Truth and Lies in the Trump Era Truth and Lies in the Trump Era
Real journalism is the necessary antidote to our bullshitter in chief.
Oct 13, 2017 / Charles Lewis
Trump’s Latest Attacks on the Press are Ignorant, Wrongheaded, and Dangerous Trump’s Latest Attacks on the Press are Ignorant, Wrongheaded, and Dangerous
The FCC and Congress need to defend the First Amendment.
Oct 11, 2017 / John Nichols
The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor
Today’s American-Russian confrontation is developing in unprecedented ways—and the US political-media establishment seems not to care.
Oct 11, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Is Trump a Liar or a Lunatic? Both. Is Trump a Liar or a Lunatic? Both.
The media must stop normalizing Trump’s bizarre and dangerous actions.
Oct 11, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Feminism, Not Hugh Hefner, Liberated Sex Feminism, Not Hugh Hefner, Liberated Sex
“Can man be free if woman be a slave?” the poet Shelley asked. Hefner’s answer was: Absolutely!
Oct 5, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Lives and Deaths of ‘The Village Voice’ The Lives and Deaths of ‘The Village Voice’
After 62 years, the alt-weekly has stopped its print run. But some still see life in it yet.
Sep 29, 2017 / Leslie Savan
How Fox Keeps Evading the Truth How Fox Keeps Evading the Truth
Even the Daily Mail sometimes admits it’s wrong. Why not Fox News?
Sep 28, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia? Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia?
“Russiagate” is abetting the possibility of direct military conflict with Moscow, and liberals, once opponents of such politics, are promoting it.
Sep 27, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
How Many Palm Beach Mansions Does a Wall Street Tycoon Need? How Many Palm Beach Mansions Does a Wall Street Tycoon Need?
As many as destroying America’s hometown newspapers can buy him.
Sep 27, 2017 / Feature / Julie Reynolds
Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power
The examples of Manning and Kaepernick show some of America’s most powerful institutions treating the truth as an inconvenience or, worse, an enemy to defeat.
Sep 26, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel