MS NOW June 2012 Articles
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In Supreme Court health care ruling, norms rule
Leaders, and having it all in our June 30 show
Republicans boldly offering solutions to our nation’s symptoms
Good Look: SNAP out of it, America
Maddow exclusive: Never-before-seen footage of US drone strike damage in Pakistan
Hardball panel rips GOPers’ wild reactions to SCOTUS decision
Conservatives find way to blame President Obama for wildfires
Matthews: Anger from the right over health care ruling foreshadows more outrage
Face of health care debate on SCOTUS ruling: ‘A great victory for the whole US’
NOW’s Mustache Mix-and-Match: Politicians and Pundits Edition
‘ED Show’ playbook: Fri., June 29
The NOW interns unpack the week
Conservatives react to health care ruling
Clooney hosts Obama fundraiser in Geneva
Everything you want to know about White House salaries
Touré TV: A Recap of the Week That Was
A rare flurry of congressional activity
Justice won’t prosecute Holder for contempt
Why Joe Olivo’s name sounds familiar
Republican congressman says GOP has no plan to replace Obama health care policy
Ok, the court decided. Now what?
Caption contest: Outside the 30 Rock cubicle farm…
Despite campaign ups and downs, long-term polling shows small but stable Obama lead
White House cursing is not a BFD
Student loan rate hike stopped at 11th hour
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXIV
Ed weighs in on Thursday’s historic decision
Week in Geek: Stephen Hawking’s brain edition
Coney Island’s Cyclone coaster turns 85
‘Obamacare’ lives on, as do the politics
Rep. Cantor on repeal vote, why Americans ‘don’t like this bill’
Mass. Gov. on Romney-implemented health care: It’s no ‘budget-buster’
The future of healthcare will hinge on the election
Texas’ Sen. Hutchison: Let private companies add people to insurance rolls
Must-Read Op-Eds for Friday, June 29, 2012
Taking ‘I’m rubber, you’re glue’ to the extreme
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Obama’s odds just improved
Wrong argument, wrong candidate
Maddow on health care: Policy can solve big problems
Romney still palling around with Trump
Axelrod describes scene at Obama campaign HQ: ‘Cheering, crying, hugging’
Sandra Fluke: The fight for Obamacare isn’t over yet
GOP governors have some decisions to make
Even Colorado’s wildfires can be politicized
NOW Today: Holder in contempt – now what?
Morning Headlines: Friday, June 29
Maddow’s advice to Obama on health care messaging: Talk up Romneycare
Neal Katyal: Parts of SCOTUS opinion could evolve into ‘fairly radical’ conservative doctrine
Your emotional responses to Health Care ruling
Nancy Pelosi: ‘I’m really very, very happy’ about health care ruling
Pelosi on Romney’s health care plan: ‘How does that happen? Is he going to pay for it?’
Matthews: Chief Justice Roberts acted with ‘high morality’ today
Awesome Internets: Early edition
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thu., June 28
How President Obama found out about SCOTUS decision
Effects of health care ruling on Capitol Hill, general election
House of Rep. holds AG Eric Holder in contempt
Matthews pokes fun at GOPers who thought mandate was overturned
Supreme Court upholds health care law
House GOP finds AG Holder in contempt
BREAKING: House votes to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress
House votes to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress
EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Pelosi ‘confused’ by Romney’s reaction to health care ruling
The integrity of the Commerce Clause
First Word: Justice & Obamacare for all
Beyond the mandate: Court’s ruling on another ACA provision could threaten Congress’s spending power
Rand Paul declares himself the arbiter of constitutionality
Health care upheld: Various reaction to Supreme Court ruling in Twittersphere
On ‘personhood,’ Rand Paul, and Bei Bei Shuai
‘The highest court in the land has now spoken’
Michael Steele ups pressure on Romney to lay out clear alternative to Obamacare
Pres. Obama: ‘The highest court in the land has now spoken’
Ed: This ‘isn’t the perfect bill’
Romney responds: Repeal Obamacare, but protect those with pre-existing conditions
Images from outside the Supreme Court
How far the four dissenters were willing to go
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: Fast and Furious: Failed scandal
Obamacare wins at U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court upholds Obama’s health care law
BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds health care law
Supreme Court upholds health care law
With the future of American health care on the line
Media, public gather at Supreme Court ahead of health care ruling
Romney and the politics of health care
Jobless claims dip, but remain too high
The accidental truth about voter suppression
Federal firefighters go uninsured
Rewriting the outrage over health care
Justin Bieber, remember your papers
Does Roberts’ dissent in life-without-parole case hold hidden clue to Court’s healthcare ruling?
