If You Don’t Know Who Ken Griffin Is, You Should If You Don’t Know Who Ken Griffin Is, You Should
How the press keeps us in the dark about the new Gilded Age.
Oct 10, 2024 / Michael Massing
Meet William Ackman, America’s Most Entitled Donor Meet William Ackman, America’s Most Entitled Donor
The hedge-fund activist’s attacks on Harvard and Claudine Gay have gotten much notice; less attention has been paid to the toll his financial activities have taken on the country....
Jan 8, 2024 / Michael Massing
How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard
And how the university has yet to give a full accounting.
Jul 24, 2023 / Feature / Michael Massing
Does the Harvard Kennedy School Serve the People—or Power? Does the Harvard Kennedy School Serve the People—or Power?
The elite public policy and government school may have reversed course on Kenneth Roth, but its deep ties to Wall Street and Washington remain.
Apr 18, 2023 / Feature / Michael Massing
Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard
Kenneth Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School. The reason? Israel.
Jan 5, 2023 / Feature / Michael Massing
The Virus, the Press, and the Comfortable Class The Virus, the Press, and the Comfortable Class
Liberal and conservative elites aren’t grappling with the pandemic’s toll on working-class people—and the impossible choices they’re forced to make.
May 15, 2020 / Michael Massing
The Populism Problem at the ‘Times’ The Populism Problem at the ‘Times’
The paper of record needs to remember that it’s not exclusively a right-wing phenomenon.
Jan 9, 2019 / Michael Massing
The Odyssey of Seymour Hersh The Odyssey of Seymour Hersh
The legendary reporter and the ambiguities of investigative reporting.
Sep 27, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Michael Massing
Letters From the October 8-15, 2018, Issue Letters From the October 8-15, 2018, Issue
The media vs. Trump…
Sep 13, 2018 / Our Readers and Michael Massing
Journalism in the Age of Trump: What’s Missing and What Matters Journalism in the Age of Trump: What’s Missing and What Matters
Has the preoccupation with the president pushed aside other urgent stories?
Jul 19, 2018 / Feature / Michael Massing