‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies ‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies
Treating GOP falsehoods as a matter of taste endangers our democracy.
Jan 16, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
What ‘The New York Times’ Got Wrong on Bolivia What ‘The New York Times’ Got Wrong on Bolivia
By endorsing a military coup against a democratically elected government, the Times betrayed its values and its journalists.
Dec 18, 2019 / Greg Grandin
‘Bothsidesism’ Is Poisoning America ‘Bothsidesism’ Is Poisoning America
Zealous coverage of political point scoring doesn’t help anyone outside Washington.
Dec 17, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami
Before There Was Donald Trump, There Was American Football Before There Was Donald Trump, There Was American Football
The brutal and racist culture of our national pastime should have shown us a president like Trump was possible.
Dec 13, 2019 / Robert Lipsyte
Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Michael Bloomberg? Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Michael Bloomberg?
The 77-year-old billionaire was a terrible mayor of New York City who only exacerbated inequality.
Dec 13, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
Who Is Making US Foreign Policy? Who Is Making US Foreign Policy?
An anti-neocon president appears to have been surrounded by neocons in his own administration.
Dec 5, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why Racists (and Liberals!) Keep Writing for ‘Quillette’ Why Racists (and Liberals!) Keep Writing for ‘Quillette’
The online magazine of the “intellectual dark web” is repackaging discredited race science.
Dec 5, 2019 / Donna Minkowitz
Don’t Forget Trump’s Devastating Impact on Reproductive Freedom Don’t Forget Trump’s Devastating Impact on Reproductive Freedom
The assault on reproductive freedom has reinvigorated the pro-choice movement and mobilized grassroots activists across the country.
Nov 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letters From the December 2/9, 2019, Issue Letters From the December 2/9, 2019, Issue
The truth about lies… Fixing a supreme injustice…
Nov 19, 2019 / Our Readers and Eric Alterman
Why Are We in Ukraine? Why Are We in Ukraine?
Historically and even today, Russia has much in common with Ukraine—the United States, almost nothing.
Nov 14, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen