Media Analysis

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Russia, Ukraine, and “The New York Times” Russia, Ukraine, and “The New York Times”

The paper of record’s coverage of the crisis has been a series of shameless provocative conjectures posing as facts.

Feb 5, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

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Getting Personal About Climate Change Made Me a Better Reporter Getting Personal About Climate Change Made Me a Better Reporter

Journalists need to start demanding solutions and stop worrying about bad-faith critics.

Feb 3, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Sammy Roth

Close up of a Male Health care worker wearing protective equipment, mask, gown and gloves, sitting in a chair beside a closed hospital room looking exhausted.

Why Wishful Thinking on Covid Remains As Dangerous as Ever Why Wishful Thinking on Covid Remains As Dangerous as Ever

Pundits urging us to treat Covid “like the flu” or pushing “the urgency of normal” are just variations of the siren song of surrender to needless death and preventable disease.

Feb 3, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

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How the Democratic Party Alienates Young Jews: A Reply to Alexis Grenell How the Democratic Party Alienates Young Jews: A Reply to Alexis Grenell

A young generation of Jews are changing the rules of our community’s political positions, and all of us need to catch up.

Jan 27, 2022 / Dave Zirin

5 Lessons From Hunter S. Thompson

5 Lessons From Hunter S. Thompson 5 Lessons From Hunter S. Thompson

Wisdom from the godfather of gonzo.

Jan 17, 2022 / Peter Richardson

How the Left Alienates Jews

How the Left Alienates Jews How the Left Alienates Jews

Jewish voices are too often excluded from precisely the conversations they should be leading.

Jan 12, 2022 / Back Talk / Alexis Grenell

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Letters From the January 17/24, 2022, Issue Letters From the January 17/24, 2022, Issue

Josephine Baker's French exile… Climate wars… A report worth reading… Build Back Better, please…

Jan 11, 2022 / Letters / Our Readers

Extraditing Julian Assange Threatens Journalists Worldwide

Extraditing Julian Assange Threatens Journalists Worldwide Extraditing Julian Assange Threatens Journalists Worldwide

In countries where the press faces restriction and persecution, US interference sets a dangerous precedent.

Jan 3, 2022 / Hasan Ali

Maggie Nelson and the Evolving Politics of Liberation

Maggie Nelson and the Evolving Politics of Liberation Maggie Nelson and the Evolving Politics of Liberation

In her new book, Nelson examines the politics of freedom on the left and the right.

Dec 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

The Anti-Intellectual Intellectuals of the Conservative Movement

The Anti-Intellectual Intellectuals of the Conservative Movement The Anti-Intellectual Intellectuals of the Conservative Movement

Why is Mark Levin’s American Marxism so popular?

Dec 27, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin

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