Journalists and Journalism

The Palin Fix The Palin Fix

There's only one explanation for the pundits who declared Sarah Palin finessed Thursday's debate: A nation of losers sorely needed a redemption narrative.

Oct 3, 2008 / Mark Ames

Reality Bites Reality Bites

That McCain and Palin actually have a shot at the White House gives one pause contemplating the future of this country.

Oct 1, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman

Something Stupid Something Stupid

John McCain is determined to lie his way into the White House, and pundits and reporters are doing everything they can to enable that strategy.

Sep 18, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman

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

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