Journalists and Journalism

The Washington Post’s Dark Turn

The Washington Post’s Dark Turn The Washington Post’s Dark Turn

Columnist and editor Ruth Marcus has become one of many journalists to resign from the newspaper following increasing interference by its owner Jeff Bezos.

Mar 11, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

The Making of a Cold War Spy

The Making of a Cold War Spy The Making of a Cold War Spy

The life and work of Frank Wisner, one of the CIA’s founding officers, offers us a portrait of American intelligence’s excesses.

Mar 11, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild

Bari Weiss speaks onstage during Book Club Event With Peggy Noonan on November 19, 2024, in New York City.

What’s a Rebel Pundit to Do in the Age of Trump? What’s a Rebel Pundit to Do in the Age of Trump?

Supposedly contrarian journalists like Bari Weiss, Matt Taibbi, and Glenn Greenwald have a problem: The current establishment loves them.

Mar 7, 2025 / Eoin Higgins

Protesters rally outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Monday, March 3, 2025.

Trump’s Deadly Assault on Weather Reporting Trump’s Deadly Assault on Weather Reporting

I’m a meteorologist, and breaking NOAA would undermine journalists’ ability to cover the story our audiences care about most.

Mar 6, 2025 / David Dickson

Jeff Bezos at the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2025.

Democracy Dies at “The Washington Post” Democracy Dies at “The Washington Post”

…and oligarchy lives.

Feb 27, 2025 / John Nichols

Joy Reid hosts “The ReidOut on February 24, 2024.

The Value of Joy The Value of Joy

By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.

Feb 25, 2025 / Elie Mystal

President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing a proclamation renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America aboard Air Force One, as it flies over the Gulf en route to New Orleans on February 9, 2025.

The First Amendment vs. the Wannabe King The First Amendment vs. the Wannabe King

What are the climate implications of Donald Trump punishing the Associated Press?

Feb 20, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

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What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump

The president’s foreign policy agenda remains unpredictable, but his war on liberal culture has deep roots.

Feb 4, 2025 / David Klion

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup? Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup?

The world’s richest man now has the power to override congressional spending decisions and access to private information about every US taxpayer.

Feb 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Still leaning left?: Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons

Preferring to defend spy agencies and line up behind the hawkish consensus, the bipartisan elite ignores the director of national intelligence nominee’s rampant Islamophobia.

Jan 31, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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