Critics reacted on Monday night after CNN displayed an on-air headline seen as pandering to white nationalists and supremacists, stirring concern that the “alt-right” could be mainstreamed or normalized. “Alt-right founder questions whether Jews are human,” the text read, while anchor Jim Sciutto discussed with two guests a Washington, D.C. ‘alt-right’ conference at which one…
I took a quick scroll through Facebook yesterday, as one does. My Facebook feed has gotten notably darker these days, what with the encroaching sense of imminent doom, and I’ve adjusted my gauge for what registers as “shocking” accordingly. One post, however, managed to make me take pause. It was a screenshot of a CNN…
— CNN has apologized for a controversial banner flashed on the screen during a segment on white supremacist groups which read “Alt-right founder questions whether Jews are people. The segment was aired Monday on “The Lead,” which was being guest-hosted by Jim Sciutto. The discussion with the CNN panelists included statements made over the weekend…
Yiddish made its debut in the election last December when Donald Trump mocked rival Hillary Clinton for getting “schlonged” in her primary fight eight years ago with President Barack Obama. As the campaign enters its final days, the mameloshn has re-emerged after Scottie Nell Hughes, a surrogate for the Republican nominee, mixed up “Molotov cocktails”…
Peter Beinart clashed with ex-Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski over the Republican nominee’s level of support among black voters the evening of Nov. 1. Speaking on a panel moderated by Don Lemon, Lewandowski argued that Trump had a secret reserve of African American backers, cherrypicking a survey with a small sample size to beef…
When CNN announced the ten finalists for their tenth annual “CNN Heroes” special, 86-year-old Harry Swimmer was eating his weekend lox and bagels with family and friends, keeping his best poker face between bites. Swimmer knew he was among the finalists, but had signed a confidentiality agreement, and had even kept the news from his…
A former baseball player and sportscaster with political ambitions concluded a recent CNN interview by asking his Jewish host to speak for all American Jews and explain why so many of them support Democrats. Jake Tapper, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent, was interviewing Curt Schilling about the World Series-winning pitcher’s decision to run for Senate when…
There are a few topics in American politics that have unmatched power to excite and divide. The KKK is one. The Israel-Palestinian conflict is another. You might think that given the polarizing nature of both issues, it would be impossible to run for president without clearly delineating your stance on them. And yet Donald Trump,…
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