Presidents Come and Go—the Legacy of Roger Ailes May Last Forever Presidents Come and Go—the Legacy of Roger Ailes May Last Forever
The Fox News founder is dead. So why does the rest of cable news look like an army of his monsters?
May 31, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Donald Trump Is Enabling Attacks on Journalists Donald Trump Is Enabling Attacks on Journalists
Republicans who demonize the press as the enemy are encouraging violence against reporters.
May 31, 2017 / Column / Laila Lalami
The Covfefe Is Often Worse Than The Crime The Covfefe Is Often Worse Than The Crime
Trump can’t finish a tweet, but that hasn’t stopped his administration from abandoning the Paris Climate Agreement, gutting civil rights, and eliminating the contraception mandate.
May 31, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Terrorism and the Perils of ‘Russiagate’ Terrorism and the Perils of ‘Russiagate’
As Trump and Putin strive for an essential US-Russia alliance against international terrorism, American media frenzy, fueled by anonymous leaks, continues to thwart it.
May 31, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Frank Deford’s Wicked Grace Frank Deford’s Wicked Grace
The greatest sportswriter of his generation has passed away, leaving behind a legacy of acolytes who swear by the joy and power of the written word.
May 30, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Hillary Clinton Roasts the Toxic Trump Administration in a Remarkable Speech Hillary Clinton Roasts the Toxic Trump Administration in a Remarkable Speech
“When people in power invent their own facts and attack those who question them, it can mark the beginning of the end of a free society.”
May 26, 2017 / John Nichols
Conservatives Complain That Republicans Have a Liberal Bias Conservatives Complain That Republicans Have a Liberal Bias
Trump’s negative media coverage is being driven not by Democrats but by law-enforcement sources and pissed-off Republicans.
May 26, 2017 / Joshua Holland
Trump Is Trying to Cover Up His Lies by Destroying Information Trump Is Trying to Cover Up His Lies by Destroying Information
For an administration that depends on ignorance, public knowledge is enemy number one.
May 25, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon
These Protesters Are Hitting Trump Where It Actually Hurts These Protesters Are Hitting Trump Where It Actually Hurts
Could the president be influenced by threats to his profit margin?
May 23, 2017 / Mattea Kramer
Like Watergate, but Dumber Like Watergate, but Dumber
“When the president does it, that means it is not illegal!”
May 23, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow