Confirmed: Elliott Abrams’s Defense of Mass Murder Was Based on Lies Confirmed: Elliott Abrams’s Defense of Mass Murder Was Based on Lies
The reporters who covered the El Mozote massacre were right all along.
Jan 30, 2020 / Eric Alterman
Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us
A former political candidate reflects on how the opposition research sausage gets made.
Jan 23, 2020 / Column / Ross Barkan
In 2020, Double Standards Are Still Dogging Elizabeth Warren—and All the Women Candidates In 2020, Double Standards Are Still Dogging Elizabeth Warren—and All the Women Candidates
A record number of women ran for president in this primary election. But that doesn’t mean sexism has been vanquished.
Jan 21, 2020 / Feature / Joan Walsh
The Media Failed Us in the Lead-Up to the Iraq War The Media Failed Us in the Lead-Up to the Iraq War
It may be about to fail us again.
Jan 16, 2020 / Connie Schultz
‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies ‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies
Treating GOP falsehoods as a matter of taste endangers our democracy.
Jan 16, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
What ‘The New York Times’ Got Wrong on Bolivia What ‘The New York Times’ Got Wrong on Bolivia
By endorsing a military coup against a democratically elected government, the Times betrayed its values and its journalists.
Dec 18, 2019 / Greg Grandin
‘Bothsidesism’ Is Poisoning America ‘Bothsidesism’ Is Poisoning America
Zealous coverage of political point scoring doesn’t help anyone outside Washington.
Dec 17, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami
Before There Was Donald Trump, There Was American Football Before There Was Donald Trump, There Was American Football
Dec 13, 2019 / Robert Lipsyte
Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Michael Bloomberg? Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Michael Bloomberg?
The 77-year-old billionaire was a terrible mayor of New York City who only exacerbated inequality.
Dec 13, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
Who Is Making US Foreign Policy? Who Is Making US Foreign Policy?
An anti-neocon president appears to have been surrounded by neocons in his own administration.
Dec 5, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen