Media Analysis

Red Square in Moscow

More Cold War Extremism and Crises More Cold War Extremism and Crises

Overshadowed by the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, US-Russian relations grow ever more perilous.

Oct 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Durbin, Whitehouse, Klobuchar at Kavanaugh hearing

Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One? Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One?

News reports are not helping by wrongly presenting the hearing as a “he said/she said” affair.

Oct 3, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Brett Kavanaugh with Trump

Reasons to Believe Reasons to Believe

10 ways to respond to Brett Kavanaugh’s defenders.

Sep 26, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Putin Helicopter

Who Putin Is Not Who Putin Is Not

Falsely demonizing Russia’s leader has made the new Cold War even more dangerous.

Sep 20, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump Talks to Journalists

Who’s Afraid of Impeachment? Who’s Afraid of Impeachment?

Hint: It’s not the American people.

Sep 14, 2018 / Mark Hertsgaard

Paul Manafort 2018

The Mueller Investigation Is Sending People to Jail—but Not for Collusion The Mueller Investigation Is Sending People to Jail—but Not for Collusion

The belief that George Papadopoulos, Michael Cohen, and Paul Manafort would turn over evidence of collusion with Russia got ahead of reality.

Sep 13, 2018 / Aaron Maté

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Letters From the October 8-15, 2018, Issue Letters From the October 8-15, 2018, Issue

The media vs. Trump…

Sep 13, 2018 / Our Readers and Michael Massing

Ann Coulter protest Berkeley

The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’ The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’

The most significant threats to free speech come from conservatives.

Sep 12, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Putin Index Finger

‘Vital’ US Moles in the Kremlin Go Missing! ‘Vital’ US Moles in the Kremlin Go Missing!

According to New York Times intel leakers, “informants close to” Putin have “gone silent.” What can it all mean?

Aug 29, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump in the Oval Office

The President Is a White-Nationalist Mob Boss—and His Base Doesn’t Care The President Is a White-Nationalist Mob Boss—and His Base Doesn’t Care

Diehard Trump supporters represent at most a quarter of the electorate, but dominate media discussions of the president’s standing. They shouldn’t.

Aug 27, 2018 / Joan Walsh

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