Trump’s Charges Against Julian Assange Would Effectively Criminalize Investigative Journalism Trump’s Charges Against Julian Assange Would Effectively Criminalize Investigative Journalism
Ever since the Pentagon Papers case, an Espionage Act loophole has been waiting for a president thuggish enough to make use of it.
May 31, 2019 / Bruce Shapiro
Why We Challenged Singapore’s ‘Fake News’ Legislation Why We Challenged Singapore’s ‘Fake News’ Legislation
Activist victories against Singapore’s ruling party are close to impossible—but we kept fighting, because we had no other option.
May 30, 2019 / Kirsten Han
What if Reporters Covered the Climate Crisis Like Edward R. Murrow Covered the Start of World War II? What if Reporters Covered the Climate Crisis Like Edward R. Murrow Covered the Start of World War II?
The new Covering Climate Now project will help media “tell the story so people get it.”
May 22, 2019 / Feature / Bill Moyers
Trump’s Prodigious Lying Threatens Our Democracy Trump’s Prodigious Lying Threatens Our Democracy
Even after 10,000 falsehoods, many in the media find themselves unable to call a president who lies a liar.
May 16, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
A Message to Independent Journalists A Message to Independent Journalists
Maybe our job is not to achieve scale, to obey the protocols of the market, but to tip the scale.
May 14, 2019 / Laura Flanders
Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security
If Venezuela becomes a Cuban Missile–like Crisis, will Trump be free to resolve it peacefully?
May 8, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Once Again, Mainstream Media Get It Wrong on Venezuela Once Again, Mainstream Media Get It Wrong on Venezuela
Foreign outlets, dutifully supporting Trump administration calls for regime change, reported that a widespread uprising was underway, even though Juan Guaidó’s coup attempt had lit...
May 2, 2019 / Michael Fox
Mueller’s Own Mysteries Mueller’s Own Mysteries
Little-noted aspects of the first volume of the Mueller report.
May 1, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Urgent Necessity of Public-Interest Journalism The Urgent Necessity of Public-Interest Journalism
The winners of this year’s Hillman Prizes remind us how the media can spur desperately needed reforms.
Apr 30, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ilhan Omar vs. the Outrage Machine Ilhan Omar vs. the Outrage Machine
No observation goes unpunished.
Apr 30, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow