Megan Carpentier is the Editor of News and Politics at Air America. Previously an editor at Jezebel.com and an Associate Editor at Wonkette, she’s also written for the Washington Post, Foreign Policy’s “Madame Secretary” blog, Ms., Radar Magazine, Glamour’s “Glamocracy” blog, and the Daily Beast.

Prior to writing about politics, she spent 7 years working in them as a lobbyist. She has a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts from Boston University.

Blog Entries by Megan Carpentier

Roman Polanski, And The Making Of A Legend

7 Comments | Posted October 6, 2009 | 11:12 AM (EST)


In 1977, Roman Polanski offered to take pictures of a 13-year-old girl for French Vogue. He then gave her champagne and drugs, insisted she remove her clothes, and raped her. He has been carefully tending to his alternative mythology of that night ever since.

The victim's grand jury testimony is...

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Did Obama's Speech Set Stage For Death Of Change?

2 Comments | Posted September 11, 2009 | 12:00 PM (EST)


Wednesday, Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to lay out a more specific vision for health care reform, spur compromise and shore up support within his own party for meaningful legislation.

But if the booing, heckling, legislation-waving conservatives -- let alone their pre-canned statements of opposition -- are...

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Anti-Choice Groups Raking in Dough by Promoting Civil Rights of Zygotes

12 Comments | Posted August 18, 2009 | 04:30 PM (EST)


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If the anti-choice movement has its way, the moment one sperm eats its way through an egg's outer shell would be the last moment in human development that wouldn't be covered by the Constitution. Unsurprisingly, it's a rather lucrative racket.

Wendy Norris...

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Air America's Ad Blacklisters Throwing Money At Right Wing Talk

36 Comments | Posted August 13, 2009 | 09:53 AM (EST)


Three years ago, a group of corporate advertisers informed ABC that they didn't want their commercials run during Air America programming. Media Matters reports that those companies will run ads during conservative shows.

In 2009, General Electric, Farmer's Insurance and Office Depot have financially supported Glenn Beck's racism and...

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