Can the Left Win YouTube?
A new cohort of left-wing video creators is smart, savvy, and entertaining. Is that enough to counter the internet’s alt-right trolls?
FOX News
Eric Bolling Is Failing Up
The former Fox News host has bounced back from a #MeToo scandal stronger than ever.
The Loudest Voice Stars A Very Simple Monster
The new miniseries casts Roger Ailes and Fox News as all-powerful architects of political disaster. The truth is more complicated.
Give War a Chance
In search of the Democratic Party's fighting spirit
The Man Who Was Upset
Making sense of Donald Trump's petulant reign
Fear and Loathing of the Green New Deal
What the backlash to the emergency legislation reveals about the age-old pathologies of the right
Reclaiming the Future
On the growing appeal of socialism in an age of inequality
Red Herrings
The conservative media’s delirious efforts to conjure up a socialist nightmare
Trump’s Possibly Illegal Border Posse
The Pentagon is set to expand its role in immigration enforcement—and that violates an important civil rights law with an obscure Latin name.
The Trigger Presidency
How shock jock comedy gave way to Donald Trump’s Republican Party
Tucker Carlson, Unbowed
He's petty, whiny, and contradictory. So why does he keep ruling the ratings night after night?
Down to Earth
Why is the story of climate catastrophe so hard to tell?
The Green New Deal Fan on Fox News Wasn’t a Random Diner. He’s a Climate Activist.
Meet the young man who ruined a "Fox and Friends" reporter's segment.
MSNBC’s Wild Ride
Thanks to Trump and the Russia investigation, the liberal network is booming. But is it selling its viewers a conspiratorial fantasy?
How a Demon-Slaying Pentecostal Billionaire Is Ushering in a Post-Catholic Brazil
Edir Macedo has a church, a bank, a TV channel, and a Moses complex. And with the election of Jair Bolsonaro, he has emerged as the country’s most controversial kingmaker.
How Trump Suborns Perjury
Even without BuzzFeed’s explosive report about Michael Cohen, the evidence shows that the president has persuaded his associates to lie to Congress and the feds.
The Crisis of Pro-Trump Journalism
More influential than ever, the right-wing media is now facing increased scrutiny. But will it make a difference?
There’s No Scott Pruitt Scandal to See Here
Conservative media outlets have ignored the EPA administrator's mounting ethics controversy.
Ban Facebook Before Elections
The company refuses to regulate fake news, so the U.S. government should regulate the company.
How News Outlets Became Lifestyle Brands
Fox News’s new streaming service is evidence that media organizations are catering to their most devoted fans, instead of casting a wide net.
