Don’t Know Much About History Don’t Know Much About History
The architects of our foreign-policy disasters would prefer we simply forget the past.
Jul 16, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Writers or Missionaries? Writers or Missionaries?
A reporter’s journey involves writing with a sense of history and without false consolation.
Jul 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Adam Shatz
The Distorting Reality of ‘False Balance’ in the Media The Distorting Reality of ‘False Balance’ in the Media
Too much media has becomes fixated on finding “balance,” even if it means presenting fiction on par with fact.
Jul 15, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is the Fog of Pre-War Again Descending on ‘The New York Times’? Is the Fog of Pre-War Again Descending on ‘The New York Times’?
The New York Times has yet to learn from its hawkish coverage in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Jul 2, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars? Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars?
For 127 years, prison newspapers have struggled to speak truth to the outside world.
Jun 25, 2014 / Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us
Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide chronicles the publication of secret NSA files that reshaped global conversations about government surveillance.
Jun 3, 2014 / Betty Medsger
There Are No More Honest Conservatives, So Stop Looking For One There Are No More Honest Conservatives, So Stop Looking For One
The mainstream and liberal press’s quixotic search for a ‘good’ conservative merely reinforces the soft bigotry of low expectations.
May 29, 2014 / Rick Perlstein
Global Warming’s ‘Useful Idiots’ Global Warming’s ‘Useful Idiots’
Why do ideologues who would leave the country vulnerable to catastrophe enjoy prestigious posts in journalism?
May 21, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Jill Abramson Was Right Jill Abramson Was Right
The former Times executive editor seems to have been pushed out for defending fundamental journalistic principles.
May 15, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Keep a Reporter Out of Jail Keep a Reporter Out of Jail
The United States government is insisting that New York Times reporter James Risen reveal a confidential source—or go to jail.
May 8, 2014 / NationAction