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
Al Jazeera Goes Mainstream Al Jazeera Goes Mainstream
The Arabic and English satellite broadcasts are giving voice to Arabs who challenge their governments, and ours.
Dec 14, 2007 / Feature / Ned Lamont
Lippmann and the News Lippmann and the News
In the early 1900s Walter Lippman laid the groundrules for public debate in America. Have the US media followed his prescriptions?
Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Michael Schudson
What’s Really Wrong With the MSM? What’s Really Wrong With the MSM?
They've lost our trust by providing conservatives a platform for deliberate deceptions, silencing reporters for revealing the truth and excusing their own self-serving behavior.
Dec 6, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman