Blog Archive: May, 2008

Here is a link to the video from my appearance on The Colbert Report. It's hard to come up with exactly the right word to describe what it feels like to be on Stephen's show. It's somewhere between fun and excruciating - and really, it's both at the same time (does saying that make me a masochist?). more »

Will Scott McClellan be asked something that actually could help the public resist propaganda in the future? Will anyone be asked anything about the pending global warming bill? more »

On Scott McClellan in 2008 (via Politico):

Bob Dole yesterday sent a scalding email to Scott McClellan, excoriating the former White House spokesman as a "miserable creature" who greedily betrayed his former patron for a fast buck. more »

As the weekend approaches, it's time for the Weekend Watchdog to resume patrol! more »

In interviews during my book tour, I was delighted to be constantly asked about something I thought everyone already knew about: Roger Ailes' work, long before he went on to found Fox News, as bamboozler-in-chief for Richard Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign, specifically his role in inventing the fake candidate "town meeting" staged for TV but closed to the press. more »

Catching up on my back-blogging, I didn't want to miss recognizing the passing of the great director Sidney Pollack (and actor: no progressive film-lover should miss his performance in the more »

You can learn a lot in a chauffeured limousine—like how a tax break spawned by conservatives after 9/11 is subsidizing the jet set. Here's a revealing window on how Washington's malefactors of great wealth work. more »

Three weeks ago, McCain wanted the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill to pass. Today, he doesn't. more »

As college students celebrate graduation this May, their joy is combined with the harsh reality they face post-graduation--many of these students will graduate with unmanageable levels of loan debt that they can not afford basic necessities. more »

The story of a consumer fending for himself in a deregulated insurance market shows that without smart rules, it's very easy for companies to manipulate consumers with fine print and confusing jargon. If you can't make an informed choice, you're not in control, which means the choice is ultimately not in your hands. more »