Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh’s bin Laden Bombshell Seriously Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh’s bin Laden Bombshell Seriously
The dean of American investigative journalism knows a thing or two about how to vet sources and separate fact from fiction.
May 20, 2015 / Bob Dreyfuss
Neo-McCarthyism and the US Media Neo-McCarthyism and the US Media
The crusade to ban Russia policy critics
May 19, 2015 / Feature / James Carden
Cartoonists Make Soft Targets Cartoonists Make Soft Targets
Especially when their cartoons are so dreadfully unpleasant.
May 19, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post
What happens to press freedom when an ALEC-supporting telecom giant owns one of the world’s most-read news sites?
May 15, 2015 / Leslie Savan
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/15/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/15/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/15/15?
May 15, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
News We Can’t Lose News We Can’t Lose
As prospects for traditional media decline, alternatives are emerging.
May 13, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism
It’s a warning shot—not only against whistleblowing but against basic communication with journalists by government employees.
May 12, 2015 / Norman Solomon
It’s a Conspiracy! How to Discredit Seymour Hersh It’s a Conspiracy! How to Discredit Seymour Hersh
The veteran investigative journalist debunked the official version of the bin Laden killing—now there's a rush to smear him.
May 12, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Who’s Really Laughing About the Invasion of Texas? Who’s Really Laughing About the Invasion of Texas?
Texas messes with the Feds.
May 8, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Living Liberally Honors The Nation, ‘A Place for Rebel Voices.… Incredible Luminaries’ Living Liberally Honors The Nation, ‘A Place for Rebel Voices.… Incredible Luminaries’
Progressive political groups and New York politicians recognize Katrina vanden Heuvel’s leadership at the helm of the 150-year-old institution.
May 8, 2015 / Press Room