Axis Me No Questions… Axis Me No Questions…
George W. Bush's State of the Union address has laid bare his Administration's political strategy. It is to manipulate the grief, anger and patriotism inspired by September 11 to...
Feb 7, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
‘Whacking’ the Liberal Media ‘Whacking’ the Liberal Media
The New York Times's Martin Arnold calls the success of Bernard Goldberg's Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News "perhaps the most astonishing publishing eve...
Jan 24, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
In Cold Type In Cold Type
There is a value to the much-criticized crawl that zipped along at the bottom of CNN's window during the attack on Afghanistan, beneath clips of dirty traitors and soldier-heroes...
Jan 24, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Amy Wilentz
The Others The Others
What if we could see the Afghan dead as we've seen the September 11 victims?
Jan 24, 2002 / Feature / Howard Zinn
Huey Freeman: American Hero Huey Freeman: American Hero
Sure, he's a cartoon character, but it still takes courage to speak out.
Jan 10, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
Rx Needed for Medical Journals Rx Needed for Medical Journals
Drug companies influence research; they also affect what gets published.
Jan 10, 2002 / Feature / Sonia Shah
Posting Ideas Posting Ideas
To keep the press free, Ben Franklin made sure that periodicals once got preferential treatment from the USPS. It's time to revisit that idea again.
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Victor Navasky
Take This Media…Please! Take This Media…Please!
Cultural critics and producers sound off on Big Media.
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Various Contributors
Food Fight Food Fight
Organic farming critic Dennis Avery is supported by generous contributions from several chemical companies, all of whom profit from the sale of products prohibited in organic produ...
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Mark Dowie