MoDo, Deconstructed MoDo, Deconstructed
Maureen Dowd's political analysis is devilishly smart and viciously funny--but the New York Times columnist really should spend less time on the couch.
Nov 21, 2006 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter
Prosecute Rumsfeld? Not Ridiculous Prosecute Rumsfeld? Not Ridiculous
A mainstream media legal analyst dismissed efforts to prosecute Donald Rumsfeld and others for war crimes as ridiculous. They're not.
Nov 21, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
Hooray for Right-Wing Hollywood Hooray for Right-Wing Hollywood
Right-wing culture warriors gathered in LA to praise ABC for its flawed 9/11 docudrama, talk up a conservative version of The Daily Show and release a thriller fueled by a nativist...
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Max Blumenthal
Crisis at Libération Crisis at Libération
Beset with financial woes, a labor-management power struggle and an aging leftist readership, the legendary French newspaper is on the brink of extinction.
Nov 16, 2006 / K.A. Dilday
The Death of News The Death of News
In cities across America, reporters are being laid off, TV stations are cutting back coverage and the newspaper industry is crumbling to dust. When it all shakes out, will Wikipedi...
Nov 15, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Ellen Willis, 1941-2006 Ellen Willis, 1941-2006
Friends and colleagues remember Ellen Willis, political essayist, journalist, rock critic and valued contributor to The Nation, who died November 9.
Nov 11, 2006 / The Nation
Time to Abolish the Editorial Page? Time to Abolish the Editorial Page?
Do newspapers really need special pages for political pronouncements, stentorian tone and candidate endorsements?
Nov 9, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
The End of Times? The End of Times?
Journalism's in crisis, crushed by Wall Street and tarnished by a failure of nerve. As newspapers die and fake news proliferates, who will provide reliable information vital to a f...
Oct 26, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
A Salute to Molly Ivins A Salute to Molly Ivins
Her writing--sharp, satirical, infused with the spirit of skepticism--reminds us that dissent rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors.
Oct 26, 2006 / Lewis Lapham
The T-Shirt Wars The T-Shirt Wars
Demonstrators wearing a controversial T-shirt tested the limits of free expression on the Staten Island Ferry.
Oct 25, 2006 / Feature / Ali Winston