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Think Again: "History" Isn't a Dirty Word

Eric Alterman | Posted 11.19.2009 | Media


Eric Alterman

Crossposted with the Center for American Progress. Last week, Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei at Politico reported that the White House planned on maki...

Putting Off Health Care

Harry Moroz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Harry Moroz

Delaying implementation only allows the relentlessly increasing unemployment rate to push up the relentlessly increasing rate of the uninsured.

Note to Assignment Editor: Not Your Dad's National Security Establishment

Heather Hurlburt | Posted 11.05.2009 | Media


Heather Hurlburt

If you care about the people of the United States being engaged in our foreign policy, then you need to care what the faces of the people who represent our foreign policy look like.

Elections: The New National Pastime That Could Save Journalism

Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 11.05.2009 | Media


Glynnis MacNicol

Apparently the future of journalism is politics. Can anyone remember this level of attention being paid for a handful of local elections? I can remember presidential elections that barely got this level of coverage.

The Myth of Fox News' Ratings Spike

Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

The breathless claim that Fox News' ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House's public critique is bogus hype.

Politico Owner Launching Local DC News Site With Ex-Washington Post Online Editor: MEMO

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media


Politico's owner is launching a local DC news site that is expected to compete with the Washington Post, he told the staff Wednesday. The New Republi...

Jason Linkins

Obama-Bush: A Tale Of Two Critiques

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media


Yesterday, the editors of the New York Times penned some tough, smart criticism of the White House's many "recent reminders of this dismaying retreat ...

Jason Linkins

White House, Lawmakers, Knock Down Politico Article On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media


Over at the Politico this morning, Mike Allen has an "exclusive" on the public option's chances that basically differs from everything else everyone i...

Fox News Is the Story

Eric E. Burns | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media


Eric E. Burns

The White House has exposed Fox News for what it is: not a news organization, but a partisan political entity that is waging a war against the Obama administration and its progressive agenda.

Bloomberg Buys BusinessWeek -- But Who Is the Real Winner?

Paul Taaffe | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


Paul Taaffe

Resist the temptation to dismiss Bloomberg LP's acquisition of BusinessWeek as merely the latest move in the media consolidation. This deal is a game changer on a number of levels.

GOP: This Is Your Future Calling (and Sorry, It's Brown)

Frank Sharry | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics


Frank Sharry

Republican politicians have been guilty of using immigrants as a wedge issue for so long that they are in real danger of sacrificing their future with Latino, minority, and swing voters.

Memo To The Media: Fox News Is Now the Opposition Party

Eric Boehlert | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

The press needs to drop its longstanding gentleman's agreement not to write about other news outlets as news players -- not to criticize the competition -- because those rules no longer apply.

Jason Linkins

DNC Understandably Upset At Politico Piece Linking Obama To Roman Polanski

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media


The DNC is up in arms at a brief piece in The Politico that linked Barack Obama to Roman Polanski through a scant $34,000 worth of donations that were...

It's Chow Time at the White House, Brother

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

What gays and lesbians are looking for -- and will be marching for on Sunday -- is nothing special, and that's exactly the point. It's what every other American already has: equal treatment under the law

20 GOP Politicians Repeat $1,761 Clean Energy Bill Lie

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Josh Nelson

For the past few weeks Republicans have latched onto the $1,761 energy tax lie to oppose clean energy legislation.

Michael Smerconish: Talk Radio Host Without A Shout

Politico | PATRICK GAVIN | | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media


Michael Smerconish has been on the radio for years in Philadelphia, but he shot to national recognition on Aug. 20 when he broadcast his interview wit...

CNN's Dobbs: Creating a Hostile Image of Hispanics

Adam Luna | Posted 09.30.2009 | Media


Adam Luna

Ninety percent of Latino leaders believe that Lou Dobbs is having a hostile impact on Hispanics. We know Dobbs doesn't care about this, but does his network?

Sarah Palin Is Winning

Michael Wolff | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics


Michael Wolff

There are only two political stars in the country. One is president, the other is Sarah Palin.

Jason Linkins

Politico's Thrush Apologizes For Using Misleading GOP Transcript Of Perriello [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media


The line between evaluative reportage and frenzied press release stenography often gets blurred in Washington, and this blurring is a feature, not a b...

Ryan Grim

Frank Bites Back, Demands Retraction Of Blue Dog Comments In Politico

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics


Backers of President Obama's cornerstone financial regulatory reform proposal pushed back Monday against the Blue Dog Coalition, which is promoting a ...

Eight GOP Politicians Parrot False $1,761 Talking Point on Costs of Climate Bill

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green


Josh Nelson

When your position is based on ignoring science to prop up polluting industries -- as is the case for many Republican politicians -- you have little choice but to cite misleading statistics to make your point.

Women Lawmakers are Top Dogs on Animal Welfare

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

You might say that female legislators are more likely to stand up for the underdogs, so it's no surprise that there's a gender gap on animal protection, with women more likely to be involved in animal advocacy.

Jason Linkins

Everything You Need To Know About Czars

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Driving today's fearful discussion about czars this morning is a Politico article that 's a fine example of what it does best: provide a distillation of political scuttlebutt and press releases into a story.

Putting the 'Change' Back in "Change You Can Believe In": The Two Faces of Barack Obama

Marshall Auerback | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Marshall Auerback

A broad number of polls indicate that progressive opinion, particularly in the area of health care, is much more profoundly aligned with popular opinion than the damp squib of a proposal currently being championed by the president.

The Myths of the Battle of Health Care Reform

Mike Lux | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

The traditional media has talked itself into believing certain things about the fight over health care reform, whether there is any serious evidence beyond their own self-reinforcing stories or not.