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Lou Dobbs And The Nation Reporter Clash Over Illegal Immigrant Controversy On...
Lawrence O’Donnell continued his booking hot streak tonight when he had both Lou Dobbs – at the center of this controversy about employing illegal immigrants on his property – and Isabel MacDonald...
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MSNBC Interviews Esquire Blogger, The Nation Editor On GOP’s “Semi-Sexy”...
Yesterday, Esquire contributor Tom Junod shared an…interesting theory of his: that Republicans’ resurgence can be explained in large part due to “semi-sexy” women (he counted Sarah Palin, Christine...
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Opponents Of Citizens United Ruling Complain About Everything Except The...
On the cusp of the first major national elections since the Supreme Court ruled corporations have the First Amendment right to speech in politics, the echo chamber of public political discourse sounds...
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New York Times: Boom Times For Liberal Magazines?
Though Democrats around the country are hurting after last week’s midterm elections, the New York Times argues today that liberal magazines like The Nation may flourish in these times. Jeremy W. Peters...
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Glenn Greenwald Slams The Nation for ‘Smear’ of John ‘Don’t Touch My Junk’ Tyner
A cold flame war has broken out between Salon’s Glenn Greenwald and reporters Mark Ames and Yasha Levine of The Nation over the latter’s article, which attempts to unravel “The Washington Lobbyists and...
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Lawrence O’Donnell Dismisses Bachmann, Barbour And Rest Of GOP 2012 Field
Lawrence O’Donnell is popping some popcorn to watch Republican presidential hopefuls sharpening their claws on their way to the 2012 primaries, and he is hoping they are at least as respectable as Alan...
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Chris Matthews: Do White Voters Hold Black Politicians To A Higher Standard?
Last night on Hardball, Chris Matthews posed an interesting question: do white voters hold black politicians to a higher standard than they do white politicians? Impressing that enthusiasm for Obama...
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Van Jones Hits White House For ‘Sit Down, Shut Up, We’ll Take Care Of It’...
Former White House “green jobs czar” turned Glenn Beck frienemy Van Jones has recently reemerged calling for the left to take notes from the populist uprisings America saw with the Tea Party movement,...
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Melissa Harris-Perry Calls Out Lawrence O’Donnell Over Herman Cain Interview
On Friday’s The Last Word, host Lawrence O’Donnell devoted two segments to the fallout from his polarizing interview with GOP rising star Herman Cain. O’Donnell acknowledged getting strong positive and...
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Inside Up With Chris Hayes: The Best (And Worst) Part Of Waking Up Weekends
It’s fast becoming the worst-kept secret in cable news that Chris Hayes is ruining people’s weekends. The editor-at-large of The Nation, former Rachel Maddow fill-in, and (for the past few weeks) proud...
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Chris Hayes Not A Fan Of President Obama’s ‘Ask Bin Laden’ Appeasement Response
On Sunday, I caught up with Up With Chris Hayes‘ Chris Hayes to quiz him on the success of his new show, his take on the media, and other topics. In the second part of our exclusive interview, Hayes...
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MSNBC Guest Invokes Oklahoma City Bombing In Gingrich’s Virginia Ballot Setback
In a discussion about Newt Gingrich‘s comparison of not getting on the ballot in Virginia to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, The Nation‘s Ari Melber suggested a more apt comparison. “The analogy would be...
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Leave To Tebow What is Tebow’s: Pundits Should Leave The Player Out Of Politics
Politics is a name game. It is about who you know– at least in the sense that knowing who the players are in this elaborate dance that defines how we govern ourselves is critical to successful...
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Fireworks On Melissa Harris Perry As Ezra Klein And Nick Gillespie Clash
Usually in the business of chronicling cable news, a debate on austerity and inflation is a pretty hard sell. In a world of Jeremiah Wrights and Sandra Flukes, the Euro crisis is rather low on the...
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Up-rage 2: Electric Boogaloo – Chris Hayes Guest Jeremy Scahill Calls...
Last Sunday, Up with Chris Hayes host Chris Hayes ignited significant outrage with his musings about the word “heroes.” This morning, Up panelist and national security reporter for The Nation Jeremy...
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Great, Chris Hayes Panel Also Missing The Point Of The Lena Dunham Virginity Ad
Girls creator and star Lena Dunham‘s voting virginity ad caused a ridiculous freak-out on the right, with equal parts prudish fanning and triumphant over-reading of its significance fueled by the...
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Greta Van Susteren Scolds The Nation’s Katrina Vanden Heuvel For Taking Shot...
During the roundtable discussion of yesterday’s episode of ABC’s This Week, Fox News host Greta Van Susteren scolded co-panelist Katrina vanden Heuvel after the Nation editor took a stab at Fox News....
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The Nation Attacks Ayn Rand in Holiday Subscription Ad
You might not be able to save your elderly uncle from being an altruism-loathing Ayn Rand acolyte, The Nation laments, but you might be able to save the kids… by gifting them a subscription to Katrina...
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The Nation Invites Readers on Trip to Cuba
Not to be outdone with The New York Times‘s recent offer of Times-sponsored travel to Iran, The Nation magazine has struck back with the following offer: a “seven-night cultural and educational...
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Scarborough Interview With Nation Editor Derails: ‘You’re Actually Defending...
A Morning Joe interview with The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel was completely derailed Monday morning after she refused to say whether or not she believed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is...
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