The Problem With the US Media’s Coverage of Gaza The Problem With the US Media’s Coverage of Gaza
Assuming there are only two sides to every story misses the reality that most stories have many sides.
Dec 20, 2023 / Nan Levinson
The Real Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani The Real Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani
The disgraced former mayor was a racist authoritarian—even back when he was being celebrated by the mainstream media.
Dec 18, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Blink and You Missed It: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Was Accused of Sexual Assault—and Nothing Happened Blink and You Missed It: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Was Accused of Sexual Assault—and Nothing Happened
Why the big yawn by the media over this particular allegation against New York’s scandal-surrounded mayor might actually be a sign of mature judgment.
Dec 14, 2023 / Ross Barkan
The Media, Disability, and Me The Media, Disability, and Me
Working in media has always been an uphill battle for disabled writers, but an ever-shrinking industry gives “hard” a whole new meaning.
Dec 14, 2023 / Feature / Vilissa Thompson
It’s Time for Gaza’s Journalists to Be Treated Like the Heroes They Are It’s Time for Gaza’s Journalists to Be Treated Like the Heroes They Are
They are reporting under unimaginable difficulties and being killed in record numbers. The journalistic community should be honoring them every day.
Dec 12, 2023 / Nadia Taha
Why Netanyahu Bolstered Hamas Why Netanyahu Bolstered Hamas
The Israeli prime minister followed a decades-old divide-and-rule strategy that fuels endless war.
Dec 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Nikki Haley’s Fake Moderation Should Fool No One Nikki Haley’s Fake Moderation Should Fool No One
The favorite of plutocrats and the mainstream media is running a deeply deceptive campaign.
Dec 8, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Biden Is Overseeing the Silent Death of the First Amendment Biden Is Overseeing the Silent Death of the First Amendment
By continuing the persecution of Julian Assange, the US government is signaling how little it cares about press freedom.
Dec 8, 2023 / Yanis Varoufakis, Lina Attalah, and John Kiriakou
The Trump Dictatorship Goes on Autopilot The Trump Dictatorship Goes on Autopilot
The MAGA world is making all the same fascist threats it did the last time around—and the media is still twiddling its thumbs.
Dec 7, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
“Let’s Wait Till Israel Says Something”: Why the Media Has Failed the Test of the War in Gaza “Let’s Wait Till Israel Says Something”: Why the Media Has Failed the Test of the War in Gaza
A dispatch from the front lines of the information war.
Dec 5, 2023 / Razia Iqbal