ThinkProgress Was Always Doomed
Independent journalism fits uncomfortably with mainstream think tank politics.
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What Christine Blasey Ford Said
"She Said," a chronicle of the #MeToo era by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, reveals the power of women who, together, refused to stay silent.
Remember Trump’s Charlottesville Comments? Conservatives Don’t.
Why "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams, a Breitbart editor, and others claim the president's "very fine people" remark is a "false memory"
Breitbart News Is the Real Mustering of Digital Jacobins
What two recent pseudo-scandals reveal about the end goal of the reactionary right-wing media
The Boundless Grift of Right-Wing Media Watchdogs
A new effort to "target" journalists has earned its conservative founders $2 million in seed money, which is probably why it exists in the first place.
Leave Elizabeth Warren Alone
The media are chumming the waters for a takedown of the senator in the next Democratic debate. The candidates shouldn't take the bait.
Who Gets to Say If Warren’s Apology to Cherokee Nation Is Enough?
Critics of the Massachusetts senator's DNA gaffe remain unsatisfied with her response—and the establishment media has no idea how to handle it.
Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Save Journalism
The 2020 presidential candidate hopes less consolidation, stronger unions, and better regulation will mean more "real journalism" and less clickbait.
The Beltway Book of the Damned
Mark Halperin's forthcoming tome features dozens of Beltway insiders, showing how little has changed in This Town.
Here’s a Better Reason to Unsubscribe From The New York Times
It's not the "newspaper of record." It's a rag for the East Coast rich.
The Magazine of American Theocracy
"First Things" has become the premiere journal for proponents of a religious state.
Trump Assembles His Gang of Social-Media Deplorables
Thursday's "summit" shows the increasingly paranoid president is desperate for allies who back him unequivocally.
How to Save Journalism
The biggest threat to the health of the media industry is Silicon Valley. And the antidote might just be organized labor.
“Stop Telling Me Your Opinion”: An Exit Interview With C-SPAN’s Founder
Brian Lamb speaks to TNR about newsroom objectivity, Donald Trump, and the future of journalism.
America, We Need to Talk
In a rebuttal to Mitch McConnell—and possibly Joe Biden—Ta-Nehisi Coates helped House Democrats start a conversation on slavery, racism, and reparations.
Quillette’s “Antifa Journalists” List Could’ve Gotten Me Killed
What a harassment campaign reveals about a darling journal of the intellectual dark web.
Is There a Right Way to Cover the Trump White House?
In "Siege," his followup to "Fire and Fury," Michael Wolff struts and frets his way through another chaotic year, but does it signify more than nothing?
David Brooks’s Moral Journey
The New York Times columnist's new book, “The Second Mountain,” is a fount of easily won wisdom.
The Racist Origins of San Francisco’s Housing Crisis
For decades, the city used strict zoning laws to target the poor and people of color. Today, liberal NIMBYs are fighting to preserve them.
Climate Deniers Are the Hysterical Alarmists
They, not climate scientists or activists, are stoking fear with exaggerated rhetoric and outright lies.
