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Fusion and Latino Media’s Race Problem

Fusion and Latino Media’s Race Problem Fusion and Latino Media’s Race Problem

The new Univision-ABC Latino media venture known as Fusion already has a race problem. 

Oct 25, 2013 / Aura Bogado

How Joe Lhota Could Benefit From New York’s Own ‘Citizens United’

How Joe Lhota Could Benefit From New York’s Own ‘Citizens United’ How Joe Lhota Could Benefit From New York’s Own ‘Citizens United’

Could a debate over campaign finance breathe new life into Lhota's bid for NYC mayor?

Oct 25, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Privacy Advocates Turn Up the Heat on the ‘Business-as-Usual Brigade’

Privacy Advocates Turn Up the Heat on the ‘Business-as-Usual Brigade’ Privacy Advocates Turn Up the Heat on the ‘Business-as-Usual Brigade’

The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to take up legislation to reform the NSA’s spying authority next week.  

Oct 25, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

The Israel-Saudi Alliance Against the US-Iran Talks

The Israel-Saudi Alliance Against the US-Iran Talks The Israel-Saudi Alliance Against the US-Iran Talks

Reactionaries of the world, unite!

Oct 25, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Don’t Be Fooled: Flexible Scheduling Is No Cure for the Workplace Gender Divide

Don’t Be Fooled: Flexible Scheduling Is No Cure for the Workplace Gender Divide Don’t Be Fooled: Flexible Scheduling Is No Cure for the Workplace Gender Divide

Flexible scheduling may do more harm than good as it reinforces stereotypical gender roles.

Oct 25, 2013 / Bryce Covert

Anyone for a Real Inform Act?

Anyone for a Real Inform Act? Anyone for a Real Inform Act?

It was early, but for a moment I thought I was reading something important in an ad in The New York Times. Someone was paying attention to our nation's teetering imbalance! (No...

Oct 25, 2013 / Laura Flanders

A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance

A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance

Activists want a full public accounting of the NSA’s and the FBI’s data collection programs.

Oct 25, 2013 / John Nichols

How to Write About Rape: Rules for Journalists

How to Write About Rape: Rules for Journalists How to Write About Rape: Rules for Journalists

A woman in the US is raped every two minutes; journalists need to learn how to talk about that appropriately.

Oct 25, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

How the Media’s Cognitive Biases Distort Obamacare Coverage

How the Media’s Cognitive Biases Distort Obamacare Coverage How the Media’s Cognitive Biases Distort Obamacare Coverage

Eric Alterman on the Twilight series and Reed Richardson on the media freakout over Healthcare.gov.

Oct 24, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

New Film Highlights the Human Cost of Drone Warfare

New Film Highlights the Human Cost of Drone Warfare New Film Highlights the Human Cost of Drone Warfare

A new film aims to help end American indifference to the tragedy of drone warfare. 

Oct 24, 2013 / George Zornick

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