yellow journalism

Were Harriet Boyd and Cora Stewart rivals in Greece in 1897? The fog of war has obscured a groundbreaking tale.

Peddling lies goes back to antiquity, but during the Tabloid Wars of the 19th-century it reached the widespread outcry and fever pitch of scandal familiar today.

The erased histories of the communities that built Seattle.

As African Americans achieved economic success in Atlanta in the early 1900s, the city simmered with racial strife that was further spread by yellow journalism.

The term "fake news" dates back to the end of the 19th century.

Debating torture and counterinsurgency—a century ago.

The view from nowhere came from somewhere.

Walter Lippmann’s seminal work identified a fundamental problem for modern democratic society that remains as pressing—and intractable—as ever.

After abandoning its working-class roots, the news business is in a death spiral as ordinary Americans reject it in growing numbers.

What turned Smedley Butler into a critic of American foreign policy?

How the self-proclaimed "First Widow" used her celebrity to influence public opinion.

A murder charge, a media frenzy, a banishment, and accusations of sexual abuse in Hollywood. What can the Arbuckle affair, now 100 years old, teach us today?

Newspapers must be for the people. It’s worth investing our tax dollars in them.

How the Spanish-American War laid the groundwork for American empire.

Covering the island has been a central concern for The Nation since the beginning—producing scoops, aiding diplomacy, and pushing for a change in policy.