The Iraq Information Crackdown The Iraq Information Crackdown
The Iraqi government bans news footage of street carnage and the Pentagon blocks soldiers' access to YouTube and MySpace. Can we assume from this that the surge is going badly?
May 16, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Outsourcing the War Outsourcing the War
Testimony to Congress on the impact of private military contractors in Iraq.
May 11, 2007 / Jeremy Scahill
Studs Terkel, Listener Studs Terkel, Listener
In celebration of Studs Terkel's 95th birthday last year, the Nation's Deadline Poet paid tribute.
May 10, 2007 / Calvin Trillin
The Post-Imus Conundrum The Post-Imus Conundrum
Liberals prefer to ignore that when it comes to verbal violence, white radio shock jocks are given the same pass as gangsta rappers.
May 2, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
Watching the Reporters Watching the Reporters
After three foreign correspondents are decertified, is Cuba sending a message to the international press corps?
Apr 26, 2007 / Feature / John Dinges
Silencing New Voices Silencing New Voices
What happens when a student magazine committed to fostering dialogue opens its pages to critical views on Israel?
Apr 20, 2007 / Feature / Eyal Press
The Pulitzer Pause The Pulitzer Pause
Out of ideas and bleeding money, mainstream media gives itself yet another round of prizes. They should spend some time recalibrating their values.
Apr 20, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
Disseminate Information, Protect Democracy Disseminate Information, Protect Democracy
Unless the US Postal Service reverses its steep increases in bulk-mailing rates to favor large corporate publishers, the future of small magazines is grim.
Apr 20, 2007 / Teresa Stack
Sun-rise in New York Sun-rise in New York
How the pugnacious, money-losing New York Sun has won friends and influenced conservatives.
Apr 18, 2007 / Feature / Scott Sherman
The Politics of Pundit Prestige… The Politics of Pundit Prestige…
Media bigwigs are taking a beating as bloggers challenge their accuracy, integrity and transparency.
Apr 5, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman