Media

Le Pouvoir Est Dans La Rue? Le Pouvoir Est Dans La Rue?

Be wary when pundits talk of 'The Street.'

Nov 1, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

Unleash the Press Unleash the Press

The White House has learned from the past—from the conflicts in Vietnam, Grenada, Panama and the Balkans—how to ensure an acquiescent press.

Nov 1, 2001 / John R. MacArthur

Victory Gardens?! Victory Gardens?!

War tropes abound once again during our war on terrorism, but this ain't the USA of yesteryear.

Nov 1, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt

‘Blowback,’ the Prequel ‘Blowback,’ the Prequel

The story of what historians call the second cold war often begins with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979, which shocked Americans into their own overreaction i...

Oct 25, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman

Working-Class Heroes Working-Class Heroes

The September 11 attack on the World Trade Center led journalists and image-makers to rediscover New York's working class. In an extraordinary essay in Business Week titled "Real ...

Oct 25, 2001 / Joshua Freeman

Press Watch Press Watch

Seven Days in October

Oct 25, 2001 / Michael Massing

Press Watch Press Watch

Since September 11, Thomas Friedman has been in fine form. In his New York Times column, he has composed a letter for George W. Bush to send to Osama bin Laden, urged Vladimir Put...

Oct 18, 2001 / Michael Massing

Profiles in Cowardice Profiles in Cowardice

My three favorite media stories in recent weeks were how Bill "Politically Incorrect" Maher kept his job at ABC-TV, how Ann Coulter got herself fired from National Review and how ...

Oct 18, 2001 / Victor Navasky

Private Censorship Private Censorship

As we survey the cultural landscape after the atrocities of September 11, we ought to note the special danger posed to free expression by media concentration.

Oct 11, 2001 / Mark Crispin Miller

Patriot Games Patriot Games

Patriotism requires no apologies. Like anti-Communism and anti-Fascism, it is an admirable and thoroughly sensible a priori assumption from which to begin making more nuanced jud...

Oct 11, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman

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