The Secret Behind the Surge The Secret Behind the Surge
Bob Woodward's new book on the Bush years in Iraq raises the possibility that extrajudicial killings--not the surge--were the biggest factor in reducing violence.
Sep 10, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
The Times, They Have A-Changed The Times, They Have A-Changed
Nothing short of a divine thunderbolt will get Obama's message through to the brain-dead media establishment.
Sep 4, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
Media Gone Mad Media Gone Mad
The national news narrative from Denver is completely nuts: consider the unsourced myth of the Clinton-Obama feud.
Aug 26, 2008 / Eric Alterman
DNC ’08: Live From Main Street DNC ’08: Live From Main Street
Laura Flanders leads a panel discussion featuring Van Jones and David Barsamian on the subject of change.
Aug 25, 2008 / The UpTake
Obama and the Politics of ‘Presumptuousness’ Obama and the Politics of ‘Presumptuousness’
Dana Milbank's coverage of Obama in the Washington Post has become a symbol of a press corps that is almost as the Bush Administration.
Aug 13, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
RadioNation With Laura Flanders RadioNation With Laura Flanders
Betsy Reed, Amy Alexander, Chris Hayes and Michael Tomasky debate the legacy of the media's 2008 election coverage.
Aug 11, 2008 / Radio Nation
Who Wants Yesterday’s Papers? Who Wants Yesterday’s Papers?
Collapse of the old world information order.
Jul 31, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
I Read the News Today… Oh Boy I Read the News Today… Oh Boy
While some of America's smartest and most civic-minded people are trying to save daily newspapers, the media moguls who can make a difference seem to be completely off their rocker...
Jul 16, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
Obama vs. the Smart Guys (and Dumb Wars) Obama vs. the Smart Guys (and Dumb Wars)
Barack Obama got it right on Iraq six years ago. Now, perhaps, so can the rest of us.
Jun 26, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
David Samuels and Journalism David Samuels and Journalism
The narrative journalism of David Samuels finds conversation, color and conflict in the vortex of American life.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella