Unchecked Republican Lies Opened the Door for Trump Unchecked Republican Lies Opened the Door for Trump
Network executives need to decide which side they are on: democracy or fascist rebellion.
Dec 18, 2020 / Eric Alterman
As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’
Scientists say they have “a moral obligation” to “tell it like it is”—don’t journalists too?
Dec 17, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play
The vast right-wing talk-show network across the United States has enormous political sway—and Republican politicians know and embrace it.
Dec 16, 2020 / Thom Hartmann
Why Democrats Lose on Social Media While Republicans Lie and Win Big Why Democrats Lose on Social Media While Republicans Lie and Win Big
Dominating Facebook, the world’s largest media platform, enabled the GOP to demonize the Green New Deal.
Dec 8, 2020 / Joseph Romm and Jeff Nesbit
The Coup That Never Happened The Coup That Never Happened
Oh, you thought there would be a coup just because the president repeatedly said there would be?
Dec 1, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Trump’s Trying to Take the Internet Down With Him Trump’s Trying to Take the Internet Down With Him
A sore-loser president is promoting a last-minute assault on the underpinnings of discourse on the web.
Nov 30, 2020 / John Nichols
Don’t Cancel Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Don’t Cancel Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!
Far from promoting homophobia, the classic holiday special celebrates the fellowship of outsiders.
Nov 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Coup That Succeeded The Coup That Succeeded
The most dangerous blows to American democracy have come not from Trump but from the national security establishment.
Nov 16, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Plot Against America The Plot Against America
We must thwart Trump’s plan to destroy our democracy.
Oct 30, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
The World Is Burning, but the Political Press Insists It’s a Horse Race The World Is Burning, but the Political Press Insists It’s a Horse Race
Strong questions in the final debate handed the political press a golden opportunity to talk about climate change. They blew it.
Oct 29, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard and Andrew McCormick