Dems to DOJ: ‘Very Troubled,’ ‘Inexcusable,’ ‘No Way to Justify This’ Dems to DOJ: ‘Very Troubled,’ ‘Inexcusable,’ ‘No Way to Justify This’
And the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee agrees. How’s that for bipartisanship?
May 15, 2013 / John Nichols
Victor Navasky: Why Political Cartoons Are So Powerful Victor Navasky: Why Political Cartoons Are So Powerful
After decades of takedowns, the art is still stoking controversy.
May 14, 2013 / Press Room
‘The Patriarchy Works in Strange Ways’: On Being an Opinionated Woman ‘The Patriarchy Works in Strange Ways’: On Being an Opinionated Woman
Questions of VIDA, and women’s authority to offer opinions, were discussed in a lively panel on Women and Criticism.
May 14, 2013 / Michelle Dean
We’ve Heard Plenty From Wall Street, Isn’t It Time for Some Main Street? We’ve Heard Plenty From Wall Street, Isn’t It Time for Some Main Street?
Even The New York Times is figuring out that austerity isn't working. Ed Schultz could have told them that years ago.
May 11, 2013 / John Nichols
Why Does the Press Still Take the Heritage Foundation Seriously? Why Does the Press Still Take the Heritage Foundation Seriously?
The think tank has long since compromised its intellectual integrity, yet the media continue to trumpet flawed reports like the latest one on immigration reform.
May 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Rupert Murdoch: Journalism’s Jack the Ripper Rupert Murdoch: Journalism’s Jack the Ripper
Media observers horrified at the thought of a Koch takeover of the Tribune Company are more sanguine about Murdoch. What are they thinking?
May 8, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman
‘The Office’ and the American Workplace ‘The Office’ and the American Workplace
The doors of Dunder Mifflin are closing. But the misplaced chairs and corporate blandness of white collar work are here to stay.
May 3, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Crossing the Mexican Border—in a Theater Crossing the Mexican Border—in a Theater
The interactive La Ruta dramatizes an experience that many immigrants know too well—and senators could learn from.
Apr 30, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Dave Zirin: Why Did Steubenville Renew the Football Coach’s Contract? Dave Zirin: Why Did Steubenville Renew the Football Coach’s Contract?
The high school football coach is on board for two more years—despite the jock-turned-rape culture in his locker room.
Apr 29, 2013 / Press Room