Media

Crain’s Red-Baits a Nurses Union Leader on Labor Day

Crain’s Red-Baits a Nurses Union Leader on Labor Day Crain’s Red-Baits a Nurses Union Leader on Labor Day

The business press still insists on equating strong union organizing with communism.

Sep 2, 2014 / Laura Flanders

Can Monasteries Be a Model for Reclaiming Tech Culture for Good?

Can Monasteries Be a Model for Reclaiming Tech Culture for Good? Can Monasteries Be a Model for Reclaiming Tech Culture for Good?

Hackers are transforming an ancient city into a prototype for the future.

Aug 27, 2014 / Feature / Nathan Schneider

RIP, Robert Sherrill: A Man Who Never Kissed Ass

RIP, Robert Sherrill: A Man Who Never Kissed Ass RIP, Robert Sherrill: A Man Who Never Kissed Ass

He was a passionate purist in his prose, his populist politics and his expectations of others and himself.

Aug 27, 2014 / Victor Navasky

US Condemnation of Press Restrictions Abroad Is Starting to Look Hypocritical

US Condemnation of Press Restrictions Abroad Is Starting to Look Hypocritical US Condemnation of Press Restrictions Abroad Is Starting to Look Hypocritical

Here at home, those charged with protecting our press freedom are endangering it instead. 

Aug 27, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

We’re Living in a Golden Age of Investigative Journalism

We’re Living in a Golden Age of Investigative Journalism We’re Living in a Golden Age of Investigative Journalism

Newspapers in America may be closing up shop, but muckrakers around the world are holding corrupt officials and corporate cronies accountable like never before.

Aug 26, 2014 / Anya Schiffrin

If It’s Sunday, It’s Meet the (1 Percent) Press

If It’s Sunday, It’s Meet the (1 Percent) Press If It’s Sunday, It’s Meet the (1 Percent) Press

Eric on this week's concerts and Reed on David Gregory's departure from Meet the Press. 

Aug 20, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Defend Journalism That Speaks Truth to Power: From Ferguson to Washington

Defend Journalism That Speaks Truth to Power: From Ferguson to Washington Defend Journalism That Speaks Truth to Power: From Ferguson to Washington

The First Amendment is under assault. Americans must preserve “the freedom that allows us to verify the existence of all other freedoms.”

Aug 18, 2014 / John Nichols

How Media Passivity Is Service Journalism for the Powerful

How Media Passivity Is Service Journalism for the Powerful How Media Passivity Is Service Journalism for the Powerful

Eric on the latest books and CD's and Reed on media coverage of Ferguson, Missouri. 

Aug 14, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Who’s Really to Blame for the Newspaper Industry’s Decline?

Who’s Really to Blame for the Newspaper Industry’s Decline? Who’s Really to Blame for the Newspaper Industry’s Decline?

Did the massive media conglomerates that gobbled up almost all of the country’s dailies really have the public’s best interests at heart?

Aug 12, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Jezebel’s Porn Problem and the Price of Social Media

Jezebel’s Porn Problem and the Price of Social Media Jezebel’s Porn Problem and the Price of Social Media

Jobs that demand constant social media interaction create different burdens for men and women.

Aug 12, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

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