ReThink Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats -- the First Earth Battalion Wants You!
Simultaneously a dark, sometimes surreal examination of the US military's foray into psychic warfare, and a comedy with some nuggets of alleged truth.
Simultaneously a dark, sometimes surreal examination of the US military's foray into psychic warfare, and a comedy with some nuggets of alleged truth.
Jonathan Kim | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment
Making a fantasy movie about a 9-year-old learning to understand his emotions and empathize with others seems like an almost impossible task, and Jonze pulled it off in a way I could have never imagined.
Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment
When you hear terms that sound very technical like "credit default swap" and "reverse redlining", it's easy for part of your brain to shut off. I was guilty of this myself.
Mike Elk | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
It has become clear that Obama's supporters are beginning to lose faith and the desire to fight for the president if he drops the public option.
Jonathan Kim | Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment
In light of a new report set to be released today from the CIA, I want to take another look at Standard Operating Procedure, Errol Morris' documentary about torture at Abu Ghraib.
Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics
Religion has been turned into a political farce in this country. Nobody gives a damn what the Bible actually says or what the religions are supposed to stand for.
Cenk Uygur | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics
How do I know? I'm one of the voices they used, which is quite curious because I am neither a celebrity nor anywhere near a Bobby Jindal fan.
Cenk Uygur | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics
Time after time, Bush, Obama and Congress had an opportunity to attach limits on executive pay to legislation authorizing bailout money. And time after time, they refused. So, spare me the outrage.
Baratunde Thurston | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics
People of color have carried most of the burden of racial dialogue and fights for justice, but that's the way it is.
Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics
Baratunde Thurston and I appeared on MSNBC together to talk about the infamous chimp cartoon. Since then, we have been having the national conversation about race that Eric Holder wanted us to.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.20.2009 | Media
With MSNBC announcing that it was looking to fill its 10PM time slot with original broadcasting, two prominent self-avowed liberals are positioning th...
Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.05.2009 | Media
Yes, I might have a funny name. Yes, I might have been accused of being a Muslim. But I remember another man who had similar problems who didn't let those things stand in his way.
Cenk Uygur | Posted 01.13.2009 | Living
My close friends have already vomited and will not read my next three columns in protest. But I believe in joy.
ZP Heller | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
Stripping Lieberman of his committee chairmanships is not about exacting revenge. Lieberman has careened to the right on both foreign and domestic policy issues.
ZP Heller | Posted 11.04.2008 | Media
McCain is the most public of public figures right now. We have the right to know about his health history because it could interfere with his ability to lead and become a national security issue.
ZP Heller | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics
Pelosi has made a difference in negotiating this bailout while still managing to speak directly with the public (imagine that!).
Robert Greenwald | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics
The Employee Free Choice Act is a vital piece of legislation that, if passed, will go a long way toward restoring the middle class in our country.
Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
While conventional wisdom says that Obama needs to reach out to disaffected Hillary supporters, another school of thought says nothing he can do will win them over. Only the Clintons can.
ZP Heller | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics
When it comes to the Iraq war, the question is no longer whether the U.S. should end it, but how. On yesterday's Meet the Bloggers, special guest Darcy Burner made the case for A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, which she co-authored earlier this year.
ZP Heller | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics
Reid emphasized the need to cut off government subsidies for oil companies in this week's Meet the Bloggers.
Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
The latest right-wing game is to pin controversial figures, who might have said or done anything objectionable at any point in their lifetimes, to Obama.
AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media
A talk-radio host is claiming Stephen Colbert stole his joke. Cenk Uygur of Air America's morning show "The Young Turks" insisted on his program Wedn...
Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment