Internet and New Media

Abandoned newspaper vending machines, Covina, California, 2011.

Is Complicity Now the Entry Fee for Critique? Is Complicity Now the Entry Fee for Critique?

A new app brings clarity to an old situation: the collaboration between journalism and capitalism.

Oct 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

Lamar Odom Deserves Better

Lamar Odom Deserves Better Lamar Odom Deserves Better

Lamar Odom is not a punchline. He’s someone who has lived in a state of self-medication as a means of self-preservation.

Oct 15, 2015 / Dave Zirin

The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria

The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria

It need not be on any of them.

Oct 7, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

I Want My Progressive TV! What If MSNBC Dumps the Left?

I Want My Progressive TV! What If MSNBC Dumps the Left? I Want My Progressive TV! What If MSNBC Dumps the Left?

The cable answer to Fox News is slowly shrinking from the fight. Can digital outlets fill the void?

Oct 7, 2015 / Feature / Leslie Savan

Journalists in the newsroom at Al Jazeera America.

This Is What It Takes to Unionize a Newsroom This Is What It Takes to Unionize a Newsroom

On Tuesday, we’ll find out if Al Jazeera America’s digital editorial staff will become the latest new media workers to unionize.

Oct 5, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Baltimore police

Here’s How to Cop Watch Here’s How to Cop Watch

Everyone should know how to do this.

Sep 23, 2015 / Muna Mire

The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria

The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria

Has it created another front in the new Cold War?

Sep 16, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

‘Nation’ Awards ‘Nation’ Awards

The National Association of Black Journalists’ Salute to Excellence Awards honored our special issue, “The Fight for Racial Justice,” as well as columnist Patricia J. Williams for…

Sep 10, 2015 / The Editors

Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’?

Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’? Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’?

If so, why is Washington opposed to Moscow’s help in the war against ISIS?

Sep 9, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Journalists at Al Jazeera America.

The Unionization of Digital Media The Unionization of Digital Media

A recent string of campaigns show that while unions at “legacy” newspapers are eroding, organizing still has a place in the digital space.

Sep 8, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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