More Leaks, Please! More Leaks, Please!
Power-friendly reporters like Judith Miller are easily manipulated by selective leaks. But what we need now is more civil disobedience by whistle-blowers exposing renditions, acts ...
Nov 17, 2005 / Bruce Shapiro
Postcards From the Abyss Postcards From the Abyss
Anthony Shadid's Night Draws Near is a moving account of life in Iraq before and after the US occupation. Liberal hawk George Packer's The Assasins' Gate delves into the history be...
Nov 10, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Chris Toensing
State of the Magazines State of the Magazines
On both sides of the Atlantic, liberal news magazines facing declining circulation have started to play into the celebrity culture. But there are gems that have the power to carry ...
Oct 27, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
A Misguided Crusade A Misguided Crusade
The New York Times exposes its own misguided and unethical campaign to make a terrible reporter a First Amendment saint.
Oct 19, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
Optimism of the Will Optimism of the Will
The rich legacy of former Nation editor and activist Carey McWilliams is on full display in three books.
Sep 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mike Davis
Messing With Mother Nature Messing With Mother Nature
Rush Limbaugh would should skip the juvenile hurricane jokes and summon up some genuine empathy for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Sep 1, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Judith Miller: Embedded Over Her Head Judith Miller: Embedded Over Her Head
The jailed reporter doesn't understand that a free press depends on the ability of reporters to protect honest witnesses--not to coddle government officials.
Aug 24, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Rights of Journalists The Rights of Journalists
What's necessary to protect reporters' sources and the public's need to know?
Jul 14, 2005 / Feature / Victor Navasky
An Odd Turn in the Criminal Justice System An Odd Turn in the Criminal Justice System
Judy Miller's in prison, but what about ...?
Jul 14, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The History of Smoking Guns The History of Smoking Guns
As long as I've lived in America I've enjoyed the comic ritual known as the "hunt for the smoking gun," a process by which our official press tries to inoculate itself and its ...
Jun 23, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn