On Trump, McCarthyism, and the Russia Hacking Charges On Trump, McCarthyism, and the Russia Hacking Charges
One legacy of the McCarthy era is the cloud of suspicion that still hangs over anything connected with the former Soviet Union.
Apr 6, 2017 / Victor Navasky
The Death of Russia’s Great Poet-Dissenter and the Lack of His Civic Courage in the US Establishment The Death of Russia’s Great Poet-Dissenter and the Lack of His Civic Courage in the US Establishment
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who died last week, challenged Soviet authorities for decades while Americans at far less risk remain silent in the face of Cold War hysteria.
Apr 5, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Susan Rice Did Her Job—and Boy Are Republicans Pissed Susan Rice Did Her Job—and Boy Are Republicans Pissed
A report that originated in the alt-right sewer leads a GOP senator to slur Rice as “the Typhoid Mary of the Obama administration.”
Apr 4, 2017 / Joan Walsh
This Weekend, Join a ‘People’s Filibuster’ Against Neil Gorsuch This Weekend, Join a ‘People’s Filibuster’ Against Neil Gorsuch
Protests are planned in cities from San Francisco to Phoenix to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Portland, Maine.
Mar 31, 2017 / NationAction
The Perception of Liberal Bias in the Newsroom Has Nothing Whatsoever to Do With Reality The Perception of Liberal Bias in the Newsroom Has Nothing Whatsoever to Do With Reality
Insisting without evidence that the mainstream media leans left, press critics do the right wing’s bidding.
Mar 31, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Americans Everywhere Benefit From the NEA and NEH Americans Everywhere Benefit From the NEA and NEH
And that includes coal miners who voted for Trump.
Mar 30, 2017 / Column / Laila Lalami
The Sovietization of the American Political-Media Establishment? The Sovietization of the American Political-Media Establishment?
The hunt for Trump’s “Kremlin connections” indulges in practices reminiscent of the Soviet Kremlin and its media.
Mar 29, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Tea Party Helped Build the Bridge to Single Payer The Tea Party Helped Build the Bridge to Single Payer
By pushing a draconian repeal of Obamacare, they awakened a giant. Thanks, guys!
Mar 29, 2017 / Richard Kim
Russia Is Not the Reason to Block Gorsuch Russia Is Not the Reason to Block Gorsuch
President Trump’s greatest political weakness isn’t his alleged ties to Russia. It’s a cruel policy agenda that the American people overwhelmingly reject.
Mar 28, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
One of Trump’s Biggest Donors Thinks Cats Have More Value Than Welfare Recipients One of Trump’s Biggest Donors Thinks Cats Have More Value Than Welfare Recipients
An interview with New Yorker writer Jane Mayer on her research into the darkest reaches of right-wing political funding.
Mar 24, 2017 / Jon Wiener