Elizabeth Warren: Scott Brown’s call for Eric Holder to resign shows he’s just ‘one more politician’
Americans pick Obama in alien attack
Lawmaker’s admission on voter ID laws
Play ‘Who’s the Immigrant?’ with Rep. Luis Gutierrez
Romney’s response to Bain outsourcing story not going over well
Matthews to the late Nora Ephron: I wish I told you I liked you from the start
In heated interview, GOPer doubles down on loopy Fast and Furious conspiracy theory
ED Show Playbook: Wed., June 27th
Questions linger over Romney’s tax history
The Believers: Health Care Law Will Be Upheld in its Entirety
Texas Republican Party proposes repealing Voting Rights Act of 1965, returning to Gold Standard
First Word: When aliens attack
Lawsuits shouldn’t be the only way people can fight big business
Outsourcing puts Romney on the defensive
VP question follows Christie everywhere
An excerpt from Pat Tillman’s letter to Marie Tillman
Spin of the week so far: Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Politics trumps public health (again)
Wendell Potter: After ruling, health insurers now back on Team GOP
Cloudy with a chance of voting
Executive privilege is a lie handed down from president to president
NH Republican calls kindergarten criminal
Magic Johnson drops by Morning Joe, talks about new channel, the L.A. Dodgers
The Truth About “Fast and Furious”
Voting shouldn’t require a credit report
Father of slain lesbian teen in Texas: ‘Justice will be served’
‘Vague, general or downright evasive’
Touré TV: Talking with Marie Tillman
Toure’s Latest Time Article: Men Never Had It All
Jeff Flake’s South Africa problem
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.Com Article: The NRA vs. Eric Holder
Must-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A moral difference on health care
Michigan Republican very funny ha-ha
Women groups rally for Violence Against Women Act in Washington
Vern Buchanan runs from questions
Incumbent U.S. lawmakers fend off challengers in primaries
Genuine Support vs. Support by Default
Romney backer supports Obama agenda
Nora Ephron’s appearances on Morning Joe
Also not a Pulitzer Prize nominee: Charles Gasparino of Fox Business
Lawrence O’Donnell: The individual mandate is a ‘mirage’
Rewriting brief history of the mandate
Biden: Romney a job creator abroad
R.I.P. Nora Ephron, screenwriter for many classic romantic comedies
Rep. Bob Filner: Veteran health care ‘so bad,’ people die waiting for it to kick in
Writer-director Nora Ephron dead at 71
Sen. Sanders: Thanks to Citizens United, the top 1% can ‘buy the government’
Matthews: Do Romney’s voters really want to elect him, or just see Obama lose?
Pennsylvania state senator: Voter ID law is about ‘suppressing votes’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tue., June 26
Oreos’ ‘Pride’ campaign spawns online debate
New poll shows Obama, Romney switching leads
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama, Romney remain in dead heat
Ronald Reagan Jr.: If people knew GOP’s real immigration stance, ‘nobody would vote for them’
(Very) basic licorice chemistry 101
Lead detective on Trayvon case reassigned
TRMS Infoxication writing challenge winners
Krystal Clear: The Young Vote & 2012
Allen West also blames the Holocaust on gun control
First Word: ‘Outsourcer in chief’
Gay marriage supporters in Maine predict victory this go-around
Voter suppression through the looking glass
President Obama booed by Red Sox fans
Reid calls Paul abortion measure ‘ridiculous’
Oreo stacks up for LGBT Pride Month
Top GOP senator floats idea of impeaching Obama
EPA scores major court victory
Harvard Prof. advises Justice Scalia to stop politicized attacks on president
Impeachment is not a toy, redux
Must-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Eugene Levy: You’re “playing to my strengths: Money and politics”
Orbitz tailors marketing to Mac users’ expensive tastes
HBO gives George W. Bush’s head a major makeover on ‘Game of Thrones’
The GOP’s affinity for loyalty oaths
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.Com Article: There’s nothing Mitt can say
It’s not a race for sixth-grade class president
Elizabeth Warren tears into Romney at Obama fundraiser
Mandate or not, the right would have found a way to go after Obama’s health care law
What Jon Kyl considers a factual statement
Why a sharp drop in gas prices matters
An excerpt from Kenneth Feinberg’s “Who Gets What”
NOW Today: The other story out of Washington
An excerpt from Don Mann’s “Hunt the Wolf”
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, June 26
Rewriting Jan Brewer on SCOTUS ruling
Epstein: Court gave ‘old-fashioned slap-down’ to Arizona immigration law
Michigan Republican steps down, talks smack to Rachel Maddow
AZ immigration law smacked down
Rep. Raul Grijalva: Jan Brewer ‘continues to be delusional’ about immigration
Matthews: Would current SCOTUS have passed older landmark decisions?
Romney won’t take stance on Arizona immigration ruling
‘ED Show’ playbook: Mon., June 25
Worker at Bain-owned plant to Romney: Stop sending jobs overseas
Romney suffers negative attacks over Bain record
Joe the Plumber blames the Holocaust on gun control
Mitt Romney’s sons talk pranks with Conan O’Brien
TRMS Infoxication writing challenge: Terror in the bog!
