All the Urgent Issues the Democratic Debates Will Leave Out

Julie Hollar / FAIR Jun 19, 2019 There is little evidence to suggest that the NBC-hosted primary debates will be any less circumscribed and shallow than those in the past. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Paul Manafort and the Five Stages of ‘Mueller Derangement Syndrome’

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 30, 2018 The former Trump campaign manager's trial could mirror the five stages of grief following personal loss and tragedy: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Opens Up to ‘Dishonest’ Media With Meetings On and Off the Record

BLANK Nov 23, 2016 Breaking the mold as president-elect, Trump forgoes traditional news conferences in favor of private sessions with network executives, TV anchors and journalists at The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Debate Performance Won’t Give His Dedicated Supporters Any Second Thoughts

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 28, 2016 No matter what the Republican nominee says or does, his base believes his central argument—that "politicians like Secretary Clinton" have failed, and it's time to try something new. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Lester Holt’s Big Lie About the Commission on Presidential Debates Is a Problem in U.S. Politics

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2016 The most egregious falsehood in the first 2016 presidential debate was from the moderator. The CPD is not nonpartisan, and this fact is helping to kill our democracy. Here's what can be done about the problem. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Presidential Debate Moderators Are Representing the People and Should Act Like Brave Journalists

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 26, 2016 Lester Holt, Martha Raddatz, Anderson Cooper and Chris Wallace have tough jobs And no matter what they do in representing the public and their media colleagues in the presidential debates, they will be criticized And no matter what they do in representing the public and their media colleagues, they will be criticized. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Brian Williams Is Making His Comeback on MSNBC Next Week

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 18, 2015 The discredited former anchor is about to return to NBC broadcasting after a suspension by the network. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lester Holt Pulls Up Brian Williams’ Anchor Chair at ‘NBC Nightly News’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 19, 2015 Though top brass at the network made it seem for a while like he might be able to hold onto his chair, former NBC News anchor Brian Williams ultimately wasn't. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )