On watching a presidential election through the grainy medium of TV

As a reporter covering unemployment, I thought I knew everything I needed to get by. Then I was laid off.

A new book details how the president and his state media partners cash in on their symbiotic relationship while driving the country toward disaster.

New polls show that the premature consensus about Trump’s rhetoric was wrong—for now, anyway.

Laura Loomer is a “proud Islamophobe” and QAnon supporter. She’s also a Republican nominee for Congress.

The falling-out says a lot about the state of conservative media in 2020—and may herald some good news for Joe Biden.

In the most important election of our lifetime, Joe Biden will have to risk everything.

For the past week, the president has successfully reframed the election as a debate over looting and political violence.

Trump’s chief economic adviser claims that stagnation, recession, and pessimism are all in the past. The numbers prove otherwise.

Voters need to see the Democratic nominee out in the world, not hiding behind musicians who were popular a half-century ago.

With Covid-19 throttling the entertainment industry, basketball is caught in the crosshairs of the culture war.

A majority of the president’s base believes the coronavirus death toll is acceptable. What more needs to be said at this week’s convention?

The president’s insatiable need to traffic in rumor and conspiracy blows larger holes in our shared reality with each passing day.

It’s not just about defeating Donald Trump, but providing an off-ramp from this all-consuming political moment.

Democrats are already in love with their future, in spite of the fact that Joe Biden has glossed over how he will get them there.

How a decaying legacy magazine is being used to launder right-wing ideas and conspiracy theories.

In what may be his final bow on the presidential campaign stage, Sanders tried to build a bridge between his movement and the man who bested it.

By embracing conservative talking points, the press missed the hollowing-out of one of America’s great institutions.

Other countries have robust public media systems that produce high-quality journalism and increase political engagement. Why don’t we?

Donald Trump’s criticisms of the Democratic vice presidential nominee don’t make a lot of sense. As usual, his favorite network is stepping in.