Media Analysis

Goodbye to Grantland, ESPN’s Home for Actual Sports Journalism

Goodbye to Grantland, ESPN’s Home for Actual Sports Journalism Goodbye to Grantland, ESPN’s Home for Actual Sports Journalism

For this former ESPN ombudsman, Grantland was a beacon in a field of sludge.

Nov 2, 2015 / Robert Lipsyte

Sheldon Wolin speaks with Bill Moyers in 2008.

Sheldon Wolin, 1922–2015 Sheldon Wolin, 1922–2015

The late scholar and Nation contributor brought left-leaning political philosophy to the fore.

Oct 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

The Benghazi Hearings We Need

The Benghazi Hearings We Need The Benghazi Hearings We Need

It is time to challenge a global overreach that has failed repeatedly in the past and seems doomed to fail in the future.

Oct 27, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce

The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce

Enduring an 11-hour festival of mansplaining, with a sexist assist from GOP women, Hillary Clinton looked calm and presidential.

Oct 23, 2015 / Joan Walsh

US NATO Ukraine

Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder? Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder?

How the “sulking superpower” is resisting peaceful outcomes from Syria to Ukraine.

Oct 21, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Workers in a Foxconn factory in Guangdong province, China.

2 Things You Won’t Learn From the New Steve Jobs Film 2 Things You Won’t Learn From the New Steve Jobs Film

Apple is relentless toward its overseas labor force and remarkably innovative in its approach to tax avoidance.

Oct 15, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman

Trevor Noah Says He’s Not a Political Progressive. He’d Be Funnier If He Were.

Trevor Noah Says He’s Not a Political Progressive. He’d Be Funnier If He Were. Trevor Noah Says He’s Not a Political Progressive. He’d Be Funnier If He Were.

The new Daily Show host doesn’t have much to say, which leaves him making jokes about tramp stamps and body weight.

Oct 9, 2015 / Katie Halper

The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria

The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria

It need not be on any of them.

Oct 7, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

I Want My Progressive TV! What If MSNBC Dumps the Left?

I Want My Progressive TV! What If MSNBC Dumps the Left? I Want My Progressive TV! What If MSNBC Dumps the Left?

The cable answer to Fox News is slowly shrinking from the fight. Can digital outlets fill the void?

Oct 7, 2015 / Feature / Leslie Savan

‘The Washington Post’ Finally Finds a War It Won’t Cheer

‘The Washington Post’ Finally Finds a War It Won’t Cheer ‘The Washington Post’ Finally Finds a War It Won’t Cheer

The Post is coming down hard against Russia’s operations in Syria.

Oct 5, 2015 / James Carden

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