Toward Better Invisible Primary Press Coverage: Fewer Polls, More Policy Toward Better Invisible Primary Press Coverage: Fewer Polls, More Policy
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on what's wrong with how the media covers the primary.
Feb 11, 2014 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Metanarrative and the Woody Allen Sex Abuse Case Metanarrative and the Woody Allen Sex Abuse Case
For a lot of commentators on all sides, the stakes far exceed the truth of Dylan Farrow’s accusation itself.
Feb 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Lisa Duggan
The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters
It's increasingly clear that the online world is, for both government surveillance types and corporate sellers, a new Wild West where anything goes.
Feb 6, 2014 / Pratap Chatterjee
What Ailes the Media? What Ailes the Media?
A biography by Gabriel Sherman clarifies the Fox impresario’s role in his network’s deceptions.
Feb 5, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Why Do We Have Unsafe Abortion in the United States? Why Do We Have Unsafe Abortion in the United States?
A searing New Yorker story about a rogue abortion provider shows that unsafe abortion has persisted in post-Roe America—likely because of anti-abortion regulations.
Feb 4, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
Ending the World the Human Way Ending the World the Human Way
What happens in our wars, politics and culture, who is celebrated and who ignored—none of it will matter if climate change devastates the planet.
Feb 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars
Empowered by social media, feminists are calling one another out for ideological offenses. Is it good for the movement? And whose movement is it?
Jan 29, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg
‘Leaky’ Smartphone Apps Allow the NSA to Track Personal Data ‘Leaky’ Smartphone Apps Allow the NSA to Track Personal Data
By monitoring apps such as Twitter and Angry Birds, British and US spy agencies can determine users’ age, location, marital status and more.
Jan 28, 2014 / Robert Scheer
David Brooks Shows His Hand on ‘Inequality’ David Brooks Shows His Hand on ‘Inequality’
The conservative NYT columnist steers the conversation away from economics and toward “behavioral” terrain.
Jan 22, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Are We Living in the Golden Age of Journalism? Are We Living in the Golden Age of Journalism?
With the rise of the Internet, we’re no longer simply passive readers at the mercy of someone else’s idea of how to organize the world.
Jan 21, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt