Journalists and Journalism

Sanders speaks at LA Rally

Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche

Bernie Sander’s political rivals will target him. The question is whether cable-news contributors and other pundits pile on or act as a reality check.

Feb 25, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump

Trump Has Lifted the Mask From Our Empty Political Traditions Trump Has Lifted the Mask From Our Empty Political Traditions

His naked callousness has shown plainly that these rituals sometimes reveal the nonsense they’re meant to cover up.

Feb 25, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections

Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections

America’s journalists must do much better this time around.

Feb 19, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Uintah Basin

Does the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil? Does the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil?

Financial markets are rightfully taking climate change seriously, but it’s humanity, not bottom lines, that should be our top concern.

Feb 12, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil?

Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil? Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil?

Some media companies are creating, not just running, misleading climate ads.

Feb 12, 2020 / Amy Westervelt

What We Can Learn From the Iran/Contra Scandal

What We Can Learn From the Iran/Contra Scandal What We Can Learn From the Iran/Contra Scandal

Leon Neyfakh, the host of the podcast Fiasco, tells The Nation that you can’t separate the policies from the people.

Feb 12, 2020 / Q&A / Emily Berch

‘The Nation’ Is Nominated for a 2020 National Magazine Award

‘The Nation’ Is Nominated for a 2020 National Magazine Award ‘The Nation’ Is Nominated for a 2020 National Magazine Award

Arundhati Roy has been named a finalist in category of Essays and Criticism for “India: Intimations of an Ending.”

Feb 7, 2020 / no-paywall / Press Room

Arielle Angel

Newish and Jewish: An Interview With ‘Currents’ Editor Arielle Angel Newish and Jewish: An Interview With ‘Currents’ Editor Arielle Angel

How a revitalized magazine with its roots in American communism captured the Jewish left.

Feb 6, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah M. Seltzer

elliot abrams

Confirmed: Elliott Abrams’s Defense of Mass Murder Was Based on Lies Confirmed: Elliott Abrams’s Defense of Mass Murder Was Based on Lies

The reporters who covered the El Mozote massacre were right all along.

Jan 30, 2020 / Eric Alterman

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren after a primary debate

Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us

A former political candidate reflects on how the opposition research sausage gets made.

Jan 23, 2020 / Column / Ross Barkan

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