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Think Again: Real Reporting and Right-Wing Ideology Don't Mix

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.14.2013 | Media
Eric Alterman

There appears to be a genuine and unbridgeable conflict between reporting and right-wing ideology. You can see it in action nearly every day, just by briefly surfing the Internet.

As Sequester Looms, Signs of Defeat in the GOP War on Reality

Spencer Critchley | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics
Spencer Critchley

After fighting the stimulus that spared our economy from disaster, the Party of No has threatened new ones in the form of the debt ceiling crisis, the second debt ceiling crisis, and now the sequester crisis.

The Sound and Fury of the Right-Wing Echo Chamber (Ranting at an Empty Chair)

Matt Jordan | Posted 03.30.2013 | Media
Matt Jordan

The right-wing echo chamber needs scapegoats dressed up in ready-made cliches to function effectively. And it hit me: I had become an empty chair for angry men to rant at.

America's Greatness

Gary Hart | Posted 03.22.2013 | Politics
Gary Hart

Until the government haters get specific, name the programs they want to get rid of, and find a majority of Americans who agree with them, things will remain pretty much the same.

Behind Right-Wing Media, An Elaborate Get-Rich-Quick Scheme

Posted 03.09.2013 | Politics

The conservative media movement exists primarily as a moneymaking venture. As Rick Perlstein explained in the Baffler, some of the largest conservativ...

The GOP's Lost Year in the Fox News Bubble

Eric Boehlert | Posted 03.01.2013 | Media
Eric Boehlert

The grand experiment of marrying a political movement around a cable TV channel was a grand failure in 2012. But there's little indication that enough Republicans will have the courage, or even the desire, to break free from Fox's firm grip on the party.

The Right's Propaganda Victory Over the 'Liberal' Media

Larry Light | Posted 02.10.2013 | Media
Larry Light

Congratulations are in order. The conservative movement that rules the GOP has successfully undermined a vital American institution -- journalism.

Why Progressives Should Love Right-Wing Media

Rory O'Connor | Posted 01.08.2013 | Media
Rory O'Connor

Thanks so much, Roger Ailes -- we couldn't have done it without you! And all praise to George Will, Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, et al. -- if not for you, and your legions of credulous friends and followers, we never could have re-elected Barack Obama....

The Romney 'Landslide' That Wasn't

Eric Boehlert | Posted 01.07.2013 | Media
Eric Boehlert

There was no polling data to support the idea of a Romney landslide. None. Zero. It did not exist. Instead, this was a school of conservative pundits with a collective allergic reaction to reality, incapable of imaging Obama not losing in a humiliating electoral rout.

The Truly Frightening Power of the Right-Wing Mainstream Media

Nida Khan | Posted 12.09.2012 | Media
Nida Khan

The night before the coveted first presidential debate, a bit of "news" transpired. One network in particular, Fox News, led with the story on several of its broadcasts.

Romney's Right Resorts to Racial Resentment

Peter Montgomery | Posted 12.05.2012 | Politics
Peter Montgomery

Ultimately what is offensive is not Obama's 2007 speech, but the way that right-wing pundits have resorted to a brazen strategy of stoking racial resentment, and trying to create a distraction by accusing the president of doing the same thing.

Why Religion Rules American Politics

Nigel Barber | Posted 09.19.2012 | Politics
Nigel Barber

For a developed country, the U.S. is extraordinarily high on religion. Thus 65 percent of Americans say that religion is important in their daily lives compared to just 17 percent of Swedes, 19 percent of Danes, and 24 percent of Japanese.

WATCH: Anti-Gay Group's Bizarre Titanic Tribute

Posted 04.13.2012 | Gay Voices

The Titanic might be re-surfacing in the public consciousness as the 100th anniversary of her ill-fated maiden voyage draws near, but we're not sure t...

Climate Change Deniers Don't Want Us to Connect the Dots on Extreme Weather

Kelly Rigg | Posted 06.02.2012 | Green
Kelly Rigg

I've just had a fascinating up close and personal experience of the right-wing climate denial echo chamber in action.

Right-Wing Bullies Continue to Attack Children

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.28.2012 | Politics
Bob Cesca

It's difficult to assign psychological motive when it comes to political tactics, but based upon the collective behavior of far-right conservative Republicans, we can only deduce that a considerable number of them are bullies and ought to be treated as such.

Money

Steven Weber | Posted 04.15.2012 | Politics
Steven Weber

Money does make the world go 'round. But without a country full of healthy, educated, secure, united, hopeful people to make it, save it and spend it wisely, then really, what the hell good is it?

It's Time to Occupy Our Symbols

Sarah A. W. Fitts | Posted 04.13.2012 | Politics
Sarah A. W. Fitts

I am a patriotic American and I love America. It's time for the rest of us to speak up and stop letting right wing media and media-loving right wing politicians put words in our mouths. It's time to take back our American symbols.

Newt's Surge: 'It's The Media, Stupid!'

Charles Higgins | Posted 03.27.2012 | Politics
Charles Higgins

Gingrich evokes the same emotional reaction in the Republican base as do the right-wing pundits. In psychology this is called a Pavlovian Response. It could be one of the underlying reasons for Newt's surge.

Why the Right Wing Hates the Left Wing

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 02.25.2012 | Politics
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Read my lips. Two words will explain why... "Fearful aggression." Fearful aggression is well-known to show dog and thoroughbred horse trainers. It oc...

Tim Groseclose's Theory of Liberal Media Bias Remains Shaky

Terry Krepel | Posted 12.28.2011 | Media
Terry Krepel

Neither AIM nor anyone else in the right-wing media are going to call Groseclose on the flaws in his work -- the end result is all that matters.

What Happened to the Presidential Bully Pulpit?

Tom Athans | Posted 12.24.2011 | Media
Tom Athans

There was a time when the President created the framework of political debate in this country. How is it that this President struggles so much to connect with the electorate or to inspire Americans to act on their own behalf?

People: Get Ready

Steven Weber | Posted 12.05.2011 | Politics
Steven Weber

Lacking actual creative imaginations (but mistakenly thinking "shrewd deception" is the same thing), the right-wing corporate machine may have bought up all the gullible Tea Party's concerns and transmogrified them with craven corporate cant.

Right Wing "Facts" V. Reality

Andrew Reinbach | Posted 08.12.2011 | Media
Andrew Reinbach

Even when a conservative and I agree on a premise, we come to completely different conclusions. Why? My own guess is that conservatives' source for facts is the right wing media, a more or less alternate reality filled with alternate facts.

Some Advice for Anthony Weiner

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 08.06.2011 | Politics
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

You're going about this thing all wrong. You've got to play the game that got you here. Up until now, you've been smart, funny and, to use perhaps an inappropriate word in this situation... cocky.

Ghost in the Republican Machine

Steven Weber | Posted 06.06.2011 | Politics
Steven Weber

The Republican machine is an ideological neutron bomb, obliterating lives but leaving the infrastructure intact to be used after the people are gone.