“Let’s Wait Till Israel Says Something”: Why the Media Has Failed the Test of the War in Gaza “Let’s Wait Till Israel Says Something”: Why the Media Has Failed the Test of the War in Gaza
A dispatch from the front lines of the information war.
Dec 5, 2023 / Razia Iqbal
The Coronavirus Still Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings The Coronavirus Still Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings
The Covid-19 pandemic is not a state of mind—and telling us not to panic isn’t healthcare.
Oct 13, 2023 / Arijit Chakravarty and Martha Lincoln
“Stats Bros” Are Sucking the Life Out of Politics “Stats Bros” Are Sucking the Life Out of Politics
In their attempt to serve as objective purveyors of fact and reason, Steve Kornacki, Nate Silver, and other data nerds are misleading the left-liberal electorate.
Sep 12, 2023 / Leif Weatherby
Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, and Their Nazi Fanboys Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, and Their Nazi Fanboys
The DeSantis and Trump campaigns are hurling accusations of racism against each other. Both are right.
Jun 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice
One has boasted of espionage. The other revealed massive government wrongdoing. So why is the whistleblower in jail?
Jun 27, 2023 / James Bamford
Crazy Like a Fox (Satire Alert) Crazy Like a Fox (Satire Alert)
How Roger Ailes made Fox News the place to find subjective objectivity.
Feb 22, 2023 / Richard Lingeman and Marvin Kitman
“The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids “The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the virus.
Jan 11, 2023 / 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion / Gregg Gonsalves
There’s Genocide in Tigray, but Nobody’s Talking About it There’s Genocide in Tigray, but Nobody’s Talking About it
The reasons range from Internet shutdowns to just pure racism.
May 10, 2022 / David Volodzko
Media Malpractice and Information War in Ukraine Media Malpractice and Information War in Ukraine
The Western media’s double standard is on full display amid Ukraine war coverage.
Mar 2, 2022 / Ishmael N. Daro
It’s Not Just Joe Rogan. The Entire Digital Space Is Rotten. It’s Not Just Joe Rogan. The Entire Digital Space Is Rotten.
Until the platforms that profit from hate take responsibility for their actions, the problem will not go away.
Feb 10, 2022 / Bridget Todd