Latest Win for Citizens United?
Battle over Arizona immigration law to rage on
First Word: Arizona immigration ruling
Steve Kornacki talks about The Cycle
Accidental candor about voter ID
AZ governor calls Supreme Court ruling a victory, but is it?
The enduring popularity of Obamacare (at least what’s in it)
S.E Cupp talks about The Cycle
Pic from Kreep country: Buy your soul back in November
Krystal Ball talks about The Cycle
‘Scalia has finally jumped the shark’
SCOTUS rules on AZ immigration law
Halperin: Whatever SCOTUS rules on health care is bad for Obama
Another missed opportunity to ‘lead’
Court: No more life without parole for juveniles
Supreme Court keeps ‘papers, please’ intact
Supreme Court rejects parts of Arizona’s SB1070
Supreme Court strikes down key provisions of AZ immigration law
Supreme Court rejects Montana campaign money limits
The article all my girlfriends are talking about
Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ‘socialism’
Pride parade in New York celebrates one year of gay marriage
‘It was difficult for the firm … to ever really lose’
Rubio steps on Romney immigration line
Issa rejects one silly meme, embraces another
Saudi Arabia to allow women to compete in 2012 Olympics
Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, June 25, 2012
Morning Headlines: Monday, June 25
Harris-Perry: ‘I hope same-sex marriage changes marriage itself’ for the better
There is no ‘free market solution’ to health care access
Tim Pawlenty says he can best serve Romney off the ticket, but leaves the door open to VP nomination
Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi declared winner of Egypt’s presidential election
Issa, still gunning for Holder, takes to the Sunday shows
Rubio refuses to answer a question about the Norquist tax pledge
In our June 24 show, we’ll examine privilege
Good Look: Examining the white vote
The era of post-truth politics
Meet Brittany Trilford, teenage environmentalist
Koch statement on transparency
In our June 23 show, we’re out in the open
Good Look: Saying ‘vagina’ in Michigan (a lot)
Sandusky found guilty on 45 of 48 child sexual abuse charges
Romney’s “hypocrisy problem”: both camps respond to WaPo report on Bain sending jobs overseas
After NALEO speeches, Latino voters give Obama the edge in swing states
Smerconish: To solve obesity crisis, start in our kitchens
Mary Cheney, daughter of former vice president, marries longtime girlfriend
‘ED Show’ playbook: Friday, June 22
Did Bain ‘pioneer’ outsourcing of jobs?
Dylan Ratigan introduces ‘The Cycle’ team
Meet ‘The Cycle’ co-host: Krystal Ball
Making immigration policy simple
Outsourcing ‘pioneers’ take center stage
Just 34 percent of Americans know Obama is a Christian
Week in Geek: Beware the psychedelic shrimp
When health care isn’t an abstraction
Obama: ‘We should take [Romney] at his word’ when he says he’d veto DREAM Act
Obamas name-drop First Daughters along the trail
The NOW interns unpack the week
Meet ‘The Cycle’ co-host: Touré
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXIII
Introducing ‘The Cycle’ on MSNBC
Meet ‘The Cycle’ co-host: S.E. Cupp
Meet ‘The Cycle’ co-host: Steve Kornacki
When Republicans run against Paul Ryan’s GOP plan
Bernanke can twist, but he needs Congress to join him on the dance floor
Why Everyone Should Feel Good About a Championship For Lebron and the Heat
WaPo dings Romney on shipping jobs overseas
Norquist to GOP: Respect my authority
Florida’s Scott ignores Romney’s advice
N.H. governor calls voter I.D. bill too ‘restrictive,’ vetoes it
NOW Today: 4 states, 4 messages
Romney’s history of shipping jobs overseas
Richard Mourdock’s premature health care videos anticipate several endings
It’s June 22; do you know where your student loan rates are?
He forgot to mention ‘self-deportation’
Morning Headlines: Friday, June 22
New documentary seeks to expose widespread sexual abuse within military
Introducing Senator Scott Brown, king of the #fumblebrag
Under Obama health care law, millions of Americans to get rebates averaging $151
That wealth inequality chart Rachel showed last night
Smerconish: Jury out in Sandusky trial, but the story is far from over
Sharpton: New declassified document undermines Cheney’s claim of Iraqi connection to 9/11
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thu., June 21
Dylan Ratigan introduces the anchors of MSNBC’s new show ‘The Cycle’
Steele: Anonymous sources in the Romney campaign should ‘man up’
Debating Romney’s ‘general specific plan’ on immigration
Zimmerman recounts Martin shooting
Thomas Friedman’s bad habits, redux
Women journos best politicos in softball charity game
Trayvon’s killer takes his case public
Ill. prosecutors refuse to defend gay marriage ban
Why the individual mandate doesn’t matter
Romney leaves blanks unfilled on immigration
Vampires, Mackie and Lincoln oh my!
Romney faces Latino group, but still vague on Obama plan
Watch Karl Rove defend his political attack machine as a ‘social welfare’ organization
Romney strikes new pose at Latino conference
No. 2 House Dem signs on to sabotage charge: GOP ‘prepared to sink the ship’ to beat Obama
First Word: Romney talks immigration
Snowe the latest senator to eye filibuster reform
Secret bundlers to get extraordinary access
Chris Christie: “No one is beyond the reach of Bruce!”
Operation Fast and Furious: All your questions answered
Holder: “Unwarranted, unnecessary, and unprecedented”
Report: Romney campaign calls on Republican Gov. to pipe down on jobs figures
Must-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, June 21, 2012
Scott Brown’s ‘secret’ royal meetings
Hoekstra’s failure of self-awareness
‘Joe the Plumber’ campaign video on guns gets him into trouble
Mitt Romney to Rick Scott: Shhh
Why health reform is so unpopular
Jobless claims inch lower, but are still too high
Bernanke’s Keynesian advice falls on deaf ears
‘Madness of the highest order’
NOW Today: Justice, or Politics?
An excerpt from David Ignatius’ “Bloodmoney”
Morning Headlines: Thursday, June 21
Holder contempt vote’s outlandish origins
New leader, new name, new intolerance
Rep. Xavier Becerra mocks Romney’s ‘rope-a-dope’ on immigration
New Romney veepstakes frontrunner Pawlenty left Minnesota with record budget deficit
Smerconish: There was ‘no shame’ in bringing perjury charges against Clemens
Poll: Obama takes double-digit lead
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wed., June 20
Dem lawmaker on Holder contempt vote: ‘Partisanship at its most base level’
The money behind Restore our Future
17-year-old tells world leaders to act on climate change
New poll favors Obama heading into November
Why Newt Gingrich hearts elephants
Issa’s committee holds Holder in contempt
First Word: Shortlisting T-Paw
BREAKING: House committee holds Attorney General Holder in contempt
Want to help teen moms? Enforce Title IX
Today in ridiculous attack ads
Obama lied about being born in Kenya to get into college, says Arizona’s top election official
What executive privilege isn’t
What Issa’s Oversight Committee should really be investigating
SCOTUS also deciding fate of ‘papers, please’
Where’s the legacy? Missed opportunities under Obama
San Diego voters explain birther judge’s win
Michael Steele on Issa’s contempt vote for Holder: ‘The optics are not good for the GOP’
Ken Bennett should have quit while he was behind
Harry Reid channels Bryce Harper: “That’s a clown question, bro”
House Republicans vote to cite Holder for contempt in ‘Fast and Furious’ scandal
Health care dysfunction still isn’t popular
In giving Greece a Shock, Europe is forgetting history
Obama holds wide lead in new Bloomberg National poll
White House asserts executive privilege before Holder vote
Must-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, June 20, 2012
GOP tax plan squeezes middle class
Ron Paul just wants a little attention for his cause
Obama invokes executive privilege over DOJ documents
‘Where’s the president’s plan?’
GOP waits for marching orders on immigration
No muzzle, no debate in Massachusetts
NOW Today: To be, or not to be, the VP nominee
An excerpt from Rich Cohen’s “The Fish That Ate the Whale”
Morning Headlines: Wednesday, June 20
Red state tries to rewrite marijuana laws
Rubio biographer lists his potential drawbacks as a VP candidate
Ron Paul insurgents seize control of state Republican parties
Maddow: Scott Brown ‘has been kind of weird,’ fixating on MSNBC and me
Jose Vargas: Obama’s immigration policy has created ‘a new normal’
Almost-fell-out-of-my-chair video of the day
Reid: ‘That’s a clown question, bro’
Matthews: Holder trial looks like ‘stop and frisk’ on Capitol Hill
House Republicans may move to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt
Founding fathers fought for super PACs?
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tue., June 19
Michigan mayor Virg Bernero credits Obama with state’s recovery
Obama aims to lock down base, box Romney out
Report: Palin ‘poisoned the well’ for a woman to join Romney ticket
After Palin, Romney rules out a woman VP
Infoxication takes a turn towards self-parody
First Word: Mitt’s VP search narrows
Thousands turn out for protest reading of ‘Vagina Monologues’
Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak reportedly clinging to life in military hospital
McConnell’s imaginary high crimes
Democrats fight for majority in House
Michelle, teach me how to Dougie and jump rope
SNEAK PEEK: Wednesday, June 20th
Rep. Cummings: Attorney General Holder has acted ‘honorably’ regarding fast and furious
Rhode Island lawmakers starve own town
The House GOP’s ‘fix’ to Obama’s immigration policy
On ‘stop-and-frisk,’ and Rodney King
Must-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Romney’s avoid-the-press strategy
Public – and independents – back Obama on immigration, poll finds
Rubio to take his watered-down bill and go home
Mourdock shares his philosophy on health care
Mike Allen on how Romney becomes ‘old, straight, white men’ candidate
Scott Brown will debate — if his terms are met
A ‘great allergy to specifics and details’
Senate makes progress on farm bill
NOW Today: Is a Vice Presidential pick underway?
