The Left Needs to Reclaim Free Speech The Left Needs to Reclaim Free Speech
Just because some who complain about censorship are hypocrites, privileged elitists, or defensive bigots, that doesn’t mean we should abandon the ideal of robust debate.
Jul 10, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Facebook Fuels Its Users’ Ignorance With Lies Facebook Fuels Its Users’ Ignorance With Lies
It’s time to stop clicking on the ads.
Jul 9, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
‘We Are Not Even Beginning to Be Over This Pandemic’ ‘We Are Not Even Beginning to Be Over This Pandemic’
CDC Deputy Director Anne Schuchat did something really radical. She told the truth about Covid-19 in the US.
Jul 2, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma
The recent increase in the representation and prominence of Black voices amid the nation’s racial uprising is bittersweet—and limiting.
Jul 2, 2020 / Ernest Owens
The Climate Emergency Won’t Wait for the Press to Play Catch-up Again The Climate Emergency Won’t Wait for the Press to Play Catch-up Again
Newsrooms have to cover the real horse race in 2020: the race against climate breakdown.
Jul 1, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
This Week in Authoritarian Newspeak This Week in Authoritarian Newspeak
Ignore this, please…
Jun 30, 2020 / Jen Sorensen
Pence Masks Up While Trump Keeps Dog-Whistling Pence Masks Up While Trump Keeps Dog-Whistling
Americans needs to get the message about masks, but the president’s too busy promoting white supremacists.
Jun 30, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Donald Trump Is the ‘Undertaker’ of American Politics Donald Trump Is the ‘Undertaker’ of American Politics
A master of political misdirection, the president hides behind the idea that he’s only doing schtick. But the joke is on us.
Jun 30, 2020 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams
‘I Got Nicer Everything,’ Says Man Who Ruins All He Touches ‘I Got Nicer Everything,’ Says Man Who Ruins All He Touches
The CDC head says the pandemic has “brought the nation to its knees.” Meanwhile, Trump is talking about his hair.
Jun 26, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
How to Cover an Uprising (Without Causing Harm) How to Cover an Uprising (Without Causing Harm)
Journalists are biased toward sharing information. That’s our job. But we have to recognize that doing our jobs can mean doing harm—and that part of our jobs should be editorial ha...
Jun 26, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee