Donald Trump’s Misogynist Ratpack Donald Trump’s Misogynist Ratpack
Trump has surrounded himself with sexists and serial adulterers. Sexual harasser Roger Ailes is an “adviser.” No wonder he’s struggling with women voters.
Sep 7, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Don’t Bother Reporting Sexual Harassment Unless You’ve Got 10 Other Women Saying the Same Thing Don’t Bother Reporting Sexual Harassment Unless You’ve Got 10 Other Women Saying the Same Thing
One woman’s complaint is rarely enough for an employer—or for us.
Aug 11, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Donald Trump’s Rise, Roger Ailes’s Fall Donald Trump’s Rise, Roger Ailes’s Fall
Fox News’s racism, faux populism, and anti-PC agitprop prepared the ground for Trump’s takeover of the GOP.
Jul 21, 2016 / Leslie Savan
Hey, Roger Ailes, You’re Fired! Hey, Roger Ailes, You’re Fired!
Will the Fox News CEO’s downfall signal a sea change in cable news reporting?
Jul 19, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Why Nobody Seems to Mind That Bill O’Reilly Is a Total Fraud Why Nobody Seems to Mind That Bill O’Reilly Is a Total Fraud
The Fox News anchor’s war stories have been exposed as lies. And it’s all good.
Mar 4, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying
Magical thinking may forever protect him.
Feb 27, 2015 / Leslie Savan
What Ailes the Media? What Ailes the Media?
A biography by Gabriel Sherman clarifies the Fox impresario’s role in his network’s deceptions.
Feb 5, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
How Rupert Murdoch Buys Friends and Influences People How Rupert Murdoch Buys Friends and Influences People
Politicians don’t just need the billionaire media mogul’s cash—they need his newspapers, magazines and TV networks, too.
Aug 10, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Why Roger Ailes Watches Fox News on Mute Why Roger Ailes Watches Fox News on Mute
There is a revealing new profile of the man who led and personifies modern conservatives’ mastery of TV—Fox News’s Roger Ailes.
Jan 19, 2011 / Ari Melber