An excerpt from David Brody’s “The Teavangelicals”
An excerpt from Manuel Roig-Franzia’s “The Rise of Marco Rubio”
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, June 19
Rewriting Romney’s Olympic tax deduction
What credit card firm attracts the most complaints? New consumer agency launches tell-all website
Wasserman Schultz calls out GOP ‘obsession with women’s bodies’
Sign of the times: ‘Vaginas brought you into the world and vaginas will vote you out’
Silenced lawmaker does ‘Vagina Monologues’
Mitch McConnell’s disclosure flip-flop
Rep. Gutierrez: Obama’s immigration order is ‘civil rights issue’ for Latinos
Kerry to play Romney in debate prep
Matthews: Romney is ‘a speaker system,’ not a candidate
Will you repeal it or not? Republicans won’t answer the immigration question
‘ED Show’ playbook: Mon., June 18
When is it OK to use investigations for partisan gain? When Sen. John Cornyn does it
Undocumented immigrant pushes back: ‘Our parents did what they had to do’
Romney plays defense on immigration issue
Rodney King thanked fans in Very Last Word
Romney blown away by modern day Hoagie technology
Foes plan next wave of healthcare lawsuits
First Word: Say nothing Romney
Facebook veepstakes point to Rubio [INFOGRAPHIC]
Montana birthers find new way to show hateful side
Scalia’s ‘intellect and integrity’
Dressage makes a comeback courtesy of the Romneys
Getting real in California: Birther Kreep leads prosecutor Peed
Lawmakers silenced after abortion debate brings ‘Vagina Monologues’ to Michigan capitol steps
Undocumented student: ‘president’s policy was a great step forward for us’
In need of a new historical touchstone
Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, June 18, 2012
Refugee crisis escalates: Afghanistan remains top source
The enduring unpopularity of spending cuts
Ten-to-one still isn’t good enough for Romney
McConnell makes the case for secret donations
Activists march against ‘Stop & Frisk’ in New York
Romney stuck in a box on immigration
NOW Today: The agenda for Mexico
Morning Headlines: Monday, June 18
‘We should not be disruptive, but…’
State Rep. Lisa Brown: response to ‘vagina’ controversy has been ‘overwhelming’
Romney offers no specifics in first non-Fox News interview
Melissa Harris-Perry: by Romney’s criteria, Jay-Z would be ideal president
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: we were ‘this close’ to asking for Janet Napolitano’s resignation
Congressman Steve Cohen: Obama team ‘doesn’t believe’ own rhetoric about Republican compromise
In our June 17 show, we’re keeping it ‘real’
Jamie Dimon, the smartest guy in the room?
In our June 16 show, we’re being economical
Good Look: Black America’s political follicles
Daily Caller reporter’s POTUS interruptus : More racially-tinged disrespect?
Histrionic Personality Disorder? Sandusky’s Hail Mary ‘won’t fly’
Michael Smerconish shares Father’s Day advice
Legislators, activists celebrate Obama’s new immigration policy
Mormons reconciling gay rights and faith
‘ED Show’ playbook: Fri., June 15
Obama signs executive order on immigration
Romney’s position remains vague on supporting- or deporting- DREAM Act kids
‘ED Show’ charts: Thur., June 14
Return of the Week in Geek (teaser)
Panetta, Pentagon observe LGBT Pride Month
So that’s what they mean by ‘bath salts’
President Obama rudely interrupted by reporter while making policy remarks
Wearing your politics on your WiFi
Obama unveils immigration policy at White House
Billionaire pledges 90,000 acres for conservation area in Colorado
The NOW interns unpack the week
Obama: ‘They are Americans in hearts, minds’ – not on paper
Wabbit Twouble, or Why We Love Local News
Coming up on Monday on Morning Joe
Scholar argues blacks are still waiting for first black president
Gov. Scott says he ‘feels your pain’, will continue purge anyway
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXII
Bieber Fever lands at 30 Rock: Luke Russert, Morning Joe interns get excited
Must-Read Op-Eds for Friday, June 15, 2012
Defense Sec. Panetta thanks LGBT military members, families
Obama, Romney, and the Lincoln Line: Campaign is about the role of government in our lives
Obama, Romney visit the Buckeye State
Obama moves on immigration, fulfils a DREAM
US to stop deporting and grant work permits to younger illegal immigrants
‘They’re rooting against the economy’
‘Teacher of the Year’ gets pink slip amid budget cuts
Obama visits World Trade Center site with New York area politicians in tow
Morning Headlines: Friday, June 15
Rewriting Romney on WWII veterans
Watch Ezra Klein explain Europe’s financial crisis in two minutes
Michigan lawmaker banned from speaking after saying ‘vagina’ during an abortion debate
Matthews: Watergate anniversary recalls corruption still seen in 2012
Poll: Whose economic vision is better for America?
