Max Blumenthal

Juno From Juneau

September 2, 2008

A startling look at the GOP's reaction to the unwanted pregnancy of Sarah Palin's daughter.

Jerome Corsi's Long, Strange Trip

August 20, 2008

How a racist, conspiratorial crank became the Republican attack machine's anti-Obama point man.

Preaching to the Choir

July 1, 2008

With little to lose and everything to gain, Obama has lifted high the cross. But are there invisible strings attached?

The Real Mike Huckabee

January 11, 2008

An interview with a preacher and longtime political confidant reveals that Huckabee's not the sunny figure the media's leading lights have conjured up.

A Hoax Exposed at Princeton

December 18, 2007

When a strait-laced Princeton student claimed he was attacked by liberal thugs, the conservative establishment rallied around him--until it turned out to be a lie.

The Swift-boating of Mitt Romney

July 16, 2007

Christian conservatives play the porn card in an attempt to discredit Mitt Romney and advance the cause of Fred Thompson.

Agent of Intolerance

May 16, 2007

Jerry Falwell is best known for crusading against abortion and homosexuality. But early on, he skillfully used race to galvanize the Christian right.

Porn Cop vs. US Attorney

March 29, 2007

A federal prosecutor fired as he was launching an investigation of a GOP Congressman now stands smeared by the White House and its antiporn crusader.

The Porn Plot Against Prosecutors

March 20, 2007

A US Attorney fired just as he began investigating a GOP lawmaker for corruption is now being smeared by the White House and its top porn cop.

CPAC: The Unauthorized Documentary

March 6, 2007

VideoNation's report from this year's Conservative Political Action Committee meeting in Washington reveals the ugly side of right-wing politics.

McCain Mutiny

February 21, 2007

Outraged by his failure to stick to a far-right agenda as he pursues the presidency, Senator John McCain's conservative base in Arizona is abandoning him.

The Kinder, Gentler Daniel Ortega

January 19, 2007

A deeply flawed and complex leader now has a second chance to save the country.

Hooray for Right-Wing Hollywood

November 16, 2006

Right-wing culture warriors gathered in LA to praise ABC for its flawed 9/11 docudrama, talk up a conservative version of The Daily Show and release a thriller fueled by a nativist agenda.

Letters

November 1, 2006

Rick Santorum's Beastly Politics

November 1, 2006

Dogged by a history of crude responses to abortion, euthanasia and gay marriage, Pennsylvania Republican Senator Rick Santorum is trailing his Democratic foe. But a cadre of influential Catholic conservatives are already crafting a post-Santorum, post-Bush strategy.

Character Assassin

October 30, 2006

Republican adman Scott Howell has racked up a startling Democratic body count with his signature hyperemotional style. Will his attack on Harold Ford Jr. succeed or backfire?

The Coming Gay Republican Purge

October 12, 2006

How will the GOP woo back values voters after the Foley scandal? How about a purge of gay Republicans in Congress? That's the Rev. Don Wildmon's idea.

Letters

October 11, 2006

With the Party of Dobson

September 27, 2006

At the unofficial GOP midterm convention, Focus on the Family delivered election-day marching orders to the faithful, praising GOP hopefuls and hurling jeremiads against liberals, "faggots" and Fallujans.

Hell of a Times

September 20, 2006

A nasty succession battle is brewing at the conservative Washington Times, its newsroom abuzz with allegations of racism, sexism and unprofessional conduct.

ABC 9/11 Docudrama's Right-Wing Roots

September 11, 2006

How conservative zealot David Horowitz produced and promoted ABC's flawed docudrama, The Path to 9/11.

Beyond Macaca: The Photograph That Haunts George Allen

August 29, 2006

Virginia Senator George Allen claimed it was a "mistake" when he called an employee of his Democratic foe a racist name. But the leader of America's top racist group explains Allen's long and cozy history with white supremacists.

Birth Pangs of a New Christian Zionism

August 8, 2006

Rapture-ready Christian Zionists have hired their first full-time Washington lobbyist. He's experienced, connected--and, oy vey, he's Jewish.

Letters

April 12, 2006

Republicanizing the Race Card

March 23, 2006

David Duke and a cohort of white nationalists seek to reposition their minuscule movement at a time when their signature issues have been co-opted by pseudo-populist media personalities and the GOP.

Letters

March 8, 2006

Princeton Tilts Right

February 23, 2006

Robert George, the conservative movement's favorite professor, exerts his influence.

Abramoff's Evangelical Soldiers

February 2, 2006

Leaders of the Christian right are paying the price as evidence mounts of their complicity in a sordid GOP gambling-industry scheme.

The Virginia GOP's Dirty Money

November 4, 2005

Republican candidates in Virginia do a lot of posturing on being tough on crime--but behind their self-righteous political ads, there is a hidden history of racism, questionable funding and sexual misconduct.

Hitler in Virginia

October 26, 2005

Two offensive attack ads in the Virginia governor's race have backfired on Republican candidate Jerry Kilgore and his attack-dog media consultant. Does this mean GOP smear tactics are a spent force?

The Many Faces of Dr. Coburn

September 15, 2005

He's a far-right baby doctor. His own chief of staff says he's clueless about the law. Meet Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, who'll help shape the US Supreme Court.

Pat Robertson's Katrina Cash

September 7, 2005

Pat Robertson's shadowy relief organization, Operation Blessing, is prominently featured on FEMA's list of charities to receive donations for hurricane relief.

Preaching Justice, Slaying Demons

August 19, 2005

As the Christian right gathered in Nashville for Justice Sunday II, they demonized their enemies and offered lukewarm praise for John G. Roberts.

Lobbyist for the Lost Cause

August 16, 2005

Meet Richard Hines, GOP lobbyist, front man for weapons makers and hidden hand behind the extremist agenda of the neo-Confederate movement.

M is for Moronic

July 8, 2005

Inside the CPB's Mann report, one of the strangest government documents ever produced.

Generation Chickenhawk

June 28, 2005

Getting the party started at the College Republican National Convention.

Sam Brownback's Blind Ambition Tour

June 20, 2005

The Kansas senator has been grandstanding for the right for years, and now he has his sights set on the White House.

Hannity's Soul-Mate of Hate

June 3, 2005

A look at the past friendship between Fox's racism cop and a neo-Nazi.

Good Cop, Bad Cop

May 23, 2005

In 1992, Tony Perkins violated his oath to uphold the law. Now he lectures Democrats on the constitution.

Justice Sunday Preachers

April 26, 2005

If their struggle is like the civil rights movement, why do Christian-rightists like Tony Perkins have so many racist friends?

In Contempt of Courts

April 11, 2005

Conservative activists want to eliminate unsympathetic judges--by any means necessary.

The Minister of Minstrelsy

March 24, 2005

Meet Jesse Lee Peterson, who says what the right would like to, but can't.