Media activism

Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing

The campaign season earns local television stations enormous sums of money. What should they give back?

Aug 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders

Peter Kornbluh: WikiLeaks in Latin America Peter Kornbluh: WikiLeaks in Latin America

WikiLeaks revealed a Latin America dominated by American intervention and meddling. 

Aug 3, 2012 / Press Room

Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word

Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word

Alex, who has died at the age of 71, believed to the end in the necessity of information and insight as essential elements of an activism that would begin the world over again.

Jul 21, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: What Is the Media’s Responsibility?

Katrina vanden Heuvel: What Is the Media’s Responsibility? Katrina vanden Heuvel: What Is the Media’s Responsibility?

The mainstream media is falling victim to a cult of balance—and it's time for progressives to fight back by more effectively leveraging their message.

Nov 9, 2011 / C-SPAN

Smiling Through the Apocalypse Smiling Through the Apocalypse

Alterman reviews the Beach Boys and Reed pokes holes in media ethics.

Nov 4, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Ball of Confusion Ball of Confusion

Alterman on Motown and Reed on Tom Waits and the 99 percent.

Oct 27, 2011 / Eric Alterman

For State Department Employees, Freedom Isn’t Free For State Department Employees, Freedom Isn’t Free

Peter Van Buren is a State Department employee—who might get fired for disseminating public information about WikiLeaks online.

Sep 27, 2011 / Peter Van Buren

Melissa Harris-Perry: US Social Media Driven By Women, Minorities Melissa Harris-Perry: US Social Media Driven By Women, Minorities

Melissa Harris-Perry argues that social media platforms offer a voice to segments of the American population that might not have had one before.

Sep 1, 2011 / MSNBC

Could Murdoch’s ‘News Of the World’ Hacking Scandal Happen in the US?

Could Murdoch’s ‘News Of the World’ Hacking Scandal Happen in the US? Could Murdoch’s ‘News Of the World’ Hacking Scandal Happen in the US?

Fox News regularly peddles misinformation and openly supports Republican candidates while pretending to be “fair and balanced.” It’s time to start asking some tou...

Jul 7, 2011 / Ilyse Hogue

After Mubarak, Fighting For Press Freedom in Egypt After Mubarak, Fighting For Press Freedom in Egypt

The state still controls the media in post-revolution Egypt, but an independent press is emerging.

Jun 20, 2011 / Feature / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

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