Gillibrand admonishes Senate Republicans for not helping to stave off food stamp cuts
A birthday party for the US Army
June 14 is Birther Day, birthday for two of America’s most famous birthers
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thur., June 14
Watergate, 40 years later: Nixon’s ‘criminality’ was ‘unique’
‘ED Show’ charts: Wed., June 13
‘Nuns on the Bus’ protesting Ryan budget
Analyzing Obama’s speech on economy, re-election
Rick Scott feels your pain, but not really
Former RNC chair and Matthews call each other ‘sycophant’ during heated exchange over economy
A cupcake tank to celebrate the Army’s birthday
Obama: ‘This election presents a choice’
Geithner praises Simpson-Bowles framework as the way forward
‘ED Show’ charts: Tue., June 12
‘I don’t think this is meant to be candy.’
Obama: Romney represents ‘the mistakes of the past’
First word: Dueling Ohio speeches
Elizabeth Warren: Deregulation put families at risk, so what happens now?
Henry Hill, inspiration for ‘Goodfellas’, dies at 69
Pentagon spokesman: $500 billion cut would ‘hollow out’ military force
The best election money can buy
Best Coast releases a new video — a reason to celebrate
Huffington presses Army chief of staff on Afghanistan exit
Must-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, June 14, 2012 — the Jamie Dimon edition
About those pre-existing conditions…
What happened to Nemschoff Chairs?
Dimon’s accountability moment comes and goes
First lady Michelle Obama joins Pinterest
Rewriting Obama and Romney on sports
NOW Today: ‘It’s the economy’…and it’s not good
Morning Headlines: Thursday, June 14
Romney, GOP don’t want to talk about inequality, but it’s not going away
Michigan Republicans get into the voter suppression game
Romney bot fails to name ‘doughnut’
Obama to Romney: Who’s out of touch?
Ex-Florida voting official: ‘I didn’t feel comfortable’ with voter purge, thanks to flawed data
Bush’s severed head on Game of Thrones
Republicans fawn over mega-bank CEO Jamie Dimon, ask him to help write banking regulations
Chris Matthews on the need to talk about the Sandusky trial
First Word: Economic high stakes
Romney doesn’t understand federal role in hiring teachers, cops, and firefighters
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wed., June 13
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver decries ‘sick moment for our nation’ caused by GOP politicization
Elizabeth Warren: Election is about heart, not numbers
Today in Hyperbole: ENDA equals Death
Top four tax questions for Mitt Romney
Colin Powell busts out ‘Call Me Maybe’
Is Obama the pro-regulation candidate? Not exactly
Our politicians need an education: Why both parties miss the big picture
Why I gave up on being a Republican
Public workers hit Mitt Romney in new DNC ad
Same-sex couples sue over adoption rights in North Carolina
Pawlenty: Obama is the participation-ribbon president
Birther Kreep closing in on Peed for judgeship
Planned Parenthood head: ‘Women’s basic access to health care’ under threat nationwide
Sen. Murray keeps pressure on military to investigate PTSD, suicides
Economist Dambisa Moyo on China’s ‘symbiotic relationship’ with African economies
Parents protest surge in standardized testing
Must-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Video: 15 seconds of Michigan democracy
Chris Hayes to host video chat noon today
An excerpt from David Eagleman’s “Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain”
Morning Headlines: Wednesday, June 13
After Gwyneth Paltrow’s Twitter flap, a debate over the use of the n* word
Results coming in for tonight’s elections in Arizona, North Dakota, and Virginia
Johnston and Finney: On Romney’s taxes, campaign press fails
Ezra Klein: the notion that Obama is ‘anti-business’ is ‘ridiculous on its face’
Reich responds to conservative ‘big lies’ about taxes and economic policy
Gingrich stands by controversial food stamp comments
Happy Birthday, George H.W. Bush
Will Mayor Bloomberg ban this, too?
Matthews on Jeb Bush’s ‘powerful indictment of today’s Republican Party’
Graham breaks free from Norquist pledge?
