Free Shahidul Alam, the Photographer of the ‘Majority World’ Free Shahidul Alam, the Photographer of the ‘Majority World’
The acclaimed Bangladeshi photographer, activist, and mentor remains in jail after speaking out against the government.
Aug 24, 2018 / Maia Hibbett
What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals
Valorizing an ex-CIA director and bashing Trump obscures what is truly ominous.
Aug 22, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Journalists Are Not the Enemy, Mr. President Journalists Are Not the Enemy, Mr. President
Americans who take seriously the democratic promise of the First Amendment must explicitly and consistently reject Trump’s attacks on freedom of the press.
Aug 16, 2018 / John Nichols
The Right Is Working the Ref Yet Again. This Time on Facebook—and It’s Working. The Right Is Working the Ref Yet Again. This Time on Facebook—and It’s Working.
Facebook caves to conservative critics by embracing Fox-friendly “news.”
Aug 16, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
Sanction Mania vs. Russia Sanction Mania vs. Russia
For nearly 100 years, Russia has been under US sanctions, often to the detriment of American national security.
Aug 15, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Has Trump Ushered In a Golden Age for News Media? Has Trump Ushered In a Golden Age for News Media?
Nichols on journalism, Harold Meyerson on Brett Kavanaugh, and Nomi Prins on Trump and economic entropy.
Aug 9, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Is Trumpism Fascism? Is Trumpism Fascism?
Katha Pollitt examines Trump’s ideology, Mike Lux surveys political strategy, and Harold Meyerson remembers Jonathan Gold.
Aug 2, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Donald Trump’s Attacks on the Press Are an Attack on Democracy Donald Trump’s Attacks on the Press Are an Attack on Democracy
The president is trying to construct an alternate reality where he alone tells the truth.
Aug 1, 2018 / Editorial / The Nation
These Are the Worst of Times for American Journalism These Are the Worst of Times for American Journalism
Newsroom layoffs at the New York Daily News and papers nationwide remind us that things are going from bad to worse.
Jul 25, 2018 / John Nichols
Journalism in the Age of Trump: What’s Missing and What Matters Journalism in the Age of Trump: What’s Missing and What Matters
Has the preoccupation with the president pushed aside other urgent stories?
Jul 19, 2018 / Feature / Michael Massing