Betting on Arianna Huffington Betting on Arianna Huffington
In defense of the editor of the Huffington Post. Not that the lady needs one, having been a leader in undermining the right-wing dominance of Internet reporting for over five yea...
Feb 23, 2011 / Robert Scheer
With AOL’s $315 Million Deal: Will ‘Huffington Post’ Still Be ‘Huffington Post’? With AOL’s $315 Million Deal: Will ‘Huffington Post’ Still Be ‘Huffington Post’?
Arianna Huffington says HuffPo won't change. Perhaps. But her challenge now is to do what big media aren't very good at: create journalism sufficient to the demands of de...
Feb 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Comcast/NBC Merger Takes Media Consolidation to the Next Level Comcast/NBC Merger Takes Media Consolidation to the Next Level
It's past time for open hearings and a coherent policy on media ownership in the digital age.
Jan 20, 2011 / Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols
The Money & Media Election Complex The Money & Media Election Complex
Unchecked by campaign finance regulation, unchallenged by a journalism sufficient to expose abuses, a nearly unbeatable force opposed progressives in 2010.
Nov 10, 2010 / Feature / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
Briefing: Greg Mitchell on MSNBC’s Olbermann About-Face Briefing: Greg Mitchell on MSNBC’s Olbermann About-Face
By this past weekend, says Greg Mitchell, the media's focus had shifted from the elections to Keith Olbermann's suspension for donating money to Democratic candidates. Not a pee...
Nov 9, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Paint it Blacker Paint it Blacker
Alterman and Reed respond to the critics, music reviews and the mail.
Oct 28, 2010 / Eric Alterman
WikiLeaks and War Spending WikiLeaks and War Spending
That big sucking sound you don't hear? That's the war—spending that's getting away with murder.
Oct 27, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Opinions Are Like… Opinions Are Like…
Some more problems with Peretz, NPR's oppressive objectivity and Alter-reviews.
Oct 22, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Lou Dobbs, American Hypocrite Lou Dobbs, American Hypocrite
While he railed against "illegals," undocumented immigrants tended to his estates and prize horses. A special Nation investigative report.
Oct 7, 2010 / Feature / Isabel Macdonald
Barbarians at the Gate Barbarians at the Gate
American conservatism is poised to come to (legislative) power, just as it runs itself off the rails.
Oct 6, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman