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Plague of Suspicion
It’s been 100 years since one of the deadliest diseases... well, ever. The 1918-1919 flu pandemic (usually and mistakenly called the “Spanish Flu”) i…
7 years, 5 months ago
Three Years for Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for financial crimes and for lying to Congress. In r…
7 years, 5 months ago
How Quickly We Forget
The death of George H.W. Bush brought us a week’s worth of ceremony, eulogy and wall-to-wall coverage. This week, a look at the choices journalists m…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Centuries-Old Practice of "Slaying Lewks"
Satisfaction at the political enemy’s hypocrisy can be so rich that partisan critics strain — sometimes absurdly — to locate it. Such is the case wit…
7 years, 5 months ago
Laugh Until You Cry
The White House tried to bury a devastating climate assessment on Black Friday; this week, On the Media documents how TV talk shows gave climate chan…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Long History of Ignoring Climate Scientists
A government climate change report was released last week and summarily dismissed...by the government. It was a worrying development, to be sure — bu…
7 years, 5 months ago
Whose Streets?
The message from Silicon Valley seems to be that self-driving cars are the way of the future. This week, On the Media considers the history behind th…
7 years, 6 months ago
The Civil War, One Day at a Time
On the 155th anniversary of The Gettysburg Address, we bring you a conversation with Professor Adam Goodheart. He ran The New York Times blog, Disuni…
7 years, 6 months ago
Do Not Pass Go
Over a week after the midterms, there's uncertainty in key races in Florida and Georgia. We examine the pervasive conspiracy theories around vote cou…
7 years, 6 months ago
The Stories Fires Tell
The Camp Fire in California is the deadliest in the state's history, leaving the entire city of Paradise in ashes. Parts of Malibu were destroyed by …
7 years, 6 months ago