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Home » Washington Post

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Posted inColumns & Opinion

Liberals and lefties

by Ben Joravsky April 7, 2021August 18, 2021

Something weird is going on when Joe Biden acts like Bernie Sanders.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

The wit and wisdom of Michael Bloomberg

by Ben Joravsky February 19, 2020August 18, 2021

Centrist Democrats have decided to ignore Bloomberg’s racism and misogyny because they think he can beat Trump.

Posted inBlogs

Who can say who wrote that unsigned New York Times essay? Who can say but shouldn’t?

by Michael Miner September 9, 2018August 18, 2021

The ethical swirl around the op-ed by an anonymous White House official?

Posted inBlogs

Donald Trump is a one-man Watergate

by Michael Miner March 6, 2017August 18, 2021

A look back at the classic characters of that ur-political scandal reveals some surprising similarities to the current president.

Posted inBlogs

As Trump kicks out reporters, the Washington Post declares war on ‘darkness’

by Michael Miner February 24, 2017August 18, 2021

As Trump bars reporters from press briefing, his media war heats up.

Posted inBlogs

Marketplace reporter is fired for writing ‘objectivity is dead’

by Michael Miner February 2, 2017August 18, 2021

“Obviously, I can’t be neutral or centrist in a debate over my own humanity,” wrote Wallace, who is transgender.

Posted inBlogs

If Mitt Romney wants to run the State Department, I’m down with that

by Michael Miner December 2, 2016August 18, 2021

Let’s not shame Mitt Romney out of the State Department.

Posted inBlogs

What was the white working class thinking by supporting Trump? I asked my white working-class brother.

by Ryan Smith November 30, 2016August 18, 2021

A chat with a member of the demographic that’s been applauded and demonized for Trump’s election.

Posted inBlogs

Do only weird, sick people like Trump? This woman’s date says no.

by Michael Miner October 18, 2016August 18, 2021

A Clinton supporter on an Internet date with a Trump supporter.

Posted inBlogs

How can journalists report with balance on an unbalanced candidate?

by Michael Miner September 15, 2016August 18, 2021

Journalists and media watchers fret about the role of “false equivalence” in coverage of Trump and Clinton.

Posted inBlogs

At least the Chicago Tribune didn’t call Olympian Corey Cogdell our own little Annie Oakley

by Michael Miner August 10, 2016August 18, 2021

But they didn’t pay the athlete her due when they ID’ed her on Twitter as merely the wife of a Chicago Bear.

Posted inBlogs

Gathering storms—in Chicago and America

by Michael Miner May 31, 2016August 18, 2021

America’s age of denial may finally be ending.

Posted inBlogs

Michelle Fields, Donald Trump, and the slow death of actual journalism

by Michael Miner March 31, 2016August 18, 2021

Is defense of Fields genuine solidarity or ax-grinding by partisanship?

Posted inBlogs

Democratic primary shows a gulf remains between Chicago’s black and Latino voters

by Steve Bogira March 22, 2016August 18, 2021

Hillary Clinton won Chicago’s black wards; Bernie Sanders dominated in the city’s Latino wards.

Posted inBlogs

Should the Trib disclose money charter school backers gave to the LA Times?

by Michael Miner December 8, 2015August 18, 2021

The LA Times needs more disclosure in its education stories. The Chicago Tribune might too.

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