Why Is the Op-Ed Page of ‘The New York Times’ Obsessed With College Kids? Why Is the Op-Ed Page of ‘The New York Times’ Obsessed With College Kids?
The “newspaper of record” should expect more from its conservative hires.
Mar 14, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Tariffs. He’s Running a Con. Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Tariffs. He’s Running a Con.
Neither Democrats nor the media should get distracted by the show; instead, they should expose the harsh reality behind the curtain.
Mar 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The New York Times’ ‘Edit’ Draws 20,000 Applicants The New York Times’ ‘Edit’ Draws 20,000 Applicants
The Edit is a cost-effective way to bring a subscriber-boosting perspective to the paper, but what about the young journalists whose work it uses?
Mar 12, 2018 / William Anderson
Let’s Get Real About Russiagate Let’s Get Real About Russiagate
Some on the left are still waving away the inconvenient facts that don’t fit with their politics.
Mar 8, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How Washington Provoked—and Perhaps Lost—a New Nuclear-Arms Race How Washington Provoked—and Perhaps Lost—a New Nuclear-Arms Race
Putin declares that the long US attempt to gain nuclear superiority over Russia has failed and hopes Washington will “listen now.”
Mar 7, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Where do Newspaper Columnists Get Their Facts? Where do Newspaper Columnists Get Their Facts?
If it’s wrong, that’s just your opinion.
Mar 6, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
NRA TV Is No Joke NRA TV Is No Joke
Laugh all you want, but the channel is dangerously effective in radicalizing a right-wing base.
Mar 5, 2018 / Scot Nakagawa
Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now. Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now.
Every day since February 21, high-school and middle-school students across the country have protested for stronger gun laws, often by walking out of class.
Mar 5, 2018 / StudentNation / Samantha Schuyler
Russiagate as Historical Amnesia or Denialism Russiagate as Historical Amnesia or Denialism
Many aspects of Russiagate are said to be unprecedented—which is very far from the truth.
Feb 28, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism in the US The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism in the US
The attacks against George Soros are an attack on decency in American public life.
Feb 28, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman