Media Analysis

Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas

Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas

The genre that propelled Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat to stardom has been tainted by real-life police brutality during protests.

Apr 16, 2020 / Jaime Chu

Silence of the Climate Watchdogs

Silence of the Climate Watchdogs Silence of the Climate Watchdogs

Fixated on the coronavirus, many newsrooms are missing brazen assaults on a livable climate.

Apr 8, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie

When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie

If the Democratic Party won’t listen to the left, it should at least listen to itself from 30 years ago.

Apr 7, 2020 / Ed Burmila

The Media’s Covid-19 Coverage Proves It Could Also Spotlight the Climate Crisis

The Media’s Covid-19 Coverage Proves It Could Also Spotlight the Climate Crisis The Media’s Covid-19 Coverage Proves It Could Also Spotlight the Climate Crisis

Flattening the curve is key to survival in both cases

Mar 25, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

Want to Fight Covid-19? Save Local Journalism.

Want to Fight Covid-19? Save Local Journalism. Want to Fight Covid-19? Save Local Journalism.

Subscribe to a newspaper. Support public and community radio. Strengthen the lines of communication.

Mar 23, 2020 / John Nichols

The Media Is Helping Spread Trump’s Coronavirus Racism

The Media Is Helping Spread Trump’s Coronavirus Racism The Media Is Helping Spread Trump’s Coronavirus Racism

It’s time for every major media outlet to stop disseminating Trump’s hate—and stop repeating his racist nicknames for the virus.

Mar 20, 2020 / Elie Mystal

a promo for Fox News hosts including Tucker Carlson on the News Corporation building in New York

Fox News Has Always Lied to Old People. This Time It May Kill Them. Fox News Has Always Lied to Old People. This Time It May Kill Them.

The pandemic makes obvious what has long been true: Fox News is dangerous.

Mar 20, 2020 / Eric Alterman

During a Pandemic, Trump’s ‘Bullshit’ Will Be Deadly

During a Pandemic, Trump’s ‘Bullshit’ Will Be Deadly During a Pandemic, Trump’s ‘Bullshit’ Will Be Deadly

The president cannot recognize, much less deal with, reality.

Mar 12, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman

Students promote black voter engagement

The ‘Black Vote’ Narrative Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy The ‘Black Vote’ Narrative Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Every black American has their own reasons for voting the way they do. Why can’t the mainstream media reflect that diversity?

Mar 11, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa

Bernie Sanders South Carolina

It’s Propaganda, All Right—Against Bernie Sanders It’s Propaganda, All Right—Against Bernie Sanders

The debate we need simply won’t take place if those challenging the failed policies of the past are met not with argument but with slurs.

Mar 10, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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