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Reminiscing About ‘The Washington Post’

Reminiscing About ‘The Washington Post’ Reminiscing About ‘The Washington Post’

In the wake of the news that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post, William Greider looks back on the paper’s glory days.

Aug 7, 2013 / William Greider

Jeff Bezos’s Other Endeavor: Charter Schools, Neoliberal Education Reforms

Jeff Bezos’s Other Endeavor: Charter Schools, Neoliberal Education Reforms Jeff Bezos’s Other Endeavor: Charter Schools, Neoliberal Education Reforms

Will Bezos’s interest in changing education policy affect his control of the Post?

Aug 6, 2013 / Lee Fang

Big Media Story Isn’t Bezos and the Post, It’s the RNC Threatening CNN, NBC

Big Media Story Isn’t Bezos and the Post, It’s the RNC Threatening CNN, NBC Big Media Story Isn’t Bezos and the Post, It’s the RNC Threatening CNN, NBC

Rich guys buy newspapers. Often. But when Reince Priebus makes programming demands on major networks, that's a real measure of the corruption of our democratic discourse.

Aug 6, 2013 / John Nichols

Edward Snowden E-Mailed Me! He Wants My Help Getting Millions Out of Hong Kong

Edward Snowden E-Mailed Me! He Wants My Help Getting Millions Out of Hong Kong Edward Snowden E-Mailed Me! He Wants My Help Getting Millions Out of Hong Kong

His writing needs improvement.

Aug 4, 2013 / Jon Wiener

A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month for Freedom of the Press

A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month for Freedom of the Press A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month for Freedom of the Press

Eric on The Boss; and Reed on the alarming assault on free press.

Aug 2, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (8/2/13)

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (8/2/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (8/2/13)

This week: struggles to open abortion clinics in Kansas, critiques of Obama's rhetoric on the middle class,  "Dreamers" trying to return to the country in which ...

Aug 2, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

[UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress?

[UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress? [UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress?

Congresswoman Barbara Lee asks Chairman Paul Ryan to allow Tianna Gaines-Turner—a Witness to Hunger—to testify at his hearing tomorrow.

Jul 30, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

All or Nothing: The Press and Its Out-of-Balance Skepticism

All or Nothing: The Press and Its Out-of-Balance Skepticism All or Nothing: The Press and Its Out-of-Balance Skepticism

Eric on ranking Woody Allen; and Reed on the press's misplaced skepticism.

Jul 25, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Jeremy Scahill: Yemeni Journalist Who Exposed US Strikes Released From Prison

Jeremy Scahill: Yemeni Journalist Who Exposed US Strikes Released From Prison Jeremy Scahill: Yemeni Journalist Who Exposed US Strikes Released From Prison

Shaye was the first to expose the US cruise missile attack on the Yemeni village of al-Majalah—the first Obama administration-approved attack in Yemen.

Jul 25, 2013 / Press Room

A Royal Pain

A Royal Pain A Royal Pain

Hilary Mantel helps me understand the mania over Kate and William’s baby boy.

Jul 24, 2013 / Leslie Savan

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