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July 25, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Media’s Failure to Connect the Dots on Climate Change
Why are some major news outlets still covering extreme weather like it's an act of God?
May 17, 2018
MagazineWilliam Galston
Backsliding in Budapest
How Hungary explains Europe’s retreat from democracy
December 14, 2017
Christian Lorentzen
The Post Plays on Nostalgia for Nixon-Era Journalism
Steven Spielberg casts Ben Bradlee and Katharine Graham as heroes in a slick drama, despite their complicated ties to power.
October 11, 2017
Bob Moser
Clintonian Democrats Are Peddling Myths to Cling to Power
Centrists are falsely equating Trump with Nixon, and Sanders with McGovern, because they're scared of what a leftist party means for them.
August 29, 2017
Emily Atkin
Yes, politicize Hurricane Harvey—just not like this.
August 10, 2017
Graham Vyse
Trump could convince Republicans to suspend American democracy.
June 16, 2017
Clio Chang
Do We Need Women’s News?
The Lily, a website for women readers produced by The Washington Post, raises new questions about a very popular media genre.
June 7, 2017
Graham Vyse
The Washington Post’s Ralph Northam endorsement makes a great case—for Tom Perriello.
May 16, 2017
Zachary Jonathan Jacobson
The Search for Donald Trump’s Own Watergate
Some call it "Russiagate," others "Comeygate." What are we really saying when we apply the Nixonian suffix?
March 23, 2017
MagazineLeah Finnegan
The Media Should Become a True Opposition Party
If the press can relinquish its self-regard and battle Trump with Watergate-era gusto, perhaps it might stand for something of value to Americans.
February 22, 2017
Juliet Kleber
The Washington Post is a light in dark places when all other lights go out.
June 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
How long until Breitbart is the only outlet with Trump press credentials?
March 21, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
Look, Donald Trump seriously doesn’t care what you say about his hands, he doesn’t, honestly, it’s just that you mentioned it, and...
February 29, 2016
Adam Peck
The Washington Post decides that what readers really want is more Joe Scarborough.
January 28, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The Washington Post editorial board’s attack on Bernie Sanders is an embarrassment.
January 28, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Women, please learn what it means to be a feminist.
January 2, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Washington Post has a strange definition of “leftist.”
December 23, 2015
Steven Cohen
The Washington Post exposes yet another gaping hole in police violence statistics: the frequency of repeat shooters.
December 8, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
A scientist sounded the alarm on climate change 65 years ago, and The New York Times was on it.
Progress at Paris climate talks is better late than never
October 31, 2013
Michael Kinsley
The Media's Arrogant Defense of Leaks

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