The Obsession With Jussie Smollett’s ‘Hoax’ Is Obscuring the Real Threat of Racist Violence The Obsession With Jussie Smollett’s ‘Hoax’ Is Obscuring the Real Threat of Racist Violence
Where’s the media furor over real-live racists Christopher Paul Hasson and Roger Stone?
Feb 22, 2019 / Joan Walsh
How the Russiagate Investigation Is Sovietizing American Politics How the Russiagate Investigation Is Sovietizing American Politics
“Collusion,” “contacts,” selective prosecutions, coup plotting, and media taboos recall repressive Soviet practices.
Feb 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Are We Witnessing the End of News? Are We Witnessing the End of News?
If you think the media are in trouble now, just wait till there’s a recession.
Feb 20, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
Got Local News? Not if the Vultures at Alden Capital Grab Gannett Got Local News? Not if the Vultures at Alden Capital Grab Gannett
“Journalism will only die if we choose not to fight for it,” says Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Feb 8, 2019 / Julie Reynolds
‘Let Them Eat Trump’ ‘Let Them Eat Trump’
The media’s preoccupation with this administration’s scandals often distract us from more important matters—especially America’s never-ending wars.
Feb 5, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’ Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’
Why would Moscow want to fight terrorists without the US? It doesn’t.
Jan 30, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why We Mourn the Loss of a Printed ‘Forward’ Why We Mourn the Loss of a Printed ‘Forward’
As the storied Jewish newspaper embraces a virtual existence, a vibrant, secular-socialist tradition retreats further into the past.
Jan 30, 2019 / Ross Perlin
Bret Stephens, the ‘Times,’ and Fearmongering Over Venezuela Bret Stephens, the ‘Times,’ and Fearmongering Over Venezuela
Columnist Stephens and others on the right are worried about the growing popularity of socialism. Their panicked response? “But Venezuela!”
Jan 29, 2019 / Greg Grandin
Jill Abramson’s ‘Merchants of Truth’ Can’t Pass Its Own Journalistic Purity Test Jill Abramson’s ‘Merchants of Truth’ Can’t Pass Its Own Journalistic Purity Test
In an attempt to understand journalism’s “Age of Anxiety,” the former New York Times executive editor takes aim at digital media.
Jan 25, 2019 / David Uberti
The End of Russia’s ‘Democratic Illusions’ About America The End of Russia’s ‘Democratic Illusions’ About America
How Russiagate has impacted a vital struggle in Russia.
Jan 23, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen