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  • Olbermann on Going Rouge

    October 23, 2009

    Keith Olbermann weighs in on the Sarah Palin "companion" book Going Rouge, edited by Nation staffers Betsy Reed and Richard Kim.

  • Right-Wing Ponders Overthrow of Obama

    October 1, 2009

    The Nation's Christopher Hayes weighs in on of the recent "treasonous rhetoric from the right" and the danger that it could lead to real violence.

  • The Right Reacts to Racism Allegations

    September 17, 2009

    Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the importance of President Carter's remark that racism has played a role in the opposition to Obama's agenda.

  • The War on President Obama's Czars

    September 9, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes weighs in on steady growth of "bizarre mythology" about Obama and the ongoing witchunt aimed at his administration.

  • Cheney Continues to Defend False Truths

    September 1, 2009

    The Nation's Jeremy Scahill criticizes the former vice president's recent defense of torture and the media outlets who let him get away with it.

  • GOP's Healthcare Message Malfunction

    August 26, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes says Republicans want to kill healthcare reform, not put forth any credible alternatives, so their arguments are a 'logical mess.'

  • How Can Obama Win His Base Back?

    August 24, 2009

    Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses Obama's declining poll numbers and what the president needs to do to make a comeback.

  • CIA Outsources Murder to Blackwater

    August 21, 2009

    The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on the latest devastating news about Blackwater: its involvement with the CIA's covert assassination program.

  • Is the Right Moving Towards Violence?

    August 19, 2009

    Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell takes a look at the recent threats of right-wing violence emerging in the healthcare debate.

  • Racism Runs Wild at Town Halls

    August 12, 2009

    Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the racist undercurrent of the anti-healthcare reform crowds, the "birthers" and the recent trend of hanging public officials in effigy.

  • Sarah Palin Hypes 'Death' Panels

    August 11, 2009

    Keith Olbermann takes on Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and other propagators of healthcare reform misinformation in this special comment.

  • Grassroots Groups or Astroturf Agitators?

    August 10, 2009

    Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell tries to get to the bottom of right wing anger on display at healthcare town halls around the country.

  • Is Bipartisanship Bad for Healthcare?

    August 6, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes points out that conservative senators have little reason to vote for a healthcare reform, and Republicans will run against the bill in 2010 no matter what.

  • Blackwater or Murder, Inc.?

    August 6, 2009

    Between the illegal weapons, explosive ammunition and the possibility that Blackwater operatives killed civilians as practice, the picture of the military contractor gets darker by the day.

  • Blackwater's Dark Deeds Exposed

    August 5, 2009

    The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on his explosive revelation that Blackwater's founder has been accused, in sworn depositions from two former employees, of murder.

  • Republicans Smear the Stimulus

    July 30, 2009

    Nation contributor and Grit TV host Laura Flanders weighs in on how Republicans really have no plan other than opposing Obama's plans.

  • Will the Birthers Ever Back Down?

    July 29, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes joins guest host Howard Dean for a discussion on the increasingly volatile right-wing fringe group which seems to be gaining traction in the GOP.

  • Bobby Jindal's Stimulus Hypocrisy

    July 24, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes explores instances of GOP doublespeak when it comes to government spending in their home states.

  • Sanford, Ensign and the Politics of Affairs

    July 16, 2009

    Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Lacewell talks to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann about philandering politicians and why their private affairs matter to the public.

  • Palin Abandons Alaska and the Facts

    July 15, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes on Sarah Palin's wildly inaccurate recent op-ed in the Washington Post on cap-and-trade legislation.

  • Karl Rove Finally Goes Under Oath

    July 10, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes talks about the Panetta revelations about the CIA and Karl Rove's recent testimony over the US attorney firings scandal.

  • Rush Limbaugh on Sotomayor: A New Low?

    June 19, 2009

    Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell reflects on Rush Limbaugh's sexist and racist smears on Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

  • Bush Is Back and Bashing Obama

    June 19, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses the re-emergence of George W. Bush and his criticisms of President Obama.

  • The Killer Complicity of Fox News

    June 2, 2009

    Has Bill O'Reilly finally gone too far? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann links the murder of Dr. George Tiller to Fox News.

  • Another Civil War in the Making?

    May 8, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes explores just how serious Republicans in the South are about secession.

  • Tea-Bag Mastermind Becomes Party Pooper

    May 6, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes weighs in on the so-called tea party 'movement' and its colossal failure in the eyes of its creator.

  • GOP: Blame Dems for Torture Too

    April 28, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes points out the absurdity of the double-sided GOP response to the release of Bush-era torture memos.

  • Limbaugh Gets Lashed By a Listener

    April 13, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses Rush Limbaugh's clash with an angry caller, who's a Republican veteran.

  • O'Reilly's Harassment Machine Exposed

    March 25, 2009

    In light of an ambush by Bill O'Reilly producers, progressive blogger Amanda Terkel responded in an incredible manner--with reason.

  • The Preemptive Martyrdom of Rove

    March 6, 2009

    The Nation's DC editor Christopher Hayes on Karl Rove's impending Congressional hearing.

  • GOP's Obama Strategy: 'Fail to the Chief'

    March 3, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes deconstructs why Republicans like Rush Limbaugh are rooting for President Obama to fail.

  • Norm Coleman's Latest Election Scheme

    February 27, 2009

    With the stimulus battle out of the way, The Nation's Chris Hayes argues Democrats now need to focus on seating Al Franken as the fifty-ninth vote in the Senate.

  • Slamming New York Post's Racist Cartoon

    February 20, 2009

    Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff discusses the effect of the protests against a controversial New York Post cartoon on Rupert Murdoch's empire.

  • Rep. Bachmann Strikes Out Yet Again

    February 19, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes crowns Congresswoman Michele Bachmann the Demi Glas of Wingnuttia for her ignorant attack on the stimulus plan.

  • Anatomy of a Stimulus Smear

    February 13, 2009

    Keith Olbermann explores how Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and other right wingers managed to spread outright lies about the stimulus.

  • CEOs Attempt to 'Rebrand' Bonuses

    February 12, 2009

    They just don't get it. The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses the refusal of Wall Street CEOs to let their unearned bonuses go.

  • The GOP Plays Politics With Our Economy

    February 10, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes explains how Republican opposition to Obama's stimulus is really the result of their own inability to govern.

  • Olbermann to Cheney: Please Go Away

    February 6, 2009

    Keith Olbermann offers a thorough point-by-point rebuke of Cheney's recent terrorist fear-mongering.

  • Can Obama's Economic Team Be Trusted?

    February 5, 2009

    Nation editor Chris Hayes examines the record of Obama's CFTC pick Gary Gensler and the rest of the president's economic team.

  • Is the GOP the Obstruction Party?

    January 30, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes explains why bipartisan overtures from Democrats failed to win GOP support for Obama's stimulus bill.

  • Cheney Defends Gitmo

    January 14, 2009

    The Nation's Washington editor Chris Hayes points out the missing pieces in Dick Cheney's defense of torture at Guantánamo Bay.

  • Will Bush Be Prosecuted?

    January 12, 2009

    The American public overwhelmingly supports an investigation into terror tactics. So why is Obama hesitating?

  • Second Opinion Wanted on Sanjay Gupta

    January 9, 2009

    The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses Obama's controversial choice of Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General.

  • 'Bush Shoes' Become a Big Hit Abroad

    January 2, 2009

    The Turkish manufacturer that made the shoe that an Iraqi journalist threw at Bush earlier this month has been inundated by several hundred thousand orders.

2008

  • Candace Gingrich Discusses Prop 8

    November 26, 2008

    Newt Gingrich's sister speaks out about her brother's homophobia and the backlash to Prop 8 in California.

  • The Bailout of Joe Lieberman

    November 18, 2008

    The Nation's Chris Hayes suggests that Congress might be too generous lately, by granting Joe Lieberman his beloved Homeland Security chairmanship.

  • Olbermann's Special Comment on Prop 8

    November 11, 2008

    Reflecting on the success of the anti-gay Prop 8 measure in California, Olbermann makes the case for love and understanding.

  • Is Palin a Socialist?

    October 29, 2008

    Palin is accusing Obama of advocating socialism even though she supports collective wealth sharing in her home state of Alaska.

  • Is Palin Smarter Than a Third Grader?

    October 22, 2008

    After three months of campaigning, Sarah Palin still seems to have no clue what a vice president's duties actually are.

  • Divisive Politics Is 'Anti-American'

    October 21, 2008

    Keith Olbermann criticizes the McCain campaign and other Republicans, like Michele Bachmann, for their use of divisive politics during the campaign.

  • McCain's 'Screw Up'

    October 17, 2008

    Keith Olbermann lauds Late Night host David Letterman for challenging McCain on his attack ads in a way that only he can.

  • Re-Suspend the McCain Campaign

    October 15, 2008

    Keith Olbermann shows his anger and frustration with McCain campaign's mudslinging, hypocrisy and bigotry.

  • Sarah Silverman Supports Obama

    October 10, 2008

    The feisty comedian tells Keith Olbermann why young Jewish voters should convince their grandparents to back Obama in Florida.

  • Who's 'Pallin' Around' With Terrorists?

    October 7, 2008

    Keith Olbermann takes Sarah Palin to task for her baseless and insidious attacks on Barack Obama's character and patriotism.

  • Palin 2008 Is Bush 2000

    October 4, 2008

    A new video compilation showing the striking similarity in debate rhetoric between George W. Bush in 2000 and Sarah Palin in 2008.

  • What If Obama Had a 'Witch Hunter' Pastor?

    September 25, 2008

    Keith Olbermann discusses a recently unearthed video of Sarah Palin being blessed by a Kenyan witch hunter.

  • Bush White House Uses Fox to Push Agenda

    July 29, 2008

    It's official, straight from the mouth of Bush's former press secretary, Scott McClellan--FOX is Republican propaganda.

  • Pain at the Pump

    July 2, 2008

    The Nation's Christopher Hayes discusses the Right's woeful misunderstanding of the country's gas prices crisis.

  • Olbermann's Special Comment on FISA

    July 1, 2008

    Keith Olbermann says that when it comes to FISA, the Democrats are doing 'a collective impression of Homer Simpson falling off a cliff.'

  • The Return of Rudy

    June 19, 2008

    The Nation's Christopher Hayes discusses the tone-deafness of the McCain campaign and the reemergence of Rudy Giuliani as a GOP attack dog.

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