In Cuba, Will the Revolution Be Digitized? In Cuba, Will the Revolution Be Digitized?
US media depict the island as stuck in the digital dark ages, but Cuba has lively cultures of connectivity that could evolve into a self-sustaining, open, and accessible digital co...
Mar 18, 2016 / Sujatha Fernandes
Was Putin’s Syria Withdrawal Really a ‘Surprise’? Was Putin’s Syria Withdrawal Really a ‘Surprise’?
American officials and pundits expressed “surprise” over Putin’s announcement while missing its primary significance.
Mar 16, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump
It’s time for the media to finally answer Bernie Sanders’s plea and stop favoring the spectacle over “the important issues facing the American people.”
Mar 15, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ben Bagdikian Knew That Journalism Must Serve the People—Not the Powerful Ben Bagdikian Knew That Journalism Must Serve the People—Not the Powerful
The brilliant reporter and editor who sounded the alarm against media monopoly called on us all to be stewards of democracy.
Mar 14, 2016 / John Nichols
It’s Not About Trump. Our Political Culture Is Corrupt It’s Not About Trump. Our Political Culture Is Corrupt
The Southern strategy created an us-against-them politics with a perverse idea of morality.
Mar 12, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Did Trump’s Campaign Manager Assault a Female Reporter? Did Trump’s Campaign Manager Assault a Female Reporter?
The videos are flooding in, the verdict is out, but either way, Trump has sowed enough doubt to come out on top.
Mar 11, 2016 / Leslie Savan
Trump Rallies Have Become Violent Mobs—and Republicans Think That’s OK Trump Rallies Have Become Violent Mobs—and Republicans Think That’s OK
Not one GOP candidate condemned the violence. Now a pro-Trump “news” site explains away an attack on its own reporter. Will anyone grow a spine?
Mar 11, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize? Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize?
GOP primary voters are rejecting foreign policies that dishonored their country.
Mar 10, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Who Is to Blame for the Cologne Sex Attacks? Who Is to Blame for the Cologne Sex Attacks?
According to many European publications, all refugees and migrants should be held collectively responsible.
Mar 10, 2016 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami
Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning—and Pundits Don’t Like It Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning—and Pundits Don’t Like It
Weekend caucuses give the senator wins in Kansas, Nebraska, and Maine, while Clinton takes Louisiana.
Mar 7, 2016 / John Nichols