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When Katrina hit, the mainstream media and Congress both reacted shamefully. Their response to the pandemic is no different.

Even by his standards, Trump is a terrible wartime president

Cities and states are leading the way in defending the internet from corporate control.

By claiming Trump was colluding with Putin, media outlets distracted from the president’s overt crimes while escalating tensions with Russia. They should own up to their failures.

The Heritage Foundation’s star is falling—and left think tanks are on the rise.

Awards show activism, then and now.

The panic over Russian interference obscures the fact that fake news has always been with us—it’s just been pushed by the American Right.

How the commander-in-chief succumbs to the perils of positive thinking.

The new documentary A Gray State, executive produced by Werner Herzog, explores a murder-suicide that has become a far-right obsession.

Momentum continues to play a central role in organizing the Left in the U.K.’s Labour party.

Unaccountable tech companies are defining the parameters of acceptable discourse.

The media and Trump are in an all-out battle. Here’s what the mainstream press is doing well and what it needs to do better.

The corporate media is fact-checking our new Liar-in-Chief--but only to a point.

CNN's Obamacare debate opened up fundamental questions that Republicans would rather avoid--like how to make healthcare access universal.

This is a crisis we can no longer afford to ignore.

The two congressmen discuss Donald Trump, Ellison's bid for DNC chair and how progressives can actually win.

The HBO drama is a surprisingly astute tale of alienated labor and false consciousness.

Millennials—who overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton—had a range of reactions, from despair to defiance.

No matter how the rest of the world looked at us on Nov. 7, Donald Trump's win means they will now look at us differently.

Hillary Clinton’s media sycophants appear to have forgotten how political corruption works.

American political and media elites would love to see the leftist Venezuelan government go down just as Brazil's Workers' Party has.

Despite what the pundits say, the outcome of Democratic primary is far from inevitable

How an ambitious migrant came to Chicago and changed history with the power of journalism

New Hampshire seems to be feeling the Bern.

U.S. media commentary on the accord portrays U.S. global military supremacy as natural and desirable.

The fall of Richard Nixon.

The new documentary AMY reveals how the media--and the men in her life--exploited Winehouse's mental illness, only to deify her after her death.

Journalists now compete with spooks and spies, and the spooks have the home-field advantage.

Over a century after a Congolese man was displayed at the Bronx Zoo monkey exhibit, white elites still stubbornly believe they are benevolent, not supremacist.

Despite what corporate Democrats and the Bernie-bashing mainstream media might tell you, Main Street America favors left-leaning policies.

Why aren't we standing up against the assault on women's rights?

The redesigned New York Times Magazine aims for a global outlook, but comes off as elitist.

Syriza makes U.S. media elites uncomfortable.

Chait styles himself as the defender of old-school liberalism, but the fact is, "Not Very P.C. Of You" is one of the most cynical, lazy pieces of #content you'll read all year.

Even at a time of voters' clear desire for strong progressive policies, the advice is the same as always.

Feminism stands wrongly accused.

In Ari Folman's new film, fantasy is a slippery slope.

What we talk about when we talk about Capital.

Too often these days, journalists are afraid to challenge those in power.

Michael Copps says the commission's love affair with industry destroyed independent media outlets.

The trailblazing Orange is the New Black star has become a powerful voice for trans people, including CeCe McDonald.

Strapped for cash, the public station took money from an anti-pension crusader. Then it promoted pension cuts.

After the suicide of 'Dr. V.' trans activists and journalists discuss how to prevent future tragedies.

Jon Stewart was wrong: America needs vigorous debate. Too bad the new Crossfire doesn't deliver.

An FCC loophole allows media conglomerates to corner smaller broadcast markets.

75 years after the 'War of the Worlds' broadcast, Americans are still panicked by fake news.

Have our youth lost the gift of boredom?

New FCC rules will enable hundreds of community organizations to apply for FM licenses.

How Trayvon Martin's killing challenged our assumptions about Latinos.

The Newsroom recap: The 'mission to civilize' makes a comeback. Cover your ears.

The White House reporter smashed the glass ceiling for women and set the bar for tenacity.

On the portrayal of (alleged) criminals and the American psyche.