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Netroots Nation Day 2: Media Overplays Obama Angst Netroots Nation Day 2: Media Overplays Obama Angst

Contrary to much press coverage, liberals at the Netroots Nation convention are not Obama-obsessed.

Jun 17, 2011 / Ari Melber

Netroots to Obama White House: Where’s the Love?

Netroots to Obama White House: Where’s the Love? Netroots to Obama White House: Where’s the Love?

White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer's appearance at Netroots Nation is unlikely to change the White House's opinion of the "professional left."

Jun 17, 2011 / Ari Berman

Cold Comfort at Senate Nuclear Safety Hearing Cold Comfort at Senate Nuclear Safety Hearing

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission appeared in front of a Senate committee yesterday, and didn't do much to inspire confidence in America's nuclear safety. 

Jun 17, 2011 / George Zornick

Republican Governors Continue to Push for Medicaid Cuts Republican Governors Continue to Push for Medicaid Cuts

Without federal assistance, Medicaid is too expensive for most states, and as a result, some Republican governors are pushing the Obama administration to let them make cuts to the ...

Jun 17, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

Liberal Bloggers: Are Democrats Pro-Labor?

Liberal Bloggers: Are Democrats Pro-Labor? Liberal Bloggers: Are Democrats Pro-Labor?

At the largest liberal netroots gathering to date, bloggers debated the role of labor and national interest groups in sparking the Wisconsin protests.

Jun 16, 2011 / Ari Melber

Understanding Vancouver’s ‘Hockey Riot’ Understanding Vancouver’s ‘Hockey Riot’

Was there more to Vancouver's Hockey Riot than meets the eye? Or less?

Jun 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Tim Pawlenty Wants to Super Size the Bush Tax Cuts Tim Pawlenty Wants to Super Size the Bush Tax Cuts

Compared to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's plan for tax reform, the Bush tax cuts are a quaint example of fiscal restraint.

Jun 16, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

New Data: Weiner Scandal Covered Less Online and in Print New Data: Weiner Scandal Covered Less Online and in Print

If you think Anthony Weiner got too much media coverage, you may just be getting your news from the wrong place, according to new data.

Jun 15, 2011 / Ari Melber

Sound and Fury, but Few Facts, at Rep. King’s ‘Prislam’ Hearing Sound and Fury, but Few Facts, at Rep. King’s ‘Prislam’ Hearing

 Rep. Peter King held another hearing into Islamic radicalization today, this time focusing on prisons. But he failed to prove his case. 

Jun 15, 2011 / George Zornick

Why Didn’t John King Ask at the Debate, ‘Republican Party or Tea Party?’ Why Didn’t John King Ask at the Debate, ‘Republican Party or Tea Party?’

King’s no-nonsense, staccato style of moderating had the inadvertent effect of toning down the crazy.

Jun 15, 2011 / Leslie Savan

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