Media Analysis

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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

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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

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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’ 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

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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

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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

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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

How Will Americans Remember Donald Trump?

How Will Americans Remember Donald Trump? How Will Americans Remember Donald Trump?

If the past is prologue, Trump will face no historical reckoning for his sprawling malfeasance.

Nov 14, 2019 / Column / Aaron Ross Coleman

Impeachment Is Ready for Prime Time

Impeachment Is Ready for Prime Time Impeachment Is Ready for Prime Time

PBS and commercial networks should air impeachment hearings at night when working people can watch. It’s the cost of sustaining democracy.

Nov 13, 2019 / John Nichols

Greenhouse Gases

Has Climate News Coverage Finally Turned a Corner? Has Climate News Coverage Finally Turned a Corner?

The Covering Climate Now collaboration is changing newsrooms and public awareness worldwide.

Nov 8, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

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