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Live From the National Conference for Media Reform

Live From the National Conference for Media Reform Live From the National Conference for Media Reform

Watch Dave Zirin, Aura Bogado and other Nation writers at the National Conference for Media Reform's livestream, right here at TheNation.com.

Apr 5, 2013 / Press Room

On Roger Ebert, 1942-2013

On Roger Ebert, 1942-2013 On Roger Ebert, 1942-2013

Ebert was a great popularizer of discussion about the arts, and we'd do well not to forget that.

Apr 5, 2013 / Michelle Dean

The ‘Undo-Everything’ Congress: What the Press Doesn’t See The ‘Undo-Everything’ Congress: What the Press Doesn’t See

The hard-right wing exerts an oversized influence on our gridlocked Congress, thanks in part to a Beltway media enamored of them.

Apr 5, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Will Obama Defend Media Democracy? Will Obama Defend Media Democracy?

His next appointee for FCC chair could determine whether robber barons consolidate their domination of the public discourse.

Apr 3, 2013 / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney

The New Telecom Oligarchs

The New Telecom Oligarchs The New Telecom Oligarchs

In her book Captive Audience, Susan Crawford shows how media giants exert a stranglehold over consumers and government.  

Apr 3, 2013 / Feature / Michael J. Copps

The Doomsday Prepper Caucus

The Doomsday Prepper Caucus The Doomsday Prepper Caucus

Prophecies of government tyranny, financial meltdown and violent anarchy featured on Doomsday Preppers are being absorbed into contemporary conservatism.

Apr 2, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Reed Richardson

Congratulations to Chris Hayes and Katha Pollitt Congratulations to Chris Hayes and Katha Pollitt

This week, Hayes debuts his new MSNBC primetime show and Pollitt is named a finalist for the 2013 National Magazine Awards in "Columns and Commentary."

Apr 2, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

It Wasn’t David Stockman Who Wrecked the Economy

It Wasn’t David Stockman Who Wrecked the Economy It Wasn’t David Stockman Who Wrecked the Economy

 Reagan's former budget director's outrage over crony capitalism and bank bailouts is right on, but the pundits don't like it.

Apr 2, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough?

Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough? Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough?

We need escapist fantasies like Game of Thrones. But what’s it doing to our revolutionary imagination?

Mar 29, 2013 / Michelle Dean

Dave Zirin: What’s to Love About Baseball?

Dave Zirin: What’s to Love About Baseball? Dave Zirin: What’s to Love About Baseball?

Baseball is neither poor, nasty, brutish nor short—at least, if sports fans have their way.

Mar 29, 2013 / Press Room

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