential Debates
Republicans have decided that the Democratic candidates got only softball questions, but that’s not true.
Oct 29, 2015 / Joshua Holland
Welcome to America, Where We Fight for the Freedom to Visit Disney World Welcome to America, Where We Fight for the Freedom to Visit Disney World
That’s why we went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, right?
Oct 29, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Is Complicity Now the Entry Fee for Critique? Is Complicity Now the Entry Fee for Critique?
A new app brings clarity to an old situation: the collaboration between journalism and capitalism.
Oct 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
October 28, 2005: White House Official ‘Scooter’ Libby Is Indicted in the Valerie Plame Affair October 28, 2005: White House Official ‘Scooter’ Libby Is Indicted in the Valerie Plame Affair
“One doesn’t need indictments—or convictions—to see this case as a clear representation of the way Bush and his crew do business.“
Oct 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The Benghazi Hearings We Need The Benghazi Hearings We Need
It is time to challenge a global overreach that has failed repeatedly in the past and seems doomed to fail in the future.
Oct 27, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel