How Do You Cover an Administration That Has Lost Touch With Reality? How Do You Cover an Administration That Has Lost Touch With Reality?
In Trump’s Washington, ignorance, arrogance, and deliberate deception come together to destroy our democracy.
Oct 5, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
Yes, That Debate Was a Shit Show Yes, That Debate Was a Shit Show
If the election goes anything like the first debate, Trump will cheat brazenly—but maybe not get away with it.
Sep 30, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Stephen F. Cohen Kept the Faith Stephen F. Cohen Kept the Faith
Steve’s insistence on speaking the truth about Ukraine and US-Russia relations cost him—but he never gave up.
Sep 30, 2020 / Lev Golinkin
With Help From Chris Wallace, Trump Attacked American Democracy With Help From Chris Wallace, Trump Attacked American Democracy
Enabled by the weak moderation, the president used the debate to legitimize a hate group and threaten intimidation at the polling station.
Sep 30, 2020 / Jeet Heer
What Is Chris Wallace Thinking? What Is Chris Wallace Thinking?
If he can ask about Trump’s taxes, he can probe the president’s climate denial.
Sep 29, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
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