Marty Peretz

Inside The New Republic's First Meeting Under New Ownership

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.09.2012

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NEW YORK -- On the morning of March 9, Chris Hughes held his first meeting with the staff of the New Republic, the nearly century-old magazine of Amer...

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Facebook Co-Founder Buys The New Republic

The Huffington Post | Peter Finocchiaro | Posted 03.09.2012

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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is purchasing the New Republic, the nearly century-old political magazine known for its influence in progressive circ...

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Facebook Co-Founder Considers Buying The New Republic

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.09.2012

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NEW YORK -- Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is a candidate to buy the New Republic, according to sources familiar with the matter. A deal has not yet...

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Will Anyone Buy Influential D.C. Magazine?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.11.2012

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NEW YORK -- The New Republic is on the market once again. But so far, its unclear if any media companies are interested in buying the influential, alb...

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Marty Peretz Removed From Harvard Gala Speaker List After Controversy

The Harvard Crimson | Julia R Jeffries and Gautam S. Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Posted 05.25.2011

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The possibility of former Harvard professor Martin "Marty" H. Peretz--who has stirred controversy with his statements regarding Muslim life--speaking ...

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Harvard Students Slam School's Bigotry (VIDEO of Marty Peretz protest)

Jesse Lava | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harvard University will be honoring Marty Peretz in the form of a $650,000 fund -- a nice celebration for a man with a sordid history of bigoted comments, mainly (though not entirely) against Arabs and Muslims.

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TNR's Marty Peretz Attempts 'Apology' For Column Bashing American Muslims

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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New Republic editor Marty Peretz added to his compendium of racist bilge in a column. Today, he offers up what purports to be an "apology."

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On Marty Peretz' Bigotry. And Elitism. And Incoherence.

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 05.25.2011

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It has become a staple of an increasingly openly bigoted movement in America to insist on their right to bigotry while simultaneously expressing outrage at anyone who actually calls them on it.

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TNR's Marty Peretz: Muslims Unworthy Of 'The Privileges Of The First Amendment'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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From time to time, I harbor grave doubts about whether or not Peretz is worthy of the privileges of the First Amendment. But in the end, I suppose pornography provides a low bar for Peretz to barely clear.

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Andrew Sullivan's McCaughey Mea Culpa Hints At Internal Struggle At The New Republic

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Speaking of Betsy McCaughey, her return to the spotlight has prompted a second round of mea culpas from The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan, who was the ed...

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New Republic Editor Evokes Fringe Email "Clinical Narcissism" Smear

Morgan Warners | Posted 05.25.2011

A famously hawkish supporter of Israel, New Republic editor Marty Peretz's accusations about the president mimic the message of a fringe ring-wing email that I got my hands on.

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Martin Peretz To Buy Back The New Republic

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marty Peretz, former owner of The New Republic, is buying back the magazine with a group of investors led by former Lazard executive Laurence Grafstei...

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