‘The Media Needs to Call a Lie a Lie’ ‘The Media Needs to Call a Lie a Lie’
On CNN’s Reliable Sources, Katrina vanden Heuvel holds the press accountable for letting Trump’s deceptions slide.
Nov 30, 2015 / Press Room and Katrina vanden Heuvel
For Female Football Players, It’s Pay to Play (and Pray Someone Sees) For Female Football Players, It’s Pay to Play (and Pray Someone Sees)
The Women’s Football Alliance offers opportunity for adult women in the sport—but at what cost?
Nov 23, 2015 / Hanna Brooks Olsen
Why the Biggest Problem with the Media Is Not ‘Liberal Bias’ Why the Biggest Problem with the Media Is Not ‘Liberal Bias’
It’s as important as ever to reform a corporatized system that’s rigged against the public interest and failing our democracy.
Nov 17, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How the Media Gave Carly Fiorina a Free Pass to Lie About Planned Parenthood How the Media Gave Carly Fiorina a Free Pass to Lie About Planned Parenthood
In the world according to Fox News, the debate champion is the candidate whose lies are considered to be the most effective. But Roger Ailes always wins.
Sep 29, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
This Is What Jeremy Corbyn’s New Labour Coalition Looks Like This Is What Jeremy Corbyn’s New Labour Coalition Looks Like
Even as the right-wing press derided Corbyn as a “weaponized lentil,” the shock was setting in.
Sep 21, 2015 / Paul Mason
Berlin and Paris Versus Kiev Berlin and Paris Versus Kiev
And Henry Kissinger versus US orthodoxy on Ukraine; and Putin versus Stalin on Russia’s past.
Aug 26, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Civilian Toll From the War Against ISIS Is Unacceptable. Why Isn’t the Press Covering It? The Civilian Toll From the War Against ISIS Is Unacceptable. Why Isn’t the Press Covering It?
The US-led bombing campaign has killed hundreds, according to one comprehensive report. The Pentagon admits to two.
Aug 25, 2015 / Sara Rathod
Why Would ‘The New York Times’ Try to Torpedo the Iran Deal? Why Would ‘The New York Times’ Try to Torpedo the Iran Deal?
Today’s front-page piece masquerades as news analysis, while pushing a neoconservative agenda.
Aug 24, 2015 / James Carden
Jon Stewart Showed Us He Could Grow—and America Could, Too Jon Stewart Showed Us He Could Grow—and America Could, Too
He’s spewed false equivalencies, he told Wyatt Cenac to “fuck off” for questioning him on race, but the almost-former host of The Daily Show has shown he can learn.
Aug 6, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Is ‘Putin’s Aggression’ Primarily Responsible for the Increasingly Dangerous New US-Russian Cold War? Is ‘Putin’s Aggression’ Primarily Responsible for the Increasingly Dangerous New US-Russian Cold War?
What the ongoing policy conflicts in Moscow mean for US–Russian relations.
Jul 8, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen