Easy as ABC? Tracking the ‘Inescapable’ Racial Angle in the MLK Parade Bomb Story Easy as ABC? Tracking the ‘Inescapable’ Racial Angle in the MLK Parade Bomb Story
For journalism that connects the dots between Spokane, Tucson, the rise of an extremist American right and, yes, the uptick in violent rhetoric that feeds it, look to David Neiwert...
Jan 19, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Why Roger Ailes Watches Fox News on Mute Why Roger Ailes Watches Fox News on Mute
There is a revealing new profile of the man who led and personifies modern conservatives’ mastery of TV—Fox News’s Roger Ailes.
Jan 19, 2011 / Ari Melber
Cutting Taxes Is Breaking the Economy Cutting Taxes Is Breaking the Economy
Last week the World Bank warned of "serious tensions and pitfalls" ahead in the global economy, and less than 3 percent growth for the US. That came on the heels of the n...
Jan 18, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Healthcare Reform’s Unintended Queer Upside Healthcare Reform’s Unintended Queer Upside
Here’s a talking point Democrats probably won't be using to defend healthcare reform this week: it's a game-changer for the LGBT community.
Jan 18, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Did Obama Defend Sarah Palin in Tucson? Did Obama Defend Sarah Palin in Tucson?
That’s the unspoken right-wing spin on the president's speech. And just in time for MLK Day, Pat Buchanan says a far-left "lynch mob" has been going after Palin, Be...
Jan 18, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Obama’s DOJ Continues Battle Against Same-Sex Marriage Obama’s DOJ Continues Battle Against Same-Sex Marriage
Yes, it’s 2011, but Obama’s Department of Justice is still fighting to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that defines marriage as being the legal union o...
Jan 14, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Widening Concern for Public Workers Widening Concern for Public Workers
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis where he was showing support for the right of public employees to organize and strike. We remember this, during a time when public...
Jan 13, 2011 / Laura Flanders
On Sarah Palin’s Death Threat Claims On Sarah Palin’s Death Threat Claims
It is irresponsible, at best, for ABC to further the Sarah Palin death-threat-meme based on hearsay from her aides without any corroborating evidence.
Jan 13, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
‘I’m a Negro Who Speak Up’: Remembering Football Great Cookie Gilchrist ‘I’m a Negro Who Speak Up’: Remembering Football Great Cookie Gilchrist
Cookie Gilchrist, one of the great football players and outspoken athletes, died of cancer on January 10, the day before a remarkable political/sports anniversary.
Jan 13, 2011 / Dave Zirin
In Arizona, Obama Appeals to Our Better Angels In Arizona, Obama Appeals to Our Better Angels
At his best, Barack Obama is a leader who appeals to our better angels, who rode to the White House on a campaign of "hope." Nowhere was Obama's empathy more needed, and ...
Jan 13, 2011 / Ari Berman