The Nation’s Ari Melber: Oklahoma City Bombing More Apt Comparison For Gingrich’s Virginia Ballot Setback
In a discussion about Newt Gingrich's comparison of not getting on the ballot in Virginia to the bombing of Pearl Harbor The Nation's Ari Melber suggested a more apt comparison. "The analogy would be the Oklahoma City bombing," Melber opined, causing other panelists to gasp. "If you want to make ridiculous analogies."...
Inside Up With Chris Hayes: The Best (And Worst) Part Of Waking Up Weekends
It's fast becoming the worst-kept secret in cable news that Chris Hayes is ruining people's weekends. The editor-at-large of The Nation, former Rachel Maddow fill-in, and (for the past few weeks) proud papa of daughter Ryan hosts a political roundtable which, true to its title, forces a growing number of people to get Up...
Melissa Harris-Perry Calls Out Lawrence O’Donnell Over Herman Cain Interview
On Friday's The Last Word, host Lawrence O'Donnell devoted two segments to the fallout from his polarizing interview with GOP rising star Herman Cain. O'Donnell acknowledged getting strong positive and negative reactions from friends and colleagues, and invited a panel consisting of Rev. Al Sharpton, The Grio's Goldie Taylor, and The Nation's...
Chris Matthews: Do White Voters Hold Black Politicians To A Higher Standard?
Chris Matthews posed an interesting question: do white voters hold black politicians to a higher standard than they do white politicians? Impressing that enthusiasm for Obama has waned in the second half of his term, Matthews wondered "if this is a phenomenon ... this sense of, okay, you’ve got your shot, but let’s see you do it,...
Chris Matthews: Do White Voters Hold Black Politicians To A Higher Standard?
Chris Matthews posed an interesting question: do white voters hold black politicians to a higher standard than they do white politicians? Impressing that enthusiasm for Obama has waned in the second half of his term, Matthews wondered "if this is a phenomenon ... this sense of, okay, you’ve got your shot, but let’s see you do it,...
Media Decoder: Hayes to Host MSNBC’s Weekend Morning Show
Christopher L. Hayes of The Nation magazine will host a weekend morning show for MSNBC beginning in September.
Glenn Greenwald Slams The Nation for ‘Smear’ of John ‘Don’t Touch My Junk’ Tyner
A cold flame war has broken out between Salon's Glenn Greenwald and reporters Mark Ames and Yasha Levine of The Nation over the latter's article, which attempts to unravel "The Washington Lobbyists and Koch-Funded Libertarians Behind the TSA Scandal."Central to that article's premise is the notion that John Tyner, the originator...
New York Times: Boom Times For Liberal Magazines?
Though Democrats around the country are hurting after last week's midterm elections, the New York Times argues today that liberal magazines like The Nation may flourish in these times. Jeremy W. Peters reports that historically, the 146-year-old magazine has seen growth in circulation and revenue in times when liberals were the minority party in American...
MSNBC Interviews Esquire Blogger, The Nation Editor On GOP’s “Semi-Sexy” Candidates
Yesterday, Esquire contributor Tom Junod shared an...interesting theory of his: that Republicans' resurgence can be explained in large part due to "semi-sexy" women (he counted Sarah Palin, Christine O'Donnell, and Michele Bachmann among them), whereas Democratic women are "either old or unattractive." Today, The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur had both Junot...
