Rachel Maddow Meets Jon Stewart
The Daily Show
Maddow talks about her experiences interviewing Barack Obama and debating Pat Buchanan. Stewart admits he's a fan.
2009
2008
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'Center-Right'? Not Quite...
Once again, the MSM is casting Americans as far less liberal than they actually are.
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Editorial Malpractice
Deconstructing Russia coverage on the Washington Post editorial page.
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These Are Better Days
Eric Alterman : Political Analysis
A mighty train of change is coming to Washington: will the insider establishment hop aboard?
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Jon Stewart vs. Fox's Chris Wallace
Stewart takes Wallace to task for Fox's biased anti-Obama coverage and wonders what the network will do without Bush to back up.
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Ben Affleck Spoofs Olbermann
What if Keith Olbermann delivered a scathing special comment in defense of his fluffy white cat?
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A Liberal Supermajority (Finally) Finds Its Voice
Eric Alterman : Presidential Election 2008
All evidence to the contrary, mainstream media continue to frame election issues with discredited right-wing assumptions.
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McCain's 'Screw Up'
Keith Olbermann lauds Late Night host David Letterman for challenging McCain on his attack ads in a way that only he can.
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It's Sliming Time (Again)
Eric Alterman : Presidential Election 2008
Politics ain't beanbag, but the thuggishness of McCain and Palin and their conservative media enablers have infected our political discourse.
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Media MIA
David Cay Johnston : U.S. Economy
There's still plenty of time for the media to get the bailout story right: just start asking, "Who benefits?"
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Can Late Night Comedy Sink McCain?
If Letterman and Saturday Night Live continue to cast McCain as a liar, it could have a devastating impact.
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How to Cover the GOP
Since they got all the megastories wrong in Denver, here's a primer for the media horde as they descend on St. Paul.
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Hollywood's Baby Boom
Meredith Blake : Arts, Culture, & Entertainment
As print journalism faces extinction, tabloids obsess over celebrity pregnancy and childbirth. What's wrong with this picture?
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Send Bill O'Reilly Back to School
O'Reilly's bullying antics show he never learned the lessons the rest of us were taught in school.
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Bush White House Uses Fox to Push Agenda
It's official, straight from the mouth of Bush's former press secretary, Scott McClellan--FOX is Republican propaganda.
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Hip Hop Star Nas Slams Fox News
The politically conscious rapper helps deliver over 620,000 petitions calling on Fox to end its racist coverage of the Obamas.
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The New Yorker Cover Controversy
Grit TV : Presidential Election 2008
Laura Flanders leads a panel discussion featuring Hendrik Hertzberg of The New Yorker about the controversial Barack Obama cover.
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Fox Attacks Michelle Obama
Brave New Films : Presidential Election 2008
Fox's long history of racism is nothing new, but it has been particularly egregious when it comes to their coverage of the Obamas.
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Loving John McCain
Eric Alterman & George Zornick : Presidential Election 2008
He' s not the maverick the mainstream media have proclaimed him to be.
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CBS' Lara Logan Slams US Iraq War Coverage
CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan feels responsible for Americans not understanding what's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Radio Nation with Laura Flanders
Radio Nation : Alternative & Independent Media
This week, Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel reflects on the role of independent media in turbulent political waters.
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Let Them Eat Waffles
How can Barack Obama--or any candidate--overcome the sad hypocrisy of our public discourse?
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Pentagon Pundits Scandal: Ignored
Free Press : Journalists & Journalism
Why is the media ignoring one of the biggest political scandals in recent memory?
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