Mr. Beck, America knew Martin Luther King Jr.; Dr. King was a friend of ours;...
TweetDr. Martin Luther King Jr. is among the handful of moral giants who have graced our planet. So it’s no surprise that when someone like Glenn Beck tries to piggyback on King’s greatness, the...
View Article“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose...
TweetIt feels like a lifetime ago when I was on the National Mall with hundreds of thousands of fellow anti-war protesters, opposing what we believed to be an immoral war. We were called traitors and...
View ArticleFacing an energized and unscrupulous right, Obama brings a water gun to an...
TweetTwo things are crystal clear from President Obama’s lengthy sit-down with NBC’s Brian Williams: He is a decent, thoughtful, intelligent man, trying to do the best he can for his country under...
View ArticleMan beats man in turban: “You’re not even American, you’re Al-Qaeda. Go back...
TweetIs this the kind of “honor” Glenn Beck want to restore? Prosecutors have charged a man accused of punching a turban-wearing man while yelling racially-charged insults. Brock R. Stainbrook, 35, of...
View ArticleThe demise of the left and the new (un)reality: a center-right America
TweetLet’s face it, these are dark days for the left. As we barrel toward the November elections and an almost certain triumph for the GOP, we are losing the national debate and making giant strides...
View ArticleIt’s the moral authority, stupid
TweetWho are America’s preeminent living moral leaders? Name three. Name two. OK, name one. There’s a reason Glenn Beck tried to steal Martin Luther King, Jr.’s glory, it’s because there was no one he...
View ArticleLow-information nation: Palin, Beck, Tea Partiers and American ignorance
TweetInformation is the currency of democracy. –Attributed to Thomas Jefferson Get a brain! Morans –Sign displayed by conservative protester The defining battle between Obama and the rightwing attack...
View ArticleMeet David Barton, Glenn Beck’s historian and Tea Party favorite [Updated...
TweetFor Democrats, it’s always useful to get to know the opposition: Senate candidate Marco Rubio revved up a crowd of about 200 supporters at the Alaqua Country Club Wednesday, but Rubio had a little...
View ArticleSo much for the online revolution (The triumph of Fox, Drudge, Limbaugh and...
TweetThe story of the 2008 election was the coming of age of online politics. Hundreds of millions of dollars raised. Unprecedented macro and micro-organizing. Citizen empowerment. Humongous email...
View ArticleRoger Ailes: Obama “just has a different belief system than most Americans”
TweetIf you’d like to know how Roger Ailes sees the world, read Howie Kurtz’s exclusive interview with the Fox News chief: The 70-year-old Ailes, dressed in a lavender shirt and tie, goes on in this...
View ArticleMr. Beck, America knew Martin Luther King Jr.; Dr. King was a friend of ours;...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is among the handful of moral giants who have graced our planet. So it’s no surprise that when someone like Glenn Beck tries to piggyback on King’s greatness, the reaction is...
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“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose...
It feels like a lifetime ago when I was on the National Mall with hundreds of thousands of fellow anti-war protesters, opposing what we believed to be an immoral war. We were called traitors and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Facing an energized and unscrupulous right, Obama brings a water gun to an...
Two things are crystal clear from President Obama’s lengthy sit-down with NBC’s Brian Williams: He is a decent, thoughtful, intelligent man, trying to do the best he can for his country under extremely...
View ArticleMan beats man in turban: “You’re not even American, you’re Al-Qaeda. Go back...
Is this the kind of “honor” Glenn Beck want to restore? Prosecutors have charged a man accused of punching a turban-wearing man while yelling racially-charged insults. Brock R. Stainbrook, 35, of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The demise of the left and the new (un)reality: a center-right America
Let’s face it, these are dark days for the left. As we barrel toward the November elections and an almost certain triumph for the GOP, we are losing the national debate and making giant strides...
View ArticleIt’s the moral authority, stupid
Who are America’s preeminent living moral leaders? Name three. Name two. OK, name one. There’s a reason Glenn Beck tried to steal Martin Luther King, Jr.’s glory, it’s because there was no one he could...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Low-information nation: Palin, Beck, Tea Partiers and American ignorance
Information is the currency of democracy. –Attributed to Thomas Jefferson Get a brain! Morans –Sign displayed by conservative protester The defining battle between Obama and the rightwing attack...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meet David Barton, Glenn Beck’s historian and Tea Party favorite [Updated...
For Democrats, it’s always useful to get to know the opposition: Senate candidate Marco Rubio revved up a crowd of about 200 supporters at the Alaqua Country Club Wednesday, but Rubio had a little help...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So much for the online revolution (The triumph of Fox, Drudge, Limbaugh and...
The story of the 2008 election was the coming of age of online politics. Hundreds of millions of dollars raised. Unprecedented macro and micro-organizing. Citizen empowerment. Humongous email lists...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Roger Ailes: Obama “just has a different belief system than most Americans”
If you’d like to know how Roger Ailes sees the world, read Howie Kurtz’s exclusive interview with the Fox News chief: The 70-year-old Ailes, dressed in a lavender shirt and tie, goes on in this vein,...
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