Why We All Need to Act to Save the Internet Why We All Need to Act to Save the Internet
After the FCC's vote to kill net neutrality, it's time to fight back.
May 15, 2014 / NationAction
The Two Faces of Climate Change on the ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page The Two Faces of Climate Change on the ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the media and climate change.
May 13, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
I Almost Blew Off Edward Snowden—and the Largest National Security Leak in a Generation I Almost Blew Off Edward Snowden—and the Largest National Security Leak in a Generation
The NSA leaker indisputably proved all that the US government had done to destroy the privacy of Americans and people around the world.
May 13, 2014 / Glenn Greenwald
The Downfall of the Latest Republican Folk Hero The Downfall of the Latest Republican Folk Hero
This cartoon hillbilly who hates the government seemed like such a promising new conservative icon.
May 13, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
The Media Did Not Have Relations With ‘That Story’ The Media Did Not Have Relations With ‘That Story’
Have the media grown up half as much as Monica Lewinsky?
May 12, 2014 / Leslie Savan
What Monica Lewinsky Gets Wrong About Tyler Clementi What Monica Lewinsky Gets Wrong About Tyler Clementi
Her comparison of the Lewinsky-Clinton affair to the suicide of an unknown gay Rutgers freshman is gross and inaccurate.
May 9, 2014 / Richard Kim
Keep a Reporter Out of Jail Keep a Reporter Out of Jail
The United States government is insisting that New York Times reporter James Risen reveal a confidential source—or go to jail.
May 8, 2014 / NationAction
‘Nation’ Exclusive: Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Take on America’s Runaway Surveillance State ‘Nation’ Exclusive: Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Take on America’s Runaway Surveillance State
“The first principle of any American intelligence official is not an oath to secrecy but a duty to the public, a commitment to speak truth to power.”
May 7, 2014 / Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras
Obama’s Pundit Problem Obama’s Pundit Problem
Critics like Maureen Dowd of the Times live in an Oz-like dream world.
May 7, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
On Benghazi and the Right-Wing Media’s Never-Ending Quest for ‘Smoking Guns’ On Benghazi and the Right-Wing Media’s Never-Ending Quest for ‘Smoking Guns’
Eric with the latest reviews (sort of) and Reed on Benghazi and the right-wing media.
May 7, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson