I Couldn’t Make This Up If I Tried
By Jesse Singal - Nov 21st, 2008 at 12:26 pmThere’s no way to sugarcoat this, so I’ll just out and say it: Sarah Palin gave an entire interview while turkeys were being slaughtered directly…
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Syzygy
By Nick Sifuentes - Nov 21st, 2008 at 10:38 amNot only is it an awesome word that I never get to use, but it also describes the current state of the healthcare debate. Watch…
Why Are People This Optimistic About Obama?
By Emily Rutherford - Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:52 pmAt The Blog of Pro-Porn Activism, Ernest Greene posted a very detailed and informative piece on why folks in the (for lack of a better…
Obama’s Gay Agenda
By Dylan Matthews - Nov 18th, 2008 at 2:53 pmOnly two weeks after winning the election, President-elect Obama has posted his civil rights agenda to Change.gov, the largest portion of which is devoted to…
The Expanded Democratic Majority’s Inauspicious Start
By Ned Resnikoff - Nov 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pmYou knew it was coming. And today, it finally happened: Senate Democrats gave Joe Lieberman the delicate little slap on the wrist that we had…
Why Would Anyone Dislike Sarah Palin?
By Jesse Singal - Nov 17th, 2008 at 11:59 amJeff Jacoby on Sarah Palin:
After witnessing the poise, energy, and panache with which John McCain’s 44-year-old running mate handled herself on the national stage,…
Campus Beat: After the Election Life Goes On
By Emily Rutherford - Nov 17th, 2008 at 10:21 amFor at least the two weeks leading up to the election, and the week after it, no campus paper had anything of local import to…
RFK Jr. Would Make a Terrible Head of the EPA
By Nick Sifuentes - Nov 14th, 2008 at 4:55 pmRumors are swirling that the Obama transition team may be eyeing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to head up the Environmental Protection Agency. Despite his left-leaning…
FiveThirtyEight’s Influence
By Daniel Strauss - Nov 14th, 2008 at 2:15 pmBecks of Unfogged wonders how powerful Nate Silver of Fivethirtyeight now is:
I’ll admit to being skeptical of Five Thirty Eight before the election but…
What Does This Even Mean?
By Jamelle Bouie - Nov 14th, 2008 at 10:10 amReason’s Damon W. Root is playing Jonah Goldberg with history, and attempting to tie today’s “progressives” to deeply illiberal impulses of the early 20th century…
Dear President Bush: Pardon Yourself
By Ned Resnikoff - Nov 14th, 2008 at 9:35 amSeriously. You’ve earned it.
Now, of course, this would preempt any liberal fantasies of George W. Bush being brought up on charges for his numerous…
Are “Closet Progressives” Obscuring the Fact That Americans Are Center-left?
By Jesse Singal - Nov 13th, 2008 at 6:25 pmVia Feministe, Robert Borosage of The Campaign for America’ Future argues that the United States is, in fact, a center-left nation:
Sure, this is a…
Rahm Emanuel’s Mother Calls Him “Rahmbo”
By Dylan Matthews - Nov 13th, 2008 at 3:03 pmAfter Rahm Emnauel was picked as Obama’s chief of staff, I joked to friends that Rahm Facts might be necessary. Example: “Rahm Emanuel does not…
Sen. Baucus: The Last Guy I Expected to See with a Mandate
By Nick Sifuentes - Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:11 amThe progressive blogosphere is abuzz with the news that Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, has announced a…
Democratic Tag Team Fights to Let Lieberman Keep His Chairmanship
By Ned Resnikoff - Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:41 amSigh. Really?
Several top Democratic senators have launched a behind-the-scenes effort to save Sen. Joe Lieberman’s chairmanship, despite calls from a Democratic base seeking retribution…