Warning: Graphic Content –TRMS Contest Winners
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tue., June 12
Transportation Secretary: ‘America is one big pothole right now’
Sec. LaHood: ‘We need a transportation bill’
BREAKING: Justice Department sues Florida over voter purge
William Dobson, author of ‘The Dictator’s Learning Curve,’ on how modern tyrants rule
Report: George Zimmerman’s wife charged with perjury
First Word: Massaging messages
Romney stumbles while clarifying stance on teachers, firefighters, police officers
Gingrich: Romney admin will lead to ‘fewer teachers’
Sen. Blunt stops short of calling Obama liar over leaks
Scarborough: Why I voted for Ron Paul
Romney’s top energy adviser: subsidize Big Oil
Must-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Healthcare companies side with change?
Organized labor launches six-state voting rights effort
‘Nothing will ever taste good again’
Win or lose, Obamacare has changed the game
Marijuana headed toward decriminalization? (CARTOON)
Do-nothing Congress frustrates do-nothing Congress
Does character matter? With Romney as nominee, Republicans change their tune
Bachmann fears ‘suicide-bomber conference’
Demonstrators in Moscow protest President Putin’s continued rule
Romney still stumbling on teachers, first responders
Morning Joe looks at the 10,000 Small Businesses program
House GOP threatens Holder with contempt
Rattner trashes Romney’s record on jobs and as Massachusetts governor
Joe Scarborough predicts a futuristic moderate GOP – without cuts to education
Florida GOP voter purge leads to litigation
Starbucks expanding effort to help businesses create jobs
NOW Today: Back to the issues?
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, June 12
Pastor rewriting marriage equality
In fiery sermon, Southern pastor lauds Obama on gay marriage
Rep. Rush Holt: GOPers suppressing climate science is like Big Tobacco suppressing health science
‘ED Show’ charts: Mon., June 11
Civil liberties group: Bloomberg’s Stop and Frisk is illegal racial profiling
Romney surrogate Sununu says we need fewer teachers, but school enrollment is going up
Smerconish: George H.W. Bush is ‘good people’
DOJ plans to sue Florida over voter purge
Corn: Romney’s layoff comments were no ‘gaffe’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Mon., June 11
Rick Scott suing Feds, wants access to govt database for use in voter purge
Warning: Graphic Content— A TRMS Contest
Is Obama or Romney more ‘out of touch’?
The Cold War, now iced and venti
Romney bus tour stopping by swing states
BREAKING: Florida suing federal government over voter purge
Norquist: Jeb Bush ‘foolish’ for saying Reagan was too moderate for today’s GOP
Huffington Post’s Mike Sacks: ‘The court has pretty much wiped its hands’ of Guantanamo oversight
Tough love from Romney surrogates
Justin Bieber or ‘God Bless the USA’?
What on earth is Bobby Jindal talking about?
Even the Supreme Court won’t touch this ‘birther’ case
Coming up on Tuesday — Morning Joe goes to Chicago
Romney camp doubles down on pro-layoffs agenda
This is what not listening looks like
Conservative political correctness targets ‘sea level rise’
Chicago teachers vote for strike in battle over pay, longer school days
Why we shouldn’t expect Obama to think big on jobs
Latino vote requires more nurturing
Boehner aid a former health lobbyist
Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, June 11, 2012
North Dakota’s Measure 3 draws scrutiny
Rick Scott vows to keep his voter purge going
Why not embrace government’s positive role?
Axelrod: Romney ‘living on another planet’
Obama camp focuses on Romney’s pro-layoffs plan
NOW Today: The fine line of ‘doing fine’
Morning Headlines: Monday, June 9
Pledges forgotten, local governments repurpose federally funded parks
Gas drops nearly 16 cents in the last three weeks
Melissa Harris-Perry and guests on ‘why black hair matters’
Jesse Jackson, Jr. advocates raising ‘below the poverty line’ federal minimum wage
Former NYPD detective: ‘Without a doubt, stop and frisk is applied … racially’
Hastings: ‘There’s a bipartisan consensus behind this national security state’
DNC executive director: ‘We have to be concerned’ about Romney campaign’s money in 2012
Hayes: Is Ben Bernanke trying to get Mitt Romney elected president?
Spain to seek bailout; up to $125 billion on table
‘ED Show’ charts: Friday, June 8
Romney’s list of potential running mates is looking pretty thin
‘ED Show’ playbook: Friday, June 8
President Obama on national security leaks: ‘We don’t play with that’
Matthews: ‘It’s time for the president to go big’ with a bigger jobs bill
Matthews on Obama’s plan for economy: ‘Why doesn’t he go big?’
Cocktail Moment: Special New Orleans Edition
Chris Rock talks politics, religion on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’
Romney: the ‘message of Wisconsin’ is that we don’t need more firefighters, police, or teachers
Romney calls for fewer cops, firefighters, and teachers
The story behind Rolling Stone’s ‘Last American POW’ article
Obama hits back at ‘offensive’ and ‘wrong’ leak allegations
Obama’s private sector comment echoes McCain gaffe from ’08. But is it the same?
