Liberal Blogosphere

Hope 2.0: Standing With Obama Over the Long Haul

Mark Klempner | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Mark Klempner

It's not that I object to critical thinking. We need it. Yet, while we're reminding Obama of his promises and scrutinizing him on his decisions, we need to stand with him.

The Dangerous Joining of the Far Right and Far Left

Lanny Davis | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Lanny Davis

When the far left and the far right join in the Politics of Hate and Demonization, it is time for the vast center-left and center-right of this country to speak up and call them out equally.

Bloggers Fail to Convince Their Mothers They Met with Obama

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.21.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

"Yesterday I told my mom that I was going to meet Obama and she was like, 'Yeah, tell me another one,'" said one blogger. "I think she thought I was just going to see Harry Potter again."

Accidental Empire: The Rise of the Liberal Blogosphere

Eric Boehlert | Posted 06.20.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

The liberal blogosphere, at least at its inception, represented perhaps the most unplanned, un-thought-through media and political movement in modern America. It really was an accidental empire.

Markos, John, & Elizabeth: How Daily Kos Keeps Swallowing The Kool-Aid

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.12.2008 | Media


Lee Stranahan

I think I know why I'm still banned. Markos got this story totally wrong and his wrongness set the tone over at Daily Kos for everyone who attacked me and who continue to attack me to this day.

Politico: Republicans Have No Rival To HuffPost, TPM

Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


Republicans have no lack of would-be George F. Wills. But what they really need are some more Robert D. Novaks. The distinction between the two prom...