Opinions Are Like… Opinions Are Like…
Some more problems with Peretz, NPR's oppressive objectivity and Alter-reviews.
Oct 22, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Lou Dobbs, American Hypocrite Lou Dobbs, American Hypocrite
While he railed against "illegals," undocumented immigrants tended to his estates and prize horses. A special Nation investigative report.
Oct 7, 2010 / Feature / Isabel Macdonald
Barbarians at the Gate Barbarians at the Gate
American conservatism is poised to come to (legislative) power, just as it runs itself off the rails.
Oct 6, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman
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What if We Google ‘Democracy’ and Get ‘Oligarchy’? What if We Google ‘Democracy’ and Get ‘Oligarchy’?
The struggle over Google's deal with Verizon is about a lot more than technology and business. It's a vital debate about the future of the democratic discourse.
Aug 16, 2010 / John Nichols
Stop the Comcast/NBC Merger Stop the Comcast/NBC Merger
If the deal goes through, a terrible cable and broadband provider will become a terrible content provider.
May 24, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Fox Rejects Vote Vets Ad; Times Nixes MoveOn’s. Why? Fox Rejects Vote Vets Ad; Times Nixes MoveOn’s. Why?
An edgy ad could have broken through right-wing psychological barriers on climate change and alternative energy. Fox turned it down.
May 11, 2010 / Leslie Savan
Will ABC Let Amanpour Be Amanpour? Will ABC Let Amanpour Be Amanpour?
ABC is in a position to break open a paradigm for the Sunday interview programs.
Apr 16, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman
Slide Show: The Faces of the Media-Lobbying Complex Slide Show: The Faces of the Media-Lobbying Complex
A visual aid to recognize the talking heads of cable news that are leading double lives as paid lobbyists for corporations.
Feb 11, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
The Media-Lobbying Complex The Media-Lobbying Complex
The talking heads of cable news are leading double lives as paid lobbyists for corporations.
Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / Sebastian Jones
CNN Un-Dobbed! CNN Un-Dobbed!
"So the haters have Fox, the lovers who are afraid to be hurt again have MSNBC, but what about all the people who watched the speech and found it too straightforward and under...
Feb 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan