Media Analysis

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Is As Frustrated as Ever With Corporate Media Bernie Sanders Is As Frustrated as Ever With Corporate Media

The senator explains to The Nation why he is raising concerns not just about the presidential debates but about the media’s narrow coverage of national crises.

Aug 16, 2019 / John Nichols

Paul Ryan

Does Paul Ryan Think White Supremacist Hate Is a ‘Hoax’? Does Paul Ryan Think White Supremacist Hate Is a ‘Hoax’?

The former speaker of the House is on the Fox Corporation board—does he share the view, as stated on Fox News, that white supremacy is “actually not a real problem in America”?

Aug 9, 2019 / John Nichols

Gillibrand, Harris, Castro, and Booker after the second Democratic debate in Detroit

The Democratic Debates Don’t Need to Be This Awful The Democratic Debates Don’t Need to Be This Awful

Progressive Democrats can and should demand deeper and sharper lines of questioning and more diverse moderators.

Aug 8, 2019 / Editorial / John Nichols

No Gods, No Masters, No ‘New York Times’

No Gods, No Masters, No ‘New York Times’ No Gods, No Masters, No ‘New York Times’

Progressives should still subscribe to the newspaper of record. Just don’t expect it to save us from Trump.

Aug 7, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump

It Doesn’t Matter Whether Trump Is Trying to Distract You It Doesn’t Matter Whether Trump Is Trying to Distract You

We can’t ignore a president who spews Ku Klux Klan–level rhetoric, but neither can we allow him to colonize our collective imagination.

Jul 29, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman

Ukrainian flag

Peace in Ukraine? Peace in Ukraine?

The friends and foes of a Kiev-Moscow settlement.

Jul 24, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Who’s Afraid of William Barr?

Who’s Afraid of William Barr? Who’s Afraid of William Barr?

Liberals and other Democrats seem to want to cover up the CIA’s role in Russiagate.

Jul 17, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Miami Herald Sign

If Jeffrey Epstein Faces Justice, It’ll Be Thanks to a Local Newspaper If Jeffrey Epstein Faces Justice, It’ll Be Thanks to a Local Newspaper

The decline of regional news will lead to a golden age of corruption.

Jul 17, 2019 / The Liberal Media / Eric Alterman

‘Mad’ Magazine Told the Truth About War, Advertising, and the Media

‘Mad’ Magazine Told the Truth About War, Advertising, and the Media ‘Mad’ Magazine Told the Truth About War, Advertising, and the Media

An obituary for America’s greatest and most influential satirical magazine.

Jul 8, 2019 / Jeet Heer

US military in Qamishli, Syria

Why Won’t the Media Criticize US Interventionism? Why Won’t the Media Criticize US Interventionism?

Despite military involvement in 75 percent of the world, mainstream news outlets always stop short of calling out American aggressions.

Jul 2, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

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