Jill Abramson Was Right Jill Abramson Was Right
The former Times executive editor seems to have been pushed out for defending fundamental journalistic principles.
May 15, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Keep a Reporter Out of Jail Keep a Reporter Out of Jail
The United States government is insisting that New York Times reporter James Risen reveal a confidential source—or go to jail.
May 8, 2014 / NationAction
‘Nation’ Exclusive: Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Take on America’s Runaway Surveillance State ‘Nation’ Exclusive: Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Take on America’s Runaway Surveillance State
“The first principle of any American intelligence official is not an oath to secrecy but a duty to the public, a commitment to speak truth to power.”
May 7, 2014 / Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras
Obama’s Pundit Problem Obama’s Pundit Problem
Critics like Maureen Dowd of the Times live in an Oz-like dream world.
May 7, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Living Undocumented: A Conversation With Jose Antonio Vargas Living Undocumented: A Conversation With Jose Antonio Vargas
The journalist and activist talks about his new film, Documented: A Film by an Undocumented Immigrant.
May 1, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Senator Manchin Defends Law Firm Accused of Concealing Black Lung Medical Evidence Senator Manchin Defends Law Firm Accused of Concealing Black Lung Medical Evidence
A Pulitzer-prize winning investigation found that law firm Jackson Kelly, now defended by Senator Joe Manchin, concealed evidence and shaped doctor’s testimony.
Apr 16, 2014 / Lee Fang
How Bill de Blasio Is Being Framed How Bill de Blasio Is Being Framed
The NYC mayor as fumbling amateur: this story writes itself, no facts required.
Mar 26, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Why I Was Attacked by Cossacks for Reporting in Crimea Why I Was Attacked by Cossacks for Reporting in Crimea
Before I even knew it, I was on the ground, a gun pointing at my head—for photographing a brazen mid-day raid against a TV studio.
Mar 26, 2014 / Dimiter Kenarov
‘The Latest in Expert Speculation’: CNN and the Phenomenology of Breaking News ‘The Latest in Expert Speculation’: CNN and the Phenomenology of Breaking News
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the media’s coverage of the missing Malaysia Air Flight 370.
Mar 25, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Inside the Most Unregulated Labor Marketplace That Has Ever Existed Inside the Most Unregulated Labor Marketplace That Has Ever Existed
Nation author Moshe Z. Marvit has been awarded this month’s Sidney Award for casting “a light on a previously obscure, but profoundly exploited class of workers.”...
Mar 12, 2014 / Press Room