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July 19, 2017
Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality
Is anybody paying attention?
Eric Alterman
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June 27, 2017
Fighting American Wars on Reality TV
Our invasions and bombings have become prime-time entertainment for millions.Rebecca Gordon
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June 19, 2017
Belief in ‘American Gods’
Based on a 2001 novel, the new TV show explores immigration, assimilation, and the march to modernity.
Loren A. Lynch
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June 12, 2017
Norman Lear: From Archie Bunker to Donald Trump
The creator of TV classic All in the Family reflects on how 2016 was about Americans’ rejecting decades of ethically devoid leadership.
Jon Wiener
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June 8, 2017
Norman Lear: Donald Trump Is the Middle Finger of the American Right Hand
What distinguishes All in the Family, which had 60 million viewers during the 1970s, from political satire today?
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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June 3, 2017
Getting the Last Word
MSNBC has renewed Lawrence O’Donnell’s contract, and, for now, the network’s increasingly conservative tilt is on hold.
Leslie Savan
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May 8, 2017
The Prisoner Firefighters Battling California’s Wildfires
Three clips from a new film exploring the seemingly ordinary landscapes touched by our prison system.
The Nation
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April 28, 2017
Margaret Atwood: The Shocking Relevance of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
The dystopian novel is seeming more prescient by the year.
Jon Wiener
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April 28, 2017
From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders
I’ve argued for years that treating Fox as legitimate was a terrible mistake. The rise of Breitbart shows I should have been even more cynical.
Eric Alterman
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April 27, 2017
Margaret Atwood: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ in the Age of Trump
Plus Katha Pollitt on Trump and Russia, and Amy Wilentz on Ivanka in Germany.
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener