Watch The Colbert Report’s Triumphant Final Song Watch The Colbert Report’s Triumphant Final Song
Katrina vanden Heuvel joins Stephen Colbert and friends for one last song.
Dec 19, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Should Journalists Cover Sexual Assault? How Should Journalists Cover Sexual Assault?
What responsibilities do journalists have when reporting on sexual assault?
Dec 18, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry
What ‘The Colbert Report’ Taught Us About the Psychology of Conservatives What ‘The Colbert Report’ Taught Us About the Psychology of Conservatives
Instead of trying the key from the outside, as most critics of the right must, Colbert jiggled it from the inside, counterfeit though his key was.
Dec 18, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Why It’s So Hard to Write About Rape Why It’s So Hard to Write About Rape
Is it possible to be sensitive to victims while still being a discerning journalist?
Dec 11, 2014 / Salamishah Tillet
Can Al Sharpton Be Both an Activist and a Fair TV Anchor? Can Al Sharpton Be Both an Activist and a Fair TV Anchor?
As the host of MSNBC show Politics Nation, Al Sharpton is the target of some perfectly valid scrutiny of his potentially conflicting roles of activist and cable news anchor.
Dec 10, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Obama Hijacks ‘The Word’ From Stephen Colbert Obama Hijacks ‘The Word’ From Stephen Colbert
Except Obama calls it “The Decree.”
Dec 9, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass
How to bury two dead black men in the “reverse racism” narrative.
Dec 5, 2014 / Leslie Savan
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 12/05/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 12/05/14?
What are interns reading for the week of 12/05/14?
Dec 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation
Blaming the Victim, Excusing the Powerful: What Real Institutional Media Bias Looks Like Blaming the Victim, Excusing the Powerful: What Real Institutional Media Bias Looks Like
Eric on this week’s concerts and Reed on how, from Bill Cosby’s victims to drone strikes, the media refuse to protect the powerless.
Dec 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson