Bob Garfield

The siege of eastern Ghouta in Syria has been bloody and relentless and all but absent from the headlines.

Understanding country music through the lens of class, hillbilly humanism and the anti-bourgeois spirit.

The wildcat strike in West Virginia fits into a long history of organized labor that undermines traditional “Trump country” narratives.

How the special counsel's secrecy frustrates scoop-starved viewers. 

What happened when a New York Times columnist got his news only from physical print for two months.

Although country music is now synonymous with the Republican Party, it wasn't always so.

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

How a movement began in the hours after the massacre. 

Conspiracy theorists claim that the Parkland students are actually "crisis actors." Now the term is everywhere, but it's relatively new to the conspiracy lexicon.

Have the radical roots of this commemorative month given way to farce and corporate interest?

A new law in Poland criminalizes a broad range of speech concerning the Holocaust. 

A reporter covering violence against the Rohingya explores why some victims of horrific attacks are embellishing details in order to survive. 

From I.C.E. press releases to your local TV news station.

From Rob Porter to Michael Cohen: as the White House lies continue to mount, can the truth ever catch up?

Is the press ignoring the details about a popular immigration activist?

Transparency advocates have been asking Congress to use "Rule X" to disclose classified intelligence for decades. Now that they're finally doing it, is it just a partisan ploy?

The Doomsday Clock tracks humankind's shifting proximity to apocalypse. We're now two minutes to midnight. So... what does that mean?

How strong is the women's resistance movement? To find out, look beyond headcounts at protests.