Is the Fog of Pre-War Again Descending on ‘The New York Times’? Is the Fog of Pre-War Again Descending on ‘The New York Times’?
The New York Times has yet to learn from its hawkish coverage in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Jul 2, 2014 / Leslie Savan
William Kristol’s Credentials as an Iraq Expert William Kristol’s Credentials as an Iraq Expert
Bill Kristol predicted a war of two months. It’s lasted, we know, somewhat longer. So, even including his chicken-hawk pals, Has anyone ever been wronger?
Jul 2, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities
The regime has repeatedly carried out artillery and air attacks on city centers, creating a humanitarian catastrophe—which is all but ignored by the US political-media establ...
Jun 30, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars? Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars?
For 127 years, prison newspapers have struggled to speak truth to the outside world.
Jun 25, 2014 / Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
Maybe We Should Listen to Bill Kristol on Iraq Maybe We Should Listen to Bill Kristol on Iraq
Instead of ignoring what the neo-cons have to say about the present crisis in Iraq, maybe we should do this...
Jun 24, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
The Beltway Media Gets the Iraq War Band Back Together The Beltway Media Gets the Iraq War Band Back Together
Reed on Iraq and the US establishment press.
Jun 18, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
How Fox News Created a Monster—and Made Two Others Disappear How Fox News Created a Monster—and Made Two Others Disappear
From Bergdahl to the Las Vegas cop killers, Fox and friends enter Orwell’s “Eastasia.”
Jun 16, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Guess Which Women’s Group Rush Limbaugh Has Donated Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to? Guess Which Women’s Group Rush Limbaugh Has Donated Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to?
Hint: it’s the one that defends him whenever he launches into a sexist tirade.
Jun 12, 2014 / Eli Clifton
Al Gore: Snowden Performed an ‘Important Service’ by Revealing Spying That Threatens Democracy Al Gore: Snowden Performed an ‘Important Service’ by Revealing Spying That Threatens Democracy
The former vice president says Americans deserved to know how far NSA spying has gone.
Jun 10, 2014 / John Nichols
Why We’re Shocked by White Heroin Use Why We’re Shocked by White Heroin Use
Do white pundits, reporters and TV producers have a no-snitch policy on exposing crises in the white community?
Jun 4, 2014 / Ishmael Reed