
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?
The complicated legacy of the writer’s estate.
Oct 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

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

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

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

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
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

Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper
As Cambodia turns its back on the West, Hun Sen shuts down The Cambodia Daily.
Sep 21, 2017 / Julia Wallace

‘The Nation’ Names Steph Burt and Carmen Giménez Smith Poetry Editors ‘The Nation’ Names Steph Burt and Carmen Giménez Smith Poetry Editors
Burt and Smith take over stewardship of the magazine’s storied poetry section.
Aug 7, 2017 / Press Room

Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality
Is anybody paying attention?
Jul 19, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman