Omicron Threat Looms Omicron Threat Looms
Pandemic deaths surpass 800,000 in the USA and 5.40 million worldwide, with a new surge projected for January.
Jan 3, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Sniffing Our Way Back Sniffing Our Way Back
Everyone is cautious; the trails are empty; drag queens are forced to perform outdoors. But eventually we will get close again—and bring history another step forward.
Dec 30, 2020 / John Scagliotti
Look Beyond the Media Frenzy and Focus on the Fundamentals Look Beyond the Media Frenzy and Focus on the Fundamentals
In my last column, I’d like to leave you with what I’ve learned covering the media for more nearly 25 years.
Dec 30, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism
His decades-long project of reportage in graphic form works like oral history—bearing witness to the historical traumas of his subjects.
Dec 28, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer
If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free
Like William Penn and John Peter Zenger, the Wikileaks founder is fighting for our freedom.
Dec 21, 2020 / Charles Glass
‘Mank’ Recovers the Radical Roots of ‘Citizen Kane’ ‘Mank’ Recovers the Radical Roots of ‘Citizen Kane’
The biopic of writer Herman Mankiewicz recuperates the subversive politics of a cinematic masterpiece.
Dec 18, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Unchecked Republican Lies Opened the Door for Trump Unchecked Republican Lies Opened the Door for Trump
Network executives need to decide which side they are on: democracy or fascist rebellion.
Dec 18, 2020 / Eric Alterman
As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’
Scientists say they have “a moral obligation” to “tell it like it is”—don’t journalists too?
Dec 17, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play
The vast right-wing talk-show network across the United States has enormous political sway—and Republican politicians know and embrace it.
Dec 16, 2020 / Thom Hartmann
Why Democrats Lose on Social Media While Republicans Lie and Win Big Why Democrats Lose on Social Media While Republicans Lie and Win Big
Dominating Facebook, the world’s largest media platform, enabled the GOP to demonize the Green New Deal.
Dec 8, 2020 / Joseph Romm and Jeff Nesbit