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 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
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’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
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
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
In the Trump Era, Celebrating Black History Month Feels Radical Again In the Trump Era, Celebrating Black History Month Feels Radical Again
After putting on their very best performances of solidarity every Black History Month, this year corporate marketers have seemed at a loss for words.
Feb 26, 2026 / Kali Holloway
Jeff Bezos’s Destruction of “The Washington Post” Is a Disgraceful Plutocratic Crime Jeff Bezos’s Destruction of “The Washington Post” Is a Disgraceful Plutocratic Crime
It turns out that democracy doesn’t die in darkness at all—it succumbs to repeated group muggings at the hands of the moneyed power elite.
Feb 4, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
The Smug and Vacuous David Brooks Is Perfect for “The Atlantic” The Smug and Vacuous David Brooks Is Perfect for “The Atlantic”
The former New York Times columnist is a one-man cottage industry of lazy cultural stereotyping.
Jan 30, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
The Media’s Coverage of the Venezuelan Coup Has Been Dreadful The Media’s Coverage of the Venezuelan Coup Has Been Dreadful
War may be the health of state, but it’s death to honest journalism.
Jan 9, 2026 / Jack Mirkinson