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Clinton Trump

The Media Are Doing an Abysmal Job of Covering Donald Trump’s Racism The Media Are Doing an Abysmal Job of Covering Donald Trump’s Racism

Too many outlets have equated Hillary Clinton’s speech documenting Trump’s racism with his baseless accusation that she is a bigot.

Aug 30, 2016 / Joan Walsh

The Election Nightmare That Never Ends

The Election Nightmare That Never Ends The Election Nightmare That Never Ends

Hint: It has to do with Donald Trump.

Aug 30, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Leftists Rooting for Trump, and Other Scary Campfire Stories The Leftists Rooting for Trump, and Other Scary Campfire Stories

When will this election end?

Aug 23, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Cold-War Casualties From Ukraine and Syria to the New York Times’s ‘Standards’

Cold-War Casualties From Ukraine and Syria to the New York Times’s ‘Standards’ Cold-War Casualties From Ukraine and Syria to the New York Times’s ‘Standards’

Factional politics may have killed Obama’s proposed détente with Russia and the Minsk peace process in Ukraine, while the Times publishes another gutter article—this one about Paul...

Aug 17, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Donald Trump

The New Anti-Trump Blame Game The New Anti-Trump Blame Game

First it was the liberals who caused the right-wing takeover of the GOP. Now it’s the pundits who saw it coming.

Aug 17, 2016 / Eric Alterman

Stephen Cohen

Trump Wants to Stop the New Cold War, but Most of the American Media Just Doesn’t Understand Trump Wants to Stop the New Cold War, but Most of the American Media Just Doesn’t Understand

We should listen to what Trump says about Russia policy instead of Putin-baiting him.

Aug 2, 2016 / Video / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump Jr. Interview

The Press Is Unable to Grasp Trump’s Candidacy The Press Is Unable to Grasp Trump’s Candidacy

And it may yet take him to the White House.

Jul 22, 2016 / Leslie Savan

US Women's Hockey Player

Why Don’t People Watch Women’s Sports? Why Don’t People Watch Women’s Sports?

Ask sports journalists.

Jul 20, 2016 / Amanda Ottaway

Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News attends panel discussion at Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena

Hey, Roger Ailes, You’re Fired! Hey, Roger Ailes, You’re Fired!

Will the Fox News CEO’s downfall signal a sea change in cable news reporting?

Jul 19, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

Trump San Jose

The Mind-Set That Drives Fear, Hate and Donald Trump The Mind-Set That Drives Fear, Hate and Donald Trump

Trump’s worldview is pervasive in the Republican Party and is embodied by its platform.

Jul 19, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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