Byline Inequality Matters
The editorial service I run has gotten less male but remains too pale.
The Bezillionaire Times
Amazon’s take-no-prisoners business model made founder Jeff Bezos staggeringly rich while stranding thousands of warehouse workers on the borderline of poverty.
Unfit to Print
Suddenly, all self-respecting billionaires need to own at least one newspaper.
The Fiscal Hoax
Don’t believe the cliff hype.
Lessons of the Sixties: The Decline of Newspaper and Rise of Social Media
A public launch of the “Lessons of the Sixties,” project, with an event looking at the evolution of news media and its impacts and opportunities for social justice organizing.
The One Percent Supreme Court: A Conversation with the Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel
Martha Burk interviews Katrina vanden Heuvel about the poisoning of politics by the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, and what can be done about it.
Poor Visibility
The mainstream media needs to step up its reporting on poverty as a campaign issue.
AT&T’s Upside-Down World
If we had actual competition for mobile phone services in America, AT&T’s decision to charge you more for less would never fly.
A New Kind of Scrutiny on the Campaign Trail
Undercover liars with cameras shouldn’t get to destroy political candidates with impunity.
Year of the Gaffe
We’ve got four more months of this.
Josh Fox’s New Fracking Gem
The documentary filmmaker’s new work, The Sky Is Pink, is a must-see.
Super Highway Robbery
Your friendly cable company is here to serve you.
Our Press Freedom is under Fire
In its latest assessment, Reporters Without Borders ranked the United States No. 47 for media freedom.
The Truth’s Liberal Tilt
There’s no media bias in citing facts about Obama’s record.
The Great White Mancave
A study of three prominent op-ed sections highlights their byline diversity problem and the conservative tilt of the nation’s top columnists.