The Media Is Missing the Republicans’ Supreme Court Power Grab—Again The Media Is Missing the Republicans’ Supreme Court Power Grab—Again
McConnell and Co. are playing as dirty a game as possible in their quest to fill Ginsburg’s seat before the election, but you won’t find that story in most news coverage.
Sep 24, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Media’s Climate Coverage Is Improving, but Time Is Very Short The Media’s Climate Coverage Is Improving, but Time Is Very Short
Climate change is a top issue for voters. With the election just six weeks away, the media owes it to the electorate to be talking this emergency.
Sep 23, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center
Until recently, the US mainstream media featured more climate silence than climate science.
Sep 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
My Life in the Media Machine My Life in the Media Machine
The corporate media isn’t interested in journalism. It’s up to journalists—and readers—to keep it alive.
Sep 21, 2020 / Tom Scocca
Cancel the Presidential Debates—Permanently Cancel the Presidential Debates—Permanently
We’d gain precious minutes of our lives that we might otherwise be tempted to waste.
Sep 21, 2020 / Editorial / Ed Burmila
The Sycophants at Fox News The Sycophants at Fox News
Brian Stelter’s book Hoax gets half the story about the toadies of cable news.
Sep 3, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Sitting President Has No Climate Plan. Why Isn’t That Headline News? The Sitting President Has No Climate Plan. Why Isn’t That Headline News?
As hurricanes and wildfires sweep through the US, the president offers no ideas—and journalists have been giving him a pass.
Sep 2, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Andrew McCormick
The ‘Abomination’ of a Convention Makes Clear the GOP Threat The ‘Abomination’ of a Convention Makes Clear the GOP Threat
Where does pundit savviness end and an invitation to fascism begin?
Aug 28, 2020 / The Liberal Media / Eric Alterman
Thanks to 2020, We’re All Losing It Thanks to 2020, We’re All Losing It
Does anyone remember what the Republicans did yesterday?
Aug 25, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
During the Conventions, the Media Needs to Be Treating Climate Like the Emergency It Is During the Conventions, the Media Needs to Be Treating Climate Like the Emergency It Is
It’s not an issue to be discussed. It’s a crisis.
Aug 19, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard