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Media to President: You're a Liberal!

Dan Kennedy | Posted 04.15.2013 | Media
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Dan Kennedy

Since winning reelection, Obama has appeared more confident and upbeat than at any time since his 2008 campaign, and media coverage has reflected that. The president's second honeymoon is likely to continue a little while longer. But such interludes never last.

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The Awkwardest Interview Ever?

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 02.12.2013 | Media
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Washington Post writer/Bloomberg columnist/MSNBC contributor Ezra Klein is one of the stars of the media world — but that doesn't mean that being pr...

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From THE SLANT: Frank Foer on the NEW New Republic, Martin Peretz and More

Stephanie Fairyington | Posted 03.29.2013 | Media
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Stephanie Fairyington

When mega millionaire Chris Hughes bought The New Republic last March, he asked Frank Foer to take the editorial reigns of the eminent magazine. But Foer didn't exactly leap at the chance.

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The New Republic Relaunches

newrepublic.com | Posted 01.27.2013 | Media
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The New Republic unveiled its redesign on Sunday....

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Obama: Gun Control Advocates Must Listen More

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 01.28.2013 | Politics
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Less than two weeks after unveiling several recommendations for increased gun control, President Barack Obama is letting his constituents know that he...

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Obama: Media Is 'One Of The Biggest Factors' Shaping Debates

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 01.27.2013 | Media
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Fresh off his second-term inauguration, President Barack Obama is far from blind to the influence that the press holds in shaping political debates. ...

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Obama Weighs In On Football Head Injuries

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 02.01.2013 | Sports
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Count President Barack Obama among the football fans who believe the game may have to tone it down a notch. In an interview with The New Republic, ...

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What Will Replace Affirmative Action If The Supreme Court Kills It?

The New Republic | Posted 12.10.2012 | College
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Ever since conservative courts and voters began trying to eliminate affirmative action in the 1990s, universities have sought creative ways to boost t...

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The Downside Of Having Children Later?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 12.11.2012 | Parents
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Is workplace reform and life-work balance the antidote to everything from the rise in autism to the crisis in Social Security? That is the logical...

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Why Raising Medicare's Age Is Not The Fiscal Cliff Solution

The New Republic | Posted 12.10.2012 | Politics
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President Obama hasn’t proposed increasing the eligibility age for Medicare. But would he agree to do so, in order to secure a broader agreement tha...

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Inside The Republican Apocalypse

www.tnr.com | Timothy Noah | Posted 12.06.2012 | Politics
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Between an electoral defeat that was wholly unexpected (by them, anyway) and a “fiscal cliff” that will compel them to support a tax increase, Rep...

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9 Jewish Jocks And Their Fascinating Tales

Marc Tracy | Posted 02.02.2013 | Religion
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Marc Tracy

Jewish engagement with sports is little different from Jewish engagement with film, literature, music, law, or most anything else: a few genuine talents here; some brilliant, innovative, influential minds there; and fascinating characters throughout.

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Robyn Baitcher

Arianna Talks Twitter And Democracy With The New Republic

HuffingtonPost.com | Robyn Baitcher | Posted 11.16.2012 | Media
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The New Republic held a discussion in New York City on Thursday night about whether Twitter, in the magazine's words, has "made democracy impossible."...

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Bob Woodward's Disastrous Book

The New Republic | Posted 10.09.2012 | Politics
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THE MOST VIVID scene in Bob Woodward’s new book has almost nothing to do with his central narrative, but reveals a lot about the narrator. The scene...

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New Orleans Dispatch for The New Republic: Isaac Is Not Katrina

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 08.29.2012 | Green
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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Isaac is not Katrina: we've been repeating that like a mantra all week. That it'll hit on the same calendar date seven years later is just a stupid coincidence.

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Fareed Zakaria's Plagiarism: Even Worse Than It Looks

Jim Sleeper | Posted 08.10.2012 | Media
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Jim Sleeper

Zakaria is a trustee of Yale, which takes a very dim view of plagiarism and suspends or expels students who commit anything like what he did. If the Yale Corporation were to apply to itself the standards it expects its faculty and students to meet, Zakaria would have to take a leave or resign.

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Who Reported It First? Who Cares.

The New Republic | Posted 09.08.2012 | Media
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Can we talk about the nonsense of caring about which news outlet first reports a big piece of news? I'm not talking about a genuine scoop--a report th...

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PHOTO: Something's Rotten In Kate Middleton's Mouth

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 07.10.2012 | Media
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Kate Middleton rarely (if ever) poses for magazine covers, so publications often snag her image on their own, teasing pregnancy stories or Photoshoppi...

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Michael Calderone

New Republic Staffs Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 06.14.2012 | Media
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NEW YORK -- The New Republic, which has ambitious expansion plans under new owner Chris Hughes, has just made several key hires. Greg Veis, a forme...

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Michael Calderone

Inside The New Republic's First Meeting Under New Ownership

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.09.2012 | Media
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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 | Media
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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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Has Obama Convinced Americans About the Importance of Community?

The New Republic | William Galston | Posted 02.25.2012 | Politics
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While neither political party has a monopoly on “community,” in recent years Democrats have been more inclined than Republicans to invoke it—non...

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Do SOPA and PIPA Conflict With State Dept.'s Global Internet Freedom Goals?

Corbin Hiar | Posted 03.20.2012 | World
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Corbin Hiar

If done wrong, anti-piracy legislation could restrict the rights of Internet users across the country -- and put U.S. diplomats in a very awkward position.

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New Republic Could Be Sold

nytimes.com | MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED | Posted 03.12.2012 | Media
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The owners of The New Republic, the nearly century-old magazine that helped define modern American liberalism, are considering selling the magazine or...

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Diane Ravitch and the History That "Reformers" Do Not Know

John Thompson | Posted 02.05.2012 | Home
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John Thompson

Carey wrote that Ravitch "left a polarized history profession in her wake," as if she did not enter the field at a time when traditional historians were under siege.

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