Fake News and the Death of Democracy in Cambodia Fake News and the Death of Democracy in Cambodia
Forget tanks and rifles. Like other autocrats, Cambodia’s Hun Sen uses fake news to justify oppression.
Nov 21, 2017 / Geoffrey Cain
Donald Trump’s FCC is a Clear and Present Danger to Democracy Donald Trump’s FCC is a Clear and Present Danger to Democracy
It has rewritten media-ownership rules to benefit giant corporations, including the pro-Trump Sinclair Broadcasting.
Nov 20, 2017 / John Nichols
The Revolutionary Potential of Journalism in Morocco The Revolutionary Potential of Journalism in Morocco
Despite free-speech reforms, Moroccan reporters work in a “perpetual state of dread.”
Nov 17, 2017 / Benjamin Lesire-Ogrel and Cole Stangler
Shamir’s Reinvention Shamir’s Reinvention
On Revelations, he trades the glitz and brashness of his early work for a more ruminative and uncertain sound.
Nov 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
Tarana Burke Says #MeToo Should Center Marginalized Communities Tarana Burke Says #MeToo Should Center Marginalized Communities
An interview with the woman who launched the Me Too campaign over a decade ago.
Nov 17, 2017 / Q&A / Elizabeth Adetiba
RT Was Forced to Register as a Foreign Agent RT Was Forced to Register as a Foreign Agent
And too many free-speech advocates and journalists have been silent about it.
Nov 16, 2017 / Aaron Maté
‘Russiagate’ Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security ‘Russiagate’ Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security
At an international summit in Vietnam last week, President Trump took necessary steps to reduce the perils of the new Cold War with Russia. Liberal Democrats call it “treasonous.”
Nov 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
We Can’t End Sexual Harassment if We Make It a Partisan Issue We Can’t End Sexual Harassment if We Make It a Partisan Issue
Sexual harassment is not limited to any party, race, or religion.
Nov 15, 2017 / Column / Laila Lalami
The Rot Inside the Republican Party The Rot Inside the Republican Party
Rupert Murdoch’s media properties are helping to drive the right wing’s moral decay.
Nov 15, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Registering the Cable Channel RT as a Foreign Agent Is a Threat to Press Freedom Registering the Cable Channel RT as a Foreign Agent Is a Threat to Press Freedom
Stigmatizing Russian broadcasting is the latest unnecessary escalation in the new Cold War.
Nov 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel