30 Seconds Over Toledo: How Political Ads Spell Trouble for TV News and Democracy 30 Seconds Over Toledo: How Political Ads Spell Trouble for TV News and Democracy
In the wake of Citizens United, big campaign donors are buying off not only politicians, but also the local news networks that cover them.
Mar 21, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
John Nichols: The Death and Rebirth of Journalism John Nichols: The Death and Rebirth of Journalism
If the field has a future, what will it look like? And what does this mean for American democracy?
Mar 20, 2013 / Press Room
‘Top of the Lake’: The Most Remarkable Depiction of Violence Against Women on TV ‘Top of the Lake’: The Most Remarkable Depiction of Violence Against Women on TV
The show somehow understands things about the pervasiveness and horror of violence and sexual abuse that most police procedurals don’t.
Mar 19, 2013 / Michelle Dean
‘Veronica Mars’, Amanda Palmer, ‘The Atlantic’ and the Depressing Economics of Cultural Production: Oh My! ‘Veronica Mars’, Amanda Palmer, ‘The Atlantic’ and the Depressing Economics of Cultural Production: Oh My!
The way things are going, Kickstarter may become the “corporate welfare” of the artistic world.
Mar 15, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Fast Times at MSNBC Fast Times at MSNBC
Chris Hayes moves up, Ed Schultz moves over and the man who taped the Romney “47 percent” video moves into the light.
Mar 14, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/15/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/15/13)
Warrior cops, Massive Open Online Courses, mulling mullahs and a new Great Game in the Arctic.
Mar 14, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Dark Side of Democracy The Dark Side of Democracy
The lead-up to the Iraq War ten years ago shows us how the media today falsely correlates importance and exclusivity.
Mar 14, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
What’s the Matter With Graham Hill’s ‘Living With Less’ What’s the Matter With Graham Hill’s ‘Living With Less’
The problem isn’t that Americans are spending more money on stuff—they’re not. It’s that stuff has gotten cheaper.
Mar 13, 2013 / Richard Kim
Native Americans Are Not Munchkins: An Open Letter to Michelle Williams Native Americans Are Not Munchkins: An Open Letter to Michelle Williams
For Native Americans, there's no place like home—especially when offensive imagery and racist policies threaten to take it away.
Mar 12, 2013 / Aura Bogado
What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism
No joke: Much of Oz’s matriarchal leanings come straight from a radical American feminist.
Mar 8, 2013 / Michelle Dean