Media Analysis

Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 25, 2026.

Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Is No Place for Journalists Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Is No Place for Journalists

The president keeps suggesting that reporters have a party on his home turf. That’s a terrible idea.

May 4, 2026 / Ana Marie Cox

A gas mask is held aloft at the inaugural Earth Day protest in New York City, New York, on April 22, 1970.

Earth Day Was Born in Protest Earth Day Was Born in Protest

Now protest may have put Greenpeace USA on the brink of extinction.

Apr 23, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

“Big Money” Jeff Bezos attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on March 15, 2026.

The Bezos “Post” Editorial Page Has Become a Mouthpiece for Pro-Billionaire Propaganda The Bezos “Post” Editorial Page Has Become a Mouthpiece for Pro-Billionaire Propaganda

Jeff Bezos said The Washington Post would no longer publish opinion pieces critical of free markets. Recent editorials show just how seriously the paper has taken this mandate.

Apr 21, 2026 / Nathan Robinson

A broken piano in the music room of the abandoned Southwestern High School.

Drowning Out the Noise Drowning Out the Noise

How music became the cathartic refuge for my political frustration.

Apr 18, 2026 / Andrew Marzoni

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally

Liberals are delighted by the MAGA titan’s opposition to the Iran War. All they’re doing is boosting the credibility of an unrepentant, pathologically dishonest, bad-faith bigot.

Apr 16, 2026 / Rafi Schwartz

A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California, on January 7, 2025.

A Burning House, a Quiet Media, a Silenced Majority A Burning House, a Quiet Media, a Silenced Majority

A white paper from Covering Climate Now on the state of climate journalism.

Apr 16, 2026 / Covering Climate Now

Ross Douthat

Don’t Believe the Ross Douthat Hype Don’t Believe the Ross Douthat Hype

The New York Times columnist is being touted as the latest conservative even liberals can love. But his actual work doesn’t live up to the fanfare.

Apr 15, 2026 / Will Meyer

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton won the Democratic nomination for the state’s US Senate seat on Tuesday, beating a rival who far outspent her.

Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign

Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was buoyed by millions spent by Governor JB Pritzker, but she won a tough race on her own merit.

Mar 18, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Bari Weiss during her interview with Erika Kirk on December 13, 2025.

The Endless Hypocrisy of Bari Weiss The Endless Hypocrisy of Bari Weiss

She claims to be a free speech champion. But as her actions at CBS News keep showing, she seems to think free speech should run only in a rightward direction.

Mar 4, 2026 / Grace Byron

Scott Pelley speaks to Reza Pahlavi, former crown prince of Iran, on

The Corporate Media Is Head Over Heels for the Iran War The Corporate Media Is Head Over Heels for the Iran War

Donald Trump’s attack may be surreal, unjustified, and illegal. But that’s not stopping the press from turning the propaganda dial way up.

Mar 3, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

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