Publishing Industry

Abandoned newspaper vending machines, Covina, California, 2011.

Are We Witnessing the End of News? Are We Witnessing the End of News?

If you think the media are in trouble now, just wait till there’s a recession.

Feb 20, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman

A Style Guide for the 1 Percent

A Style Guide for the 1 Percent A Style Guide for the 1 Percent

The new grammar and usage handbook by Benjamin Dreyer, Twitter’s premier grammarian, reinforces an elitist view of writing and language.

Feb 11, 2019 / Kyle Paoletta

Sad Donald

GM’s Plant Closures Confirm the President is a Liar and a Fool GM’s Plant Closures Confirm the President is a Liar and a Fool

He has never cared about the men and women who build cars in places like Michigan and Ohio.

Nov 26, 2018 / John Nichols

The Magic of Helen DeWitt

The Magic of Helen DeWitt The Magic of Helen DeWitt

In the world of Some Trick, the best words are so acute they lacerate.

Oct 11, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Becca Rothfeld

Who Owns Kafka?

Who Owns Kafka? Who Owns Kafka?

The complicated legacy of the writer’s estate.

Oct 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

Bret Stephens

Never Trumpers Never Mattered Never Trumpers Never Mattered

They’re all over the media, but they’re politically insignificant.

May 3, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Denver Post

Lose Newspapers and You Lose Your Democracy Lose Newspapers and You Lose Your Democracy

Without independent journalism, Trump and other charlatans will thrive.

Apr 11, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

#MeToo March

What Moira Donegan Did for Young Women Writers What Moira Donegan Did for Young Women Writers

Young women writers who want to make their voices heard will follow her example in the years to come.

Jan 12, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

President Donald Trump

A President Who Attempts to Ban Books That Expose Him Should Be Impeached A President Who Attempts to Ban Books That Expose Him Should Be Impeached

Trump’s legal threats represent an assault not just on Michael Wolff’s book but on the basic premise of the US Constitution.

Jan 5, 2018 / John Nichols

New America Media Is Closing—and That’s Bad News for All American Media

New America Media Is Closing—and That’s Bad News for All American Media New America Media Is Closing—and That’s Bad News for All American Media

A Bay Area news service that grew out of the Vietnam War endured to cover a changing America, but foundered in today’s bottom-line culture.

Nov 3, 2017 / Joan Walsh

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