Mad Men: Why Fox News and Former Players Defend Former Rutgers Coach Mike Rice Mad Men: Why Fox News and Former Players Defend Former Rutgers Coach Mike Rice
Coach Rice's defenders are speaking unintentional volumes about power and powerlessness in the sports world.
Apr 8, 2013 / Dave Zirin
A Music Video Without Papers A Music Video Without Papers
If living through the reality of immigrant raids and detention seems difficult, try depicting it with cameras rolling.
Apr 8, 2013 / Aura Bogado
This Week: For Media Democracy This Week: For Media Democracy
Some perspective on the concentration of the press in the power of a few and the dangers of media consolidation.
Apr 6, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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
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
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
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