McChrystal's "Ground Truth": Need Half a Million Boots on the Ground
They wanted a surge; they got a surge. Their surge didn't work. Now they want another surge. How many surges must they get, before we can try something else?
They wanted a surge; they got a surge. Their surge didn't work. Now they want another surge. How many surges must they get, before we can try something else?
Tom Andrews | Posted 11.24.2009 | World
There are perhaps only two people in America who think that the current level of commitment is sustainable by the United States and its allies, and they left office last January.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media
Hey kids, in case you haven't figured it out, yesterday was the anniversary of Lehman Brothers' epic collapse, touching off Wall Street's brilliant swan dive into a dung heap of its own making.
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 09.19.2009 | World
This is going out to the end of a very long limb, but contrary to the rumblings in progressive think tanks, let's suggest that AFRICOM must be given a chance in eastern Congo.
Scott Shrake | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media
Of course, Robert Novak was listed in the phone book. Or is it an "of course"? Let's break it down.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media
This afternoon on MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell was joined by the Washington Post's Ann Kornblut, to talk about the goings on between President Barack Obama,...
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media
Finally, we have an extreme right-wing personality making the rounds in the corporate media who tears down the facade of "legitimacy" the Far Right bestows upon its craziest enthusiasts.
Jennifer Donahue | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics
We live in the era of the seamless 24/7 campaign. You snooze, you lose. Could just be the change that allows a new slate of candidates, including women, to emerge in both parties.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
Liz Cheney continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. Today's installment is downright Orwellian, In an interview with NBC News' Andrea Mitchell,...
Bill Mann | Posted 06.28.2009 | Media
Cable news, like talk radio, has coarsened our culture, turning it into a daily sideshow for loudmouths and know-nothings. It's all about the perceived best way to get ratings -- by keeping the pot stirred.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.21.2009 | Media
Most media organizations are used to getting dogged and criticized by Media Matters For America, but, via Greg Sargent, it seems that the organization...
Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media
If MSNBC's executives insist on retaining Buchanan as a fixture on their news channel, he must be clearly identified as an enabler of Holocaust deniers.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics
Media Monitor Susan flags a segment from this afternoon's coverage on MSNBC. In it, Congressman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) appeared, holding forth with Andr...
Mike Smith | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics
Former DNC Chairman and Democratic Party activist Terry McAuliffe killed with kindness the opponents for the June 9 Virginia Dem Primary.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.22.2009 | Media
I really have to object with the way Chuck Todd is characterizing the underlying public pressure that's being brought to bear on President Obama and t...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics
Over the weekend, President Obama skipped out on the annual Gridiron Dinner, a move that has garnered him criticism, but for which he deserves mad kudos.
Stu Kreisman | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media
The fourth estate has abdicated its responsibilities to Stewart, Letterman, Olbermann, Maddow, Campbell Brown and the bloggers on the internet.
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics
On MSNBC Wednesday, Andrea Mitchell agreed with Barney Frank that the press contributed to President Obama's staffing difficulties with "gotcha" journ...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics
Andrea Mitchell conceded Wednesday that the media is partially to blame for President Obama's staffing difficulties by contributing to a 'gotcha journ...
Steve Clemons | Posted 03.18.2009 | Entertainment
Lindsey Graham hosted a movie night a couple of years ago and his selection was Seven Days in May. Other hosts were Jane Harman and Susan Collins who picked Thelma and Louise.
New York Observer | John Koblin and Zach Woolfe | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media
Was there something about Andrea Mitchell that melted the gay man's hardened heart? Sure, there's Rachel Maddow and that wry smile, there's Anderson ...
Los Angeles Times | Matea Gold | Posted 12.27.2008 | Media
NBC executives are closing in on a decision about who will take over "Meet the Press," its venerable Sunday morning political talk show, with the anno...
The Huffington Post | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics
White House chief of staff-designate Rahm Emanuel took some time off from the transition Friday night to hurl barbs at his longtime pseudo-nemesis Ste...
New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media
Alan Greenspan's name has come up dozens of times on MSNBC in the last month, but never during the 1 p.m. hour. That's the hour anchored by Andrea Mit...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was working aggressively behind the scenes to defeat the Wall Street rescue plan minutes before he himself released...
Robert Naiman | Posted 11.24.2009 | World