How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises
Behind the scrim of the familiar and the empty, there lies a new, unnerving age that no one cares to focus on.
Apr 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Dude, de Blasio Should Totally Go the Informal Route Dude, de Blasio Should Totally Go the Informal Route
The mayor wants to break down some of the barriers that distance power from people. Good call.
Apr 3, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Fox News Attacks When Black Women Clap Back Fox News Attacks When Black Women Clap Back
The network has long gone after progressive black leaders. Last month it targeted two women far outside the Beltway.
Apr 2, 2014 / Dani McClain
#CancelColbert and the Return of the Anti-Liberal Left #CancelColbert and the Return of the Anti-Liberal Left
The left can only afford to be contemptuous of liberal values when the right isn't in charge.
Apr 2, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Why Does ‘Morning Joe’ Throw Mika Into the Toilet? Why Does ‘Morning Joe’ Throw Mika Into the Toilet?
Can’t any of you chicks take a joke?
Apr 1, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Why the Media Are Giving a Free Pass to Venezuela’s Neo-Fascist Creeps Why the Media Are Giving a Free Pass to Venezuela’s Neo-Fascist Creeps
Roberto Lovato interviews intellectual heavyweight Luis García Britto about the role of the media in the current conflict in Venezuela.
Apr 1, 2014 / Roberto Lovato
Why Obamacare Must Always Be Failing in the Right-Wing Media Why Obamacare Must Always Be Failing in the Right-Wing Media
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on Obamacare and the right-wing media.
Apr 1, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Who’s Afraid of Suey Park? Who’s Afraid of Suey Park?
The social media prowess of one Asian American activist is driving the mainstream media to distraction. Why do they care so much?
Mar 31, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong
A Very Serious Problem With Very Serious Journalism A Very Serious Problem With Very Serious Journalism
Can The Intercept make a dent in the overwhelming white maleness of policy reporting?
Mar 27, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong
How Bill de Blasio Is Being Framed How Bill de Blasio Is Being Framed
The NYC mayor as fumbling amateur: this story writes itself, no facts required.
Mar 26, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman