Media

Pat Tillman, Our Hero Pat Tillman, Our Hero

War hero and former NFL star Pat Tillman was not the GI Joe icon created by Pentagon spinmeisters. He was a fiercely independent thinker convinced that the war in Iraq was illegal....

Oct 6, 2005 / Dave Zirin

Desperate Housewives of the Ivy League? Desperate Housewives of the Ivy League?

Why does the New York Times feel compelled to perpetuate the myth that smart, striving women are increasingly opting out of a career to be stay-at-home moms?

Sep 29, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Porn of War The Porn of War

What began as an amateur porn site has become a magnet for graphic images of combat and derisive comments posted by US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. But military officials are ...

Sep 22, 2005 / Feature / George Zornick

Found in the Flood Found in the Flood

The most remarkable aspect of the media's treatment of the hurricane coverage was the return of the poor, in coverage that was neither condescending nor condemnatory.

Sep 8, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman

Optimism of the Will Optimism of the Will

The rich legacy of former Nation editor and activist Carey McWilliams is on full display in three books.

Sep 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mike Davis

Messing With Mother Nature Messing With Mother Nature

Rush Limbaugh would should skip the juvenile hurricane jokes and summon up some genuine empathy for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Sep 1, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

In Defense of Pat Robertson In Defense of Pat Robertson

The wacky televangelist may have done us a favor by bringing the insanity of Bush Administration tactics into plain view.

Aug 26, 2005 / Feature / Richard Kim

The Red State Times, Continued The Red State Times, Continued

The so-called liberal New York Times bashed Bill Clinton every chance it got, and whitewashes Ed Meese. Go figure.

Aug 25, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman

Judith Miller: Embedded Over Her Head Judith Miller: Embedded Over Her Head

The jailed reporter doesn't understand that a free press depends on the ability of reporters to protect honest witnesses--not to coddle government officials.

Aug 24, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Strategic Class The Strategic Class

Behind Capitol Hill's Democratic war hawks stands an army of 'enablers' - foreign policy advisors, think-tank specialists and pundits.

Aug 11, 2005 / Feature / Ari Berman

x