Journalists and Journalism

Putin and Kerry

Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did

Our election system is embarrassing not for anything Putin allegedly did. Leaders of both parties, if they had any concern for the republic, would move expeditiously to reform our ...

Nov 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump

The President-Elect Is an Internet Troll The President-Elect Is an Internet Troll

And the media has no idea what to do with him.

Nov 28, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Putin and Obama

The Friends and Foes of Détente With Russia The Friends and Foes of Détente With Russia

The mere adumbration of Trump–Putin cooperation has sent American Russo-phobic cold warriors into a frenzy of preemptive opposition.

Nov 23, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Baltimore police

Cops Are Watching Your Facebook Feed Cops Are Watching Your Facebook Feed

What are they doing with the data?

Nov 21, 2016 / Rachel Levinson-Waldman

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Will President-Elect Trump End the New Cold War? Will President-Elect Trump End the New Cold War?

Whatever Americans think of the next president’s other policies, exceedingly dangerous US-Russian conflicts have become the greatest threat to American and international security.

Nov 16, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Vladimir Putin, 2014.

Now That They’ve Been Proven Wrong, Will Putin’s Demonizers Apologize for Their Slanders? Now That They’ve Been Proven Wrong, Will Putin’s Demonizers Apologize for Their Slanders?

Probably not. Blaming the Russian president for everything is now a national hobby, the facts be damned.

Nov 15, 2016 / James Carden

Steve Bannon

Activists Everywhere Are Calling for Trump to Rescind His Appointment of a White Nationalist Activists Everywhere Are Calling for Trump to Rescind His Appointment of a White Nationalist

The Steve Bannon appointment “signals that white supremacists will be represented at the highest levels in Trump’s White House.”

Nov 14, 2016 / John Nichols

Stephen Cohen

Stephen F. Cohen: ‘Above All, We Need Debate’ on Russia Stephen F. Cohen: ‘Above All, We Need Debate’ on Russia

Post-election, challenging the media’s dangerous orthodox consensus on Russia is more urgent than ever. 

Nov 11, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Mourn. Resist. Organize.

Mourn. Resist. Organize. Mourn. Resist. Organize.

As we prepare to cover a Trump administration, the stakes are higher than ever—and we can't do it without you.

Nov 10, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

New York Post Cover

Election 2016 and the Collapse of Journalistic Standards Election 2016 and the Collapse of Journalistic Standards

It would be hard to imagine a worse indictment of our media than the coverage of Candidate Trump.

Nov 10, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

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