Bob Garfield

Bob Garfield appears in the following:

Full Faith & Credit

Friday, October 12, 2018

What is money? It’s what you pay the electric bill with — and it’s also the story of humankind.

Campaign Finance at a Crossroads

Friday, September 28, 2018

After a notable Supreme Court action, the future of "dark money" in politics is in limbo. 

It's Time for Justice

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

In 2008, Ta-Nehisi Coates passed on an opportunity to call-out Bill Cosby's predatory history.

#MeToo Meets McDonald's

Friday, September 21, 2018

McDonald's workers protested sexual harassment in their workplace. They're part of a global movement.

Puerto Rico, In the News for the Wrong Reasons

Friday, September 14, 2018

Is there a way to use Trump's cruel tweets to get attention for what's really going on?

Why the Business Press Didn't Warn Us

Friday, September 14, 2018

When the financial crash hit ten years ago, reporters claimed they'd been following the story all along. Had they?

FEMA Time

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

As Hurricane Florence bears down, we discover that FEMA has $10 million less in its budget. The money was siphoned off to pay for detention and removal of immigrants. 

One Hundred Years Of Free Speech

Friday, September 07, 2018

How we got to where we are on the First Amendment. 

Is the 1st Amendment Obsolete?

Friday, September 07, 2018

Online mobs, propaganda and the war on the press have subverted our understanding of freedom of speech. 

Adults in the Room

Friday, September 07, 2018

We knew we'd cover the anonymous op/ed. We disagreed about how to do so. 

CNN's Lanny Davis Problem

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Did they err? Or did they lie? 

The Perils of Covering the Alt-Right

Friday, August 31, 2018

Reporters who have covered far-right groups break down frequent media pitfalls.

How Nuclear War With North Korea Could Happen

Friday, August 24, 2018

An arms control expert uses fiction to help us grapple with the nuclear threat.

Video Game Champs and Venture Capitalists

Friday, August 17, 2018

Venture capitalists and professional esports players converge at New York City's hottest club.

Not All Fires Are Equal

Friday, August 10, 2018

Wildfires are getting worse, and the way the media are covering them isn't helping.

Defending The Indefensible

Friday, August 10, 2018

People like neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have long tested the limits of permissible speech. We hear from their lawyer.

How Trayvon Shapes Us Still

Friday, August 03, 2018

A new documentary series examines what Trayvon Martin's life and death revealed.

The Battle Over 3-D Guns

Friday, August 03, 2018

Cody Wilson envisions a world in which everyone is free to manufacture their own guns. Can he be stopped?

Journalism To The Rescue

Thursday, August 02, 2018

How 10 news organizations are working together to uncover the stories of children separated from their parents at the border.

What Comes Next For the Daily News

Friday, July 27, 2018

Bob observes a somber wake — in a downtown pub — for the New York Daily News.