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Sorry Not Sorry
Fox Primetime host Tucker Carlson has already had quite the July. On the plus side, the latest ratings for his show have made him officially the most…
5 years, 10 months ago
40 Acres
Home is in your heart and in your head, but mostly home is on land — acreage parceled out, clawed at, stolen, denied for decades and decades. First, …
5 years, 10 months ago
Who Is Lady Liberty, And What Does She Want?
The Statue of Liberty is nearly 140 years old, but she's enjoying renewed relevance in the Trump era. In announcing hostile immigration policies, Tru…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Worst Thing We've Ever Done
After World War II, Germany and the Allied powers took pains to make sure that its citizens would never forget the country’s dark history. But in Ame…
5 years, 10 months ago
United States of Conspiracy
For much of the past month, a new addition has joined the audioscape of cities across the country: fireworks. Loud ones. Keep-you-up-all-night-ones. …
5 years, 10 months ago
Your Lying Eyes
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has removed multiple people from key watchdog roles. On the week’s On the Media: how the president keeps we…
5 years, 10 months ago
"Abstinence-Only" Coronavirus Guidance Won't Save Us
When the US entered the early stages of the pandemic, federal and municipal leaders maintained that the best way to prevent the spread of the pandemi…
5 years, 11 months ago
The Undertow
We visualize the coronavirus pandemic as coming in waves, but the national picture of new cases shows no sign of abating. This week, On the Media exa…
5 years, 11 months ago
The Military Stands Up To Trump
It began with the President’s notorious bible photo-op, preceded by a military crackdown north of the White House clearing protesters from Lafayette …
5 years, 11 months ago
The Milkshake Duck-ing of Bon Appetit
There’s this old internet fable about a duck who liked milkshakes. Everyone loved the Milkshake Duck, until it turned out to be racist. The moral of …
5 years, 11 months ago