With His Assault on PBS and NPR, Trump Seeks to Eliminate Real News With His Assault on PBS and NPR, Trump Seeks to Eliminate Real News
In much of America, PBS and NPR stations represent the primary alternative to fanaticism and fakery.
Feb 14, 2018 / John Nichols
The Mythology of Chicago The Mythology of Chicago
Lately, the city has been subjected to twin narratives in politics and pop culture that don’t account for how people actually live—and the new show The Chi is reacting to both.
Feb 6, 2018 / Briana Younger
50 Years Ago, Late-Night TV Woke Us 50 Years Ago, Late-Night TV Woke Us
Harry Belafonte’s week hosting the Tonight show brought together the best of the ’60s—and prefigured the era’s decline.
Feb 5, 2018 / Joan Walsh
TV’s Dystopia Boom TV’s Dystopia Boom
The nightmarish future ain’t what it used to be.
Feb 1, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley
Weed Shall Overcome Weed Shall Overcome
No other TV series captures daily life in New York City quite like HBO’s High Maintenance.
Jan 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Judy Berman
The Reality-Show President, Season One The Reality-Show President, Season One
Featuring meltdowns, tantrums, betrayals and racism. What happens next?
Jan 15, 2018 / Column / Laila Lalami
Errol Morris’s Paranoid Style Errol Morris’s Paranoid Style
In Wormwood, the filmmaker reminds us that sometimes skepticism is the only thing we can trust.
Dec 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley
Hari Kondabolu Lays Bare ‘The Problem With Apu’ Hari Kondabolu Lays Bare ‘The Problem With Apu’
The comedian’s new documentary takes on the ultimate comedic sacred cow: The Simpsons.
Nov 19, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump
He may hate CNN, but there’s good reasons for a sell-off.
Nov 9, 2017 / David Dayen
Trump’s Comprehensive Guide To Denial Trump’s Comprehensive Guide To Denial
Everything’s fine and none of it is his fault.
Nov 7, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow