A Summary of Public Response to the News That a Tabloid Hacked the Phones of a Missing Girl and of Families of Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan A Summary of Public Response to the News That a Tabloid Hacked the Phones of a Missing Girl and of Families of Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
All England said, in one voice, “Blimey! Could even Murdoch be that slimy?”
Jul 13, 2011 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Slouching Towards Faux Slouching Towards Faux
From Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Casey Anthony to Rupert Murdoch, the media are debasing the public conversation—and therefore our democratic process.
Jul 13, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Twilight of Social Democracy The Twilight of Social Democracy
Academics flocked to a Paris conference in Tony Judt’s memory—but solutions to the growing anti-government absolutism he warned of were scarce.
Jul 13, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Slide Show: Rupert Murdoch’s ‘News of the World’ Scandal in Pictures Slide Show: Rupert Murdoch’s ‘News of the World’ Scandal in Pictures
With the announcement that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has dropped its bid for full ownership of satellite broadcaster BSkyB, the media mogul’s once-sturdy corpor…
Jul 13, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Ask Congress to Investigate Rupert Murdoch Ask Congress to Investigate Rupert Murdoch
Currently, Senators Jay Rockefeller and Frank Lautenberg have called for an investigation of News Corp. Free Press is urging citizens to implore their members of Congress to join t...
Jul 13, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
What Was Obama’s Secret in Winning the Debt Standoff? What Was Obama’s Secret in Winning the Debt Standoff?
Some liberals argue Obama's three-dimensional chess is finally paying off.
Jul 13, 2011 / Ari Melber
Jeremy Scahill: How Somalia Became a Major Focus of Obama’s War on Terror Jeremy Scahill: How Somalia Became a Major Focus of Obama’s War on Terror
What will be the consequences of Washington's intensifying counterterrorism focus on Somalia?
Jul 13, 2011 / Democracy Now!
Debt Ceiling Delusions Debt Ceiling Delusions
Republicans walked away from a budget deal not because cuts weren’t steep enough but because they included tax increases on the wealthiest. If they’re drawing a line in...
Jul 13, 2011 / The Editors
Sky Falls on Rupert Murdoch Sky Falls on Rupert Murdoch
As stunning revelations break daily in the hacking scandal, Rupert and James Murdoch withdraw News Corporation’s bid for BSkyB. But the inquiry into Murdoch’s para-corp...
Jul 13, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
Noted. Noted.
David Cole on a favorable ruling for the Affordable Care Act, Marc Kilstein on a narrow torture investigation and Britney Wilson on racism in sentencing
Jul 13, 2011 / Various Contributors