Can Olbermann and Gore Democratize the Media? Can Olbermann and Gore Democratize the Media?
Can Al Gore's cable channel find an identity now that Keith Olbermann has arrived?
Feb 8, 2011 / Ari Berman
Gore’s Current TV Bets Olberamnn Fan Base Will Make It a Competitor for Progressive Viewers Gore’s Current TV Bets Olberamnn Fan Base Will Make It a Competitor for Progressive Viewers
Popular former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann will host a nightly show on Al Gore’s Current TV network. Can they position the fledgling cable network to be attract liberal v...
Feb 8, 2011 / John Nichols
Sports and the African American Experience Sports and the African American Experience
Leading an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, The Nation's Dave Zirin asks, why is the history of sports and the African American experience so deeply intertwined?
Feb 8, 2011 / Press Room
Media Miss the Al Jazeera Story Media Miss the Al Jazeera Story
One of the biggest stories of the past few weeks has been the story of Americans discovering Al Jazeera English. It shouldn't have been so hard.
Feb 7, 2011 / Laura Flanders
The Green Bay Packers: A Team for Progressives The Green Bay Packers: A Team for Progressives
Dave Zirin says that the Green Bay Packers are a special case in football, representing a possibility for community involvement and social change rarely seen in sports.
Feb 7, 2011 / Press Room
The Green Bay Packers: A Team for Progressives The Green Bay Packers: A Team for Progressives
Dave Zirin says that the Green Bay Packers are a special case in football, representing a possibility for community involvement and social change rarely seen in sports.
Feb 7, 2011 / GRITtv
A University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Evacuated from Egypt Shares Her Story A University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Evacuated from Egypt Shares Her Story
An American student reflects on the early days of the protests.
Feb 7, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
With AOL’s $315 Million Deal: Will ‘Huffington Post’ Still Be ‘Huffington Post’? With AOL’s $315 Million Deal: Will ‘Huffington Post’ Still Be ‘Huffington Post’?
Arianna Huffington says HuffPo won't change. Perhaps. But her challenge now is to do what big media aren't very good at: create journalism sufficient to the demands of de...
Feb 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Fox Be Damned: Why a Packers Victory Is the People’s Victory Fox Be Damned: Why a Packers Victory Is the People’s Victory
Amidst the bombast, the Packers won the Super Bowl. But the broadcast did what it could to hide the truth of the team's radical ownership structure.
Feb 7, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Army’s Mental Health Care Failed Bradley Manning Army’s Mental Health Care Failed Bradley Manning
The uprisings in Egypt have inspired all sorts of people, including Private Bradley Manning, the young man being held in solitary confinement in Quantico, accused of being the sour...
Feb 4, 2011 / Laura Flanders