Media

Why Does the Media Care More About “the Slap” Than Trump’s Missing Call Logs?

Why Does the Media Care More About “the Slap” Than Trump’s Missing Call Logs? Why Does the Media Care More About “the Slap” Than Trump’s Missing Call Logs?

After helping to create the former president, the mainstream media still does not know how to cover him.

Apr 1, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Farm equipment seen from above a harvested field.

You Can’t Isolate the Food Crisis From the Climate Crisis You Can’t Isolate the Food Crisis From the Climate Crisis

Interrupted food exports from Russia and Ukraine could have disastrous consequences for regions that are already food insecure due in part to climate change.

Apr 1, 2022 / Andrew McCormick

Three young men sit at computers

BuzzFeed Doesn’t Deserve Its Newsroom BuzzFeed Doesn’t Deserve Its Newsroom

Much of the News staff has been written off as dead weight on the payroll. What, after all, is a Pulitzer worth on a balance sheet?

Mar 29, 2022 / Rachel Sanders

Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism

Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism

Rather than seek allies among the far right, progressives need to advance our own vision of an inclusive common good against militarism and white nationalism.

Mar 28, 2022 / Tobita Chow and Ben Lorber

Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court confirmation hearings

The GOP Goes Down the QAnon Rabbit Hole to Trash Ketanji Brown Jackson The GOP Goes Down the QAnon Rabbit Hole to Trash Ketanji Brown Jackson

It’s the 2024 wannabes, but not only them. This hearing reveals the total bankruptcy of the Republican Party.

Mar 23, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Putin at desk

The Tightening Grip of Censorship in Russia The Tightening Grip of Censorship in Russia

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, social media has been restricted or banned in Russia—but a few outlets continue their coverage.

Mar 11, 2022 / Finley Muratova

Kent Macdougall

A Socialist in the Newsroom: Kent MacDougall, 1931–2021 A Socialist in the Newsroom: Kent MacDougall, 1931–2021

The once-controversial reporter and teacher dies without notice.

Mar 11, 2022 / Tom Goldstein

Two violinists play music in the street as young families listen

Covid and Canceled Gigs Have Left Musicians High and Dry Covid and Canceled Gigs Have Left Musicians High and Dry

Yet most working musicians have been marginalized or excluded from current Covid relief funding.

Mar 10, 2022 / Marc Ribot

Mexican Journalists Are Being Killed. Why Aren’t People Rising Up to Help Them?

Mexican Journalists Are Being Killed. Why Aren’t People Rising Up to Help Them? Mexican Journalists Are Being Killed. Why Aren’t People Rising Up to Help Them?

Reporter Jorge Nieto talks to The Nation after five journalists were assassinated in just six weeks.

Mar 10, 2022 / Q&A / Liliana Frankel

A Chinese flag hangs from a gate

China’s Ukraine Dilemma China’s Ukraine Dilemma

While Beijing has declined to condemn Russia, the government has little interest in sticking its neck out for Putin.

Mar 9, 2022 / Han Zhang

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