World War II Memories in Moscow, Another Cold War Inquisition in Washington World War II Memories in Moscow, Another Cold War Inquisition in Washington
On May 9, while Russia was commemorating the 27 million Soviet citizens who died fighting Nazi Germany, the US political-media class was vilifying the Kremlin and seeking its Ameri...
May 10, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump Is Helping Big Media Companies Get Bigger Trump Is Helping Big Media Companies Get Bigger
And it’s looking like a mutually beneficial relationship.
May 9, 2017 / David Dayen
24 Things the Media Missed While They Were Obsessing Over Trump’s Latest Soundbite 24 Things the Media Missed While They Were Obsessing Over Trump’s Latest Soundbite
These are major national-security issues—but don’t expect to see them on the news.
May 8, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich
A Hundred Days of Trump Denial A Hundred Days of Trump Denial
Leading up to the marker of his first 100 days, I began to internalize small shifts in how the news media regards President Trump.
May 6, 2017 / Leslie Savan
Again, Is the Possibility of a Trump-Putin Détente Really Dead? Again, Is the Possibility of a Trump-Putin Détente Really Dead?
“Kremlingate” is said to have killed any prospect for Trump administration cooperation with Putin’s Kremlin, but the May 2 phone talk between the two leaders showed it is still ali...
May 3, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Help Activists Collect 1 Million Signatures for Net Neutrality Help Activists Collect 1 Million Signatures for Net Neutrality
Trump’s FCC chairman would allow monopoly Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon to pick winners and losers online.
May 3, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
What Do Bret Stephens and Dean Baquet Have in Common with Donald Trump? What Do Bret Stephens and Dean Baquet Have in Common with Donald Trump?
The president is not the only one to dress up intellectual dishonesty as bravery.
May 1, 2017 / Joan Walsh
From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders
I’ve argued for years that treating Fox as legitimate was a terrible mistake. The rise of Breitbart shows I should have been even more cynical.
Apr 28, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy
In his new book Move Fast and Break Things, Jonathan Taplin argues that, among its many downsides, the digital revolution has diminished our very humanity.
Apr 27, 2017 / David Dayen
Trump’s FCC Has Begun Its Attack on Net Neutrality Trump’s FCC Has Begun Its Attack on Net Neutrality
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for every American.
Apr 26, 2017 / John Nichols