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October 16, 2020
Democrats Should Welcome More Trump Town Halls
Angry, prickly, and paranoid, the president struggled to defend his record when challenged by a tough journalist and ordinary Americans.
Jeet Heer
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February 24, 2020
Why MSNBC Is Freaking Out Over Bernie Sanders
Beholden to Never Trump partisans, the network can’t stand the Democratic Party’s shift to the left.
Jeet Heer
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July 5, 2018
Ed Schultz Respected the Wisdom of Working-Class People
The veteran broadcaster, who has died at age 64, gave the microphone to Americans who are rarely asked their opinions.
John Nichols
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April 27, 2018
The Very Specific 2006-ishness of Those Alleged Joy Reid Posts
I don’t know if Reid wrote the posts in question, but it wouldn’t surprise me if she, or any liberal blogger at the time, had.
Richard Kim
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August 10, 2017
The World of Cable News Is Trump’s Reality
It’s not just the president’s tweets that are plagiarized from stupid arguments on Fox News, it’s his policy proposals too.
Eric Alterman
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July 10, 2017
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April 17, 2017
In South Korea, War Hysteria Is Seen as an American Problem
The big issue here is the May 9 presidential election, which is expected to bring a progressive to power.
Tim Shorrock
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October 31, 2016
The Dangerous Cowardice of James Comey
He caved to internal FBI critics and Republicans in Congress who are angry that he wasn’t tougher on Clinton. Now he’s paying for it.
Joan Walsh
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October 28, 2016
How Trump’s Media Cheerleaders Turned Campaign Coverage Into a Total Disaster
Journalists and media moguls have disgraced themselves in pursuit of ratings and ideological goals.
Eric Alterman
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June 16, 2016
The Trumpification of Cable News
In a desperate grab for ratings, MSNBC and CNN are giving Trump exactly what he wants: endless validation.
Eric Alterman