Rest in Power, Ali Documentarian Bill Siegel Rest in Power, Ali Documentarian Bill Siegel
The sudden loss of the filmmaker is a blow to our political world.
Dec 12, 2018 / Dave Zirin
A Trumpian Year in Review A Trumpian Year in Review
In a crippled world, all the news that’s fit to splint.
Dec 10, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
Reporting Norms Are Never Timeless Reporting Norms Are Never Timeless
A new history of American newspapers traces today’s debates about journalism to shifts in tech and politics 50 years ago.
Dec 10, 2018 / David Uberti
To the White People Who Penned Sweeping Love Letters to George H.W. Bush To the White People Who Penned Sweeping Love Letters to George H.W. Bush
Clearly, you never talked to a person of color about the Bush presidencies.
Dec 10, 2018 / Elie Mystal
Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States
The important demand that CNN rehire Hill has obscured much of the actual content of his speech.
Dec 9, 2018 / Feature / Phyllis Bennis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Noam Chomsky at 90: On Orwell, Taxi Drivers, and Rejecting Indoctrination Noam Chomsky at 90: On Orwell, Taxi Drivers, and Rejecting Indoctrination
As agile as ever, he pulls no punches, decrying the flaws of capitalism and abuses of governing power, sparing few politicians and no parties.
Dec 7, 2018 / John Nichols
A Presidency on Drugs A Presidency on Drugs
The Trump administration makes the news cycle feel like a bad dose of amphetamines.
Dec 6, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
Actual Journalism Is Under an Asymmetrical Attack Actual Journalism Is Under an Asymmetrical Attack
Far-right media isn’t playing by the same rules.
Dec 6, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
New Cold War Dangers New Cold War Dangers
The Russian-Ukrainian military conflict in the Kerch Strait illustrates again how this Cold War is more dangerous that was its predecessor.
Dec 5, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Harsh and Unjust Punishment of Marc Lamont Hill The Harsh and Unjust Punishment of Marc Lamont Hill
The attacks on the professor are a threat to academic freedom and the criticism of Israeli human-rights abuses.
Dec 4, 2018 / David Palumbo-Liu