Trump’s Media Rhetoric Is Impacting Journalism Schools—His Name Is Even on a...
The University of Illinois now offers a class on 'Trumpaganda.'
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Only ‘Regret’ Is That the Press Treats Him ‘So Badly’
He made the eyebrow-raising comment on '60 Minutes.'
View ArticleThis Christian Streaming Network for ‘Fun’ Pastors Is Backed by Dan Abrams
Ambo is billed as "Not Your Grandma's Christian Network," but the advertising rules are decidedly Old Testament.
View ArticlePEN America Sues Trump Just as He Renews Attacks on the Media
PEN's charge that Trump 'constrains' free speech coincides with the president downplaying Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
View ArticleObama’s Funniest Speechwriter Explains How Trump ‘Gives Wedgies’ Instead of...
"When you’re a politician, it's not really insult comedy, it’s just kind of being a dick," says David Litt.
View ArticleFact Checking Gets Its Moment, on the Campaign Trail and on Broadway
Daniel Radcliffe and the Associated Press are now doing the same job.
View ArticleDespite Trump Rhetoric, Journalists Are Losing Jobs at a Faster Rate Than...
Coal is the real enemy of the people
View ArticleIn US, Twitter Focuses on Trump—But Enrique Iglesias Reigns Supreme in Mexico
'Bailamos, let the Twitter take you over, bailamos!'
View ArticleSilicon Valley Loves Cory Booker—But Still Gives a Lot of Money to the GOP
Top tech companies love Booker too much to send him suspicious packages.
View ArticleThe Mystery of Donald Trump’s Secret Kremlin Ties Just Got a Lot Deeper
New evidence suggests Moscow’s spies could have gotten close to Donald Trump as far back as the late 1970s.
View ArticleTeam Mueller is Holding ‘Dozens of Sealed Indictments,’ According to Intel...
No matter what Trump does, Mueller is still coming. “Nobody who’s close to the Russians is getting out of this,” said the Intel official.
View ArticleDemocrats Have Their Own Kremlin Influence Problem, Starting with Al Gore and...
Waters has been a notorious purveyor of Kremlin lies herself. And the KGB's Armand Hammer had close financial ties to Al Gore's family.
View Article64 Percent of Americans Worry About Fake News—But It’s Worse in This Country
Fake news has been a persistent part of the American experience on Facebook since before the 2016 presidential election. But a new study from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism shows...
View ArticleWhy the FBI’s Kavanaugh Investigation is a Minefield—for the FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation occupies an exalted and somewhat awkward position in American society. It’s simultaneously our lead federal law enforcement agency, with a broad remit, and our main...
View ArticleRadio Hosts Blast Reporter Who Said Trump ‘Seemingly Mocked’ Christine Blasey...
Tensions have been running high around the country since President Donald Trump referenced Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh at a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday....
View ArticleNew York Times (Sort of) Removes Honorifics From Pop Culture Stories
Beginning this week, The New York Times will cease using courtesy titles like Mr. and Ms. in pop culture coverage. Honorifics will no longer be employed in stories about film, television, comedy or...
View ArticleUSA Today Says Trump Got ‘Wide Leeway’ on Misleading Op-Ed
President Donald Trump still uses the “fake news media” when it suits him. Today, USA Today published an op-ed ostensibly written by Trump in which he urged the American people to vote Republican in...
View ArticlePresident Trump Really May Go to Jail—For the Rest of His Life
Nearly two years ago, in the first month of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, I touched off a firestorm by telling the public what our Intelligence Community—publicly attacked as Nazis by our 45th...
View ArticleMike Flynn’s Disastrous Day in Court Blows Apart Trump’s Deep State...
Every day of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, his White House has been dogged by allegations surrounding his 2016 campaign’s illicit involvement with Russia. For almost two years, his administration has...
View ArticleCoronavirus Drives Calls for a General Strike and #NotDying4WallStreet
If the coronavirus, or COVID-19, was a full pot of water simmering over weeks of uncertainty and torpid political action, it was an ultimatum to American grandparents that made it boil over. “No one...
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