We asked Media Matters' Eric Boehlert to critique the barrage of coverage.

Marty Kaplan discusses media distractions that keep us from focusing on inequality, and Gary May puts American voting rights in historical context.

Marty Kaplan says American news media deliberately disregards critical environmental news and information.

Salon's Alex Seitz-Wald points out that almost everything "reported" about the big IRS scandal was wrong, and yet no one has been held accountable.

Meet the Press host David Gregory ignited further controversy when he asked the journalist who broke the NSA leak story whether he should be charged with a crime.

Journalist Dan Froomkin argues that the press should be doing more to foster the debate on transparency that the nation needs.

David Sirota explains how private contractors like Booz Allen bankroll Congress and control the debate about security, surveillance and privacy.

Could journalists who print Edward Snowden's disclosures face government prosecution?

The poet and writer's list spans four decades and includes fictional films and documentaries; some are classics, others are under-the-radar indies. Watch trailers and clips from each.

The director of the Center for Science and Democracy explains how industries undermine scientific research, and new challenges facing scientists in the digital age.