Stop the Comcast/NBC Merger Stop the Comcast/NBC Merger
If the deal goes through, a terrible cable and broadband provider will become a terrible content provider.
May 24, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
A Good Primary Night for The Insurgents (So Far) A Good Primary Night for The Insurgents (So Far)
Joe Sestak wins the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, and Blanche Lincoln and Bill Halter head to a run-off. It's been a great primary night for the progressive grassroots.
May 19, 2010 / Ari Berman
Fox News Defends Arizona Ethnic Studies Ban Fox News Defends Arizona Ethnic Studies Ban
Greta Van Susteren says "advocating ethnic solidarity" is wrong.
May 18, 2010 / Jon Wiener
What Ever Happened to Welfare Mothers? What Ever Happened to Welfare Mothers?
If the boom years failed to lift poor mothers into the middle class, how are they faring now that the middle class is becoming the new poor?
May 13, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Final Battle: Lessig vs. Greenwald The Final Battle: Lessig vs. Greenwald
Lawrence Lessig and Glenn Greenwald debate Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court nomination.
May 12, 2010 / Press Room
The Final Battle: Lessig versus Greenwald The Final Battle: Lessig versus Greenwald
Lawrence Lessig and Glenn Greenwald debate their positions on Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court nomination.
May 12, 2010 / Democracy Now!
The Publisher, Then and Now The Publisher, Then and Now
What Henry Luce teaches us about the state of media today.
May 12, 2010 / Ari Berman
Fox Rejects Vote Vets Ad; Times Nixes MoveOn’s. Why? Fox Rejects Vote Vets Ad; Times Nixes MoveOn’s. Why?
An edgy ad could have broken through right-wing psychological barriers on climate change and alternative energy. Fox turned it down.
May 11, 2010 / Leslie Savan
Newsweek and New Media Newsweek and New Media
The end of Newsweek would signal an end of an era for reporting--but what about the media left standing?
May 10, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Airwaves for the People Airwaves for the People
The FCC must ensure Big Telecom cannot manipulate what we can access on the web for their own profits.
May 6, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel