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Who Jails Journalists? Article
A South Korean man watches a TV broadcasting news about two American journalists detained in North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station, in South Korea. There are a total of 29 countries that jail journalists. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

Who Jails Journalists?

The United States could really lead by example when it comes to keeping journalists out of jail, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Chiller, Socialist Theater Article
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Chiller, Socialist Theater

Conservatives have lately branded the United States as the newest socialist republic in an attempt to reprise former scare tactics, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

The Surprising Success of the Right-Wing Rant Article
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Susan Walsh)

The Surprising Success of the Right-Wing Rant

Right-wing pundits are casting Obama's Supreme Court pick in racist terms, and it appears to be working, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Dick Cheney’s Post Presidency Article
Former Vice President Dick Cheney flexes his punditry muscles on CNN's "State of the Union."
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Dick Cheney’s Post Presidency

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is still causing trouble, this time as a pundit, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Sex and the Single Justice Article
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has been mentioned as a possible choice for the Supreme Court. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Sex and the Single Justice

The media is obsessing about potential Supreme Court nominees’ sexuality instead of their qualifications, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory. Plus, an update on George Will’s environmental reporting career.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Codeword “Empathy” Article
The Roberts Court, photographed in 2006, is set to have a new member, as Justice David Souter, seated to the far right, will retire at the end of the term in June. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Codeword “Empathy”

Conservatives already know exactly who Obama will appoint to the Supreme Court, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

The DHS Report: Torturing the Truth Article
Conservatives, including <i>Fox News</i> commentator Sean Hannity, above, are up in arms over a recently released Department of Homeland Security report on right-wing extremists. (AP/Douglas C. Pizac)

The DHS Report: Torturing the Truth

Conservatives fuss over a Bush report on the potential for domestic terrorism while remaining unperturbed by reports of real torture, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

It’s Still the Bush Economy Article
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It’s Still the Bush Economy

The media seem to have forgotten already that it was President Bush who got us into this recession, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Will-ful Ignorance, Round 26 Article
Arctic sea ice is melting so fast it could be gone within 30 years, found a report released last Friday. Stubbornly, George Will refuses to acknowledge the truth about global warming. (AP/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward, File)

Will-ful Ignorance, Round 26

George Will's standoff on global warming with the Washington Post's news room and the scientific community is troubling for the paper's editorial standards, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Mice, Playing: The Decline of Skeptical Journalism Article
A shopper walks toward the pharmacy at a Little Rock, AK, Wal-Mart store on February 20, 2008. An increased availability of jazzy scientific-sounding press releases erodes the chance that journalists will develop original health care investigative stories. (AP/Danny Johnston)

Mice, Playing: The Decline of Skeptical Journalism

Science and health journalists are taking just as many shortcuts as their business reporting peers, and we’d all be wise to watch out, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Cable News Blues Article
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Cable News Blues

Cable news may be the only healthy part of the journalism business, but that's bad news for the rest of us, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Remember Real Journalism Article
A photo journalist wearing a black mask shoots as he participates in a protest rally against attacks on free media in Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 26, 2009. The Committee to Protect Journalists identified the traditionally repressive regimes that continue to threaten a free press. (AP/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Remember Real Journalism

Journalists risk their lives for democracy every day. It’s time we pause to remember their sacrifices, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Whose News Is It, Anyway? Article
Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's Mad Money, attends the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market in New York. (AP/Mark Lennihan)

Whose News Is It, Anyway?

Business news is increasingly aimed at investors, not citizens, a problem the industry must address to provide high-quality coverage, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

The Other Meltdown: Conservatives Article
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, at the White House in January, took center stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week. (AP/Ron Edmonds)

The Other Meltdown: Conservatives

Conservatives gathered last week at CPAC to rediscover their ideological heart, but the result was more identity crisis than true direction, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Thank God for Gitmo! Article
Detainees at the prison at Guantanamo Bay participate in the morning prayer, as a U.S. guard watches nearby. (AP/Brennan Linsley)

Thank God for Gitmo!

The punditocracy's attacks on Obama for the decision to close Guantanamo deserve close scrutiny, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Media to Climate: “Drop Dead” Article
An iceberg is seen in Disko Bay, Greenland, above the Arctic Circle. The American press, hampered by budget constraints and other concerns, has taken a shortsighted approach to the so-called climate policy beat. (AP/John McConnico)

Media to Climate: “Drop Dead”

Developing a climate policy beat has been a nonstarter in the mainstream media, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory, but this is one disaster we can see coming.

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory