Trump’s Genius Is His Entertaining Idiocy Trump’s Genius Is His Entertaining Idiocy
The president’s ability to distract obscures his administration’s assault on democratic institutions.
Jun 13, 2018 / The Liberal Media / Eric Alterman
The Trump Spectacle Is Overshadowing the More Urgent Scandals of This Administration The Trump Spectacle Is Overshadowing the More Urgent Scandals of This Administration
To truly hold the president accountable, there has to be more distinction between news that affects people’s lives and the daily outrages that often distract from the issues.
Jun 12, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit
Ten ways the new US-Russian Cold War is increasingly becoming more dangerous than the one we survived.
Jun 6, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia
Is Putin really a “pariah” and Russia “isolated from the international community”?
May 30, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts
McCarthyism and firsthand recollections of Soviet surveillance practices.
May 23, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Disheartened Trump Can’t Get ‘Fox & Friends’ to Hear What He’s Saying Disheartened Trump Can’t Get ‘Fox & Friends’ to Hear What He’s Saying
It’s sad!
May 1, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
Russophobia in the New Cold War Russophobia in the New Cold War
Several factors make this US-Russian Cold War more dangerous than its predecessor—is “Russo-madness” one of them?
Apr 4, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Real Problem With Sinclair The Real Problem With Sinclair
They have a right to their conservative opinions. But media consolidation and one-size-fits-all content damages the discourse in communities nationwide.
Apr 2, 2018 / John Nichols
The Media Have a Trump Addiction The Media Have a Trump Addiction
Who’s covering that story?
Mar 27, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
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