Smearing Obama Smearing Obama
False claims about Obama intended to stoke racial and religious fear are trickling from the far right to the mainstream media.
Mar 13, 2008 / Ari Berman
McCain and the Media McCain and the Media
It's absurd for the New York Times to cast him as a tool of corporate media, when he's been in the forefront of trying to rein it in.
Feb 27, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
When Newspapers Take a Stand When Newspapers Take a Stand
The New York Times editorial page endorses McCain, while its news department works to discredit him. And there's nothing wrong with that.
Feb 25, 2008 / Ari Melber
Conservative Cannibalism Conservative Cannibalism
Dumb and dumber: reviewing new books by David Frum and Jonah Goldberg.
Feb 21, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
Dahr Jamail: Beyond the Green Zone Dahr Jamail: Beyond the Green Zone
An independent journalist talks about what's really happening in Iraq, and why neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama have a plan for ending the catastrophe.
Feb 8, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
From Guernica to Iraq From Guernica to Iraq
There's an escalating air war in Iraq; why don't American media consider it serious news?
Feb 7, 2008 / Tom Engelhardt
Ms.understanding Ms.understanding
The magazine walks into a trap labeled "political correctness," "left-wing anti-Semitism" and "multiculturalist Islam love."
Jan 31, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Wall Street to Daily Papers: ‘Drop Dead’ Wall Street to Daily Papers: ‘Drop Dead’
How can newspapers survive financial meltdown if they surrender to a culture of defeat?
Jan 24, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Lies of Quinn-Broderville The Lies of Quinn-Broderville
Truth, lies and attacks on Democrats from columnists at the Washington Post and the New York Times.
Jan 10, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
Best of The Nation 2007 Best of The Nation 2007
It was a year of alarming news and amazing reporting on the Iraq War, the rise of private mercenary firms, the burgeoning business of disaster capitalism, an ever more vulnerable e...
Dec 19, 2007 / Feature / Joan Connell