Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (10/26/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (10/26/12)
This week: LGBT New Yorkers stand against stop-and-frisk, Obama makes his "kill list" permanent, and much more.
Oct 26, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Mainstream Media’s Trivial Pursuit of Campaign 2012 The Mainstream Media’s Trivial Pursuit of Campaign 2012
While neglecting the real issues—and ignoring the radicalization of the Republican Party—reporters obsess over made-up “gaffes” and meaningless campaign mom...
Oct 23, 2012 / Feature / Eric Alterman
Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (10/17/2012) Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (10/17/2012)
This week: Planned Parenthood and poverty, the unnamed favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and much more.
Oct 19, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (10/12/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (10/12/12)
This week: Canadian donations to American super PACs, religious minorities in Egypt, and much more.
Oct 12, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
The Week of Unhappy Men on the Internet The Week of Unhappy Men on the Internet
It’s time for some men on Twitter to handle criticism better.
Oct 12, 2012 / Michelle Dean
Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/21/2012) Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/21/2012)
This week: Michigan labor laws, riots in China and much more.
Sep 21, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/13/12) Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/13/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Sep 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Forgive Those Who Press Pass Against Us? Forgive Those Who Press Pass Against Us?
Reed dissects the the journalistic equivalent of mortal sins.
Aug 10, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Two Cheers for ‘The Newsroom’ Two Cheers for ‘The Newsroom’
Despite the cacophony of media criticism about HBO’s new series, there’s been hardly a murmur made about how the show criticizes the media.
Aug 9, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Not-so Patriotic Gore Not-so Patriotic Gore
Eric on "Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion" and Reed on Gore Vidal.
Aug 3, 2012 / Eric Alterman