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXI
Tramp stamps, Minnesota and the “Daily Show”: Lizzing on the wild side
More than 2,000 former players sue the NFL
Jeb’s regret, George’s flop and a TV fight
The circus finds a new spectacle
Bain Capital: the conventional wisdom may not be wise
Two’s a party…three’s a national ballot
President’s presser touches on jobs, national security, eurozone
Health care for 6.6 million young adults
Nancy Pelosi gets a hug from House Speaker Boehner
Time to start talking about the minimum wage
Must-Read Op-Eds for Friday, June 8, 2012
Is Florida’s voter purge ‘all but over’?
Los Angeles kids, teachers gather on beach with an eco-friendly message
Heads in the North Carolina sand
Changing the way the Senate does business
Free enterprise is not at risk
Bernanke’s less-than-subtle message to Congress
NOW Today: When Europe sneezes…
Morning Headlines: Friday, June 8
Romney rewrites himself on Vietnam
Mitt Romney’s new neighbors talk about marriage equality
Noam Scheiber: ‘No evidence’ for Romney claim that cites my book
Tonight’s ‘ED Show’ charts: Thur., June 7
Alter: Supreme Court decision on Obama’s health care law could cause ‘utter chaos’
Matthews on dirty, angry money: ‘Wisconsin was a bad precedent’
Warren rips Brown and GOP for voting against ‘equal pay for equal work’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thur., June 7
Obama campaign calls for Romney to put assets into new blind trust
Soccer, cable TV at Gitmo? US lockup in Cuba quietly being upgraded
Scarborough stands by NY Times criticism
Obama’s first year as president vs. Romney’s first year as governor
Living next door to the Romneys
GOP attempt to rehabilitate George W. Bush isn’t going to work
Awesome Internets: Thursday edition
Bill Clinton ‘can’t help himself’ from 2012 fray
Democrats remain confident in face of Romney-RNC fundraising coup
Chris Hayes on why elites fail
Boehner strays from GOP talking points on Eurozone
Joan Rivers: It’s not that I hate you- I just hate your type
GOP candidate takes aim, literally, at Obama healthcare law
Mitt Romney and his push for 2008 stimulus
Are conservatives selling a bill of goods again with the Wisconsin outcome?
DCCC chairman calls for passage of Disclose Act
In new attack, Romney ‘just making stuff up’
A rooftop soccer field grows in East Harlem
Melissa’s message for marriage equality
Bolton celebrates diplomatic ‘failure’ with Iran
New film explores personal side of George H.W. Bush
What will your summer look like?
Case closed: the stimulus worked
NOW Playing: Snow White & the Jon Huntsman
Must-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, June 7, 2012
‘We don’t have government anymore, we have an auction’, defeated recall candidate tells Lean Forward
Jeb Bush on running as Romney VP: ‘Under no circumstances’
What they learned in Wisconsin this year
People are talking…about Romney’s house
The jobs agenda slips down the memory hole
Jobless claims show improvement
Florida’s Scott defends voter purge scheme
An excerpt from new book Gail Collins’ “As Texas Goes…”
Morning Headlines: Thursday, June 7
The boy who touched the president’s hair
Sherrod Brown: Corporate cash flood is ‘potentially disastrous for our democracy’
Money talks: Big tobacco spends huge to reverse public opinion, appears to defeat Calif. cig tax
Begun, this drone war had (years ago)
The shuttle Enterprise comes home
DNC spox: ‘We’ve got to expose the evildoers’
Dear Mitt Romney, get a copyeditor
Top 10 gardening facts from Mrs. Obama
Matthews: ‘Why the Obama problem with men?’
Florida election official to Rev. Al: We won’t let Gov. Scott purge our voters!
The wild ride with Bill Clinton at your side
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wed., June 6
T-P or not T-P: New Orleans fights for its newspaper
Shuttle Enterprise reaches final frontier
Ed Schultz: ‘Managing emotion in a high-pressure environment is the key’
Marriage equality blocked in Washington state
Even Karl Rove supports wind energy. Will Romney get on board?
Serious legislating is ‘all but done’ in 2012
In order to form an imperfect union
RNC Chair Reince Priebus: ‘I don’t think laws can circle around what’s right and wrong’
Huckabee’s curious media analysis
Ed Schultz: ‘This is a wake up call’
New Jersey sued for pulling out of climate initiative
Sometimes a mini pig is just a mini pig
First they came for our soda: Bloomberg’s slippery slope
Pelosi tells Congress to skip vacation
Romney surrogate boosts Obama’s jobs message
Clinton’s assessment of Bush tax cuts misconstrued by news media
Making the ‘sabotage’ argument more explicit
Gov. Walker calls for constitutional change to prevent future state recalls
Murkowski breaks ranks on Solyndra
Must-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The Nevada GOP crack-up continues
After Walker’s win, a lot of wishful thinking
Sen. Feinstein secures Calif. primary, defeating birther challenger