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
Why Trump Is Using Birtherism Against Harris Why Trump Is Using Birtherism Against Harris
Trump has set himself up as America’s ICE agent, with the right to question his rival’s citizenship.
Aug 14, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Believing ‘Wall Street Journal’ Op-Eds Can Be Deadly Believing ‘Wall Street Journal’ Op-Eds Can Be Deadly
The newspaper’s own reporters are challenging the Trumpian opinion section.
Aug 7, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
Will Climate Break Through in Big Media’s Elections Coverage? Will Climate Break Through in Big Media’s Elections Coverage?
Journalists at CBS, NBC, CNN, Time, and The Guardian are trying—but journalism as a whole needs to do better.
Aug 5, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
Not All Presidential Liars Are Created Equal Not All Presidential Liars Are Created Equal
What are the dangers of allowing Trump to dominate US political culture?
Aug 4, 2020 / Eric Alterman
With Fear and Favor: The Russophobia of ‘The New York Times’ With Fear and Favor: The Russophobia of ‘The New York Times’
Disregarding all past experience, journalists, politicians, and foreign policy experts have simply assumed that the claims of Russian bounties for killing American troops are true....
Jul 17, 2020 / David S. Foglesong
Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story
And newsrooms need to cover the 2020 elections as a climate story.
Jul 15, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Andrew McCormick
It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It
The way we talk about contagion matters. It shapes how societies respond—and whether many of us will survive.
Jul 14, 2020 / Feature / Sonia Shah