MS NOW September 2012 Articles
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Human trafficking is your problem, too
Sikh woman’s graceful response to cyberbully turns would-be enemy into ally
Sikh woman’s graceful response to cyberbully turns would-be enemy into ally
Chris Christie: Like it or not, the polls aren’t rigged against Mitt Romney
California becomes first state in nation to ban ‘gay cure’ therapy for children
Paul Ryan insists: ‘The polls are close’
Egyptian-American journalist explains defacement of ‘racist’ subway ad
Egyptian-American journalist explains defacement of ‘racist’ subway ad
In our September 30 show, we’ll get technical
Good Look: Willie Nelson arrives in #nerdland
Meet Marion Leary, micro-savior
Signs of economic recovery a boost for the Obama campaign
Spain, Portugal hit with anti-austerity protests
Ryan readies for 3-day debate camp
In our September 29 show, it isn’t a game
Good Look: Home at last, in the Ivy League
Florida GOP Rep. likely to lose seat after financial scandal, creating fake opponent
Sen. Boxer reminds Tea Party ‘intimidating voters is a federal offense’
Next president’s SCOTUS appointees likely to have final word on huge issues
Matthews: First presidential debate will be an important fight
Webb rips Romney over the military
‘ED Show’ playbook: Fri., Sep. 28
Has the election become about Romney vs. Ryan?
GOP voter fraud investigation deepens
Obama in the driver’s seat as early in-person voting begins
Romney’s chopping block: Amtrak, PBS, NEA
Hitting rock bottom — then crawling beneath the rock
Who’s scarier: Obama or Romney?
Bringing Roe v. Wade back to Wichita
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXXVI
Poll: Romney less favorable than George W. Bush
Democrats play catch-up with ‘super’ cash
The Cycle Mockumentary: Debate Edition
New details on Romney investment in China
UN: 700,000 Syrian refugees possible by end of year
Lithuania: The Other Dream Team
RNC caught up in election fraud controversy
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 28, 2012
The return of torture as a campaign issue
Arizona to appeal judge’s ruling against part of immigration law
Supreme Court to weigh affirmative action upon return next month
The Very Last Word: Krystal Ball gives Romney advice
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: Sorry, it’s not Romney’s fault
NOW Today: The latest from the battlegrounds
McCaskill: Akin makes ‘Michele Bachmann look like a hippie’
An excerpt from Thomas Frank’s “Pity the Billionaire”
Team Romney tries to set debate expectations low
Romney still silent on Afghanistan as military report gives the surge an ‘F’
Akin suggests McCaskill not ‘ladylike’
Let me finish with the real-life consequences of voter ID laws…
Poll: Can the president sustain his momentum for 40 days?
Uncovered Romney video: Bain’s goal is to ‘harvest’ companies for profit
The Last Word turns 2-years-old!
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thu., Sep. 27
World Leader Spotting, Level: Drive-by
Political fight over marijuana opens new bipartisan opportunities
Exactly which deductions, Mr. Romney?
‘They gotta stick with him’: Republicans rally around Akin
What’s going on with the Romney campaign?
Righties invent conspiracy theories to explain Obama’s lead in polls
Romney uses ‘Romneycare’ for empathy points
Romney supporters: “Go get food stamps!”
First Word: A new ‘economic patriotism’
Krystal Clear: Romney’s biggest challenge in winning the election
S.E. Cupp latest NY Daily News article: Lose your cool, Mr. President
RNC cuts ties with firm over voter fraud allegations
A topic Akin should try to avoid
Rewriting Team Romney on ‘traditional marriage’
Has Dubya given up on Romney, too?
New “Gang of Six” to the rescue?? Don’t count on it…
Austin first Texas city to support marriage equality
Samuel L. Jackson tells Obama fans to ‘Wake the F*** Up’ in rhyming new ad
Kemp a cautionary figure for Paul Ryan
Republican AZ Senate seat in play for Dems
Republicans begin to rally around Akin
Is the GOP finished as a national party? Conservative wants to know
Ryan camp calls on Politico reporter to clarify satire
An excerpt from Evan Thomas’ “Ike’s Bluff”
The 386,000 jobs we didn’t know about
Political fight over marijuana opens new bipartisan opportunities
Paul Simon stops by Morning Joe
Why American Spring Wire is a bad example
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 27, 2012
What does new deal with refs mean for the NFL?
Paul Ryan declares: ‘Don’t feed fish’
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: What Mitt was supposed to be
Why student loans are a big campaign issue
Wisconsin’s Thompson boasts about ‘doing away with’ Medicare
NOW Today: 40 days out, are the campaigns getting desperate?
GOP establishment: maybe Akin’s not so bad after all
Uncovered Romney video: Bain’s goal is to ‘harvest’ companies for profit
Morning Headlines: Thu., Sept.27
Gingrich’s top 5 debate tips for Romney
Pelosi tells Maddow she’s bullish on Dems’ chances of winning House
Pelosi: Rick Scott is ‘ridiculous beyond words’ for conducting voter purge
Head of Cherokee Nation calls on Scott Brown to apologize for campaign’s racist chants
Matthews to Democrats: ‘Now is the time to rebuild’
GOP county chair defiant over Obama race-baiting photos
‘Nuns on the Bus’ leader reacts to ’47 percent’ diss
Awkward! Romney tries to get crowd to chant his name, not just Ryan’s
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wed., Sep. 26
Romney: Massachusetts health care law is proof of empathy
Being gay isn’t a crime, says French prez to UN
Obama leads in polls as Romney campaign fights back with new ad
Marriage equality ad ‘melodramatic,’ yet also true
Romney down in swing states, let’s chat
‘Super’ spending OK, but not if you’re a teacher
Did you catch Ed’s imitation of Mitt Romney’s laugh?
Voters don’t buy into Romney’s 47% remarks
Lies, damned lies, and statistics in Fox News graphics
Study: Voter suppression laws could disenfranchise 10 million Latino voters
Democratic upset in Indiana Senate race?
Romney pain: Trying to lead a crowd in a chant
Scott Brown’s team under fire for racist antics
Judge asks for input on possible Pennsylvania voter ID injunction
Romney becomes mendacious about mendacity
Ann Romney, ‘frustrated’ with 47% fallout, casts Mitt as caring man at the ‘bedside of a dying boy’
Report: Carbon pollution could claim up to 100 million lives by 2030
“Moon River” singer Andy Williams dies
Santorum, DeMint go all in with Todd Akin
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 26, 2012
Romney responds to backlash of 47% remarks with appeal to middle class
Romney’s startling confession on taxes
Making the ‘psychological message’ worse
Progressive PAC hits Rep. Todd Akin [update]
Obama widens lead over Romney in Ohio, Pa., Fla.
Morning Headlines: Wed., Sept.26
Libyan president to NBC: Anti-Islam film had ‘nothing to do with’ US Consulate attack
Senator Claire McCaskill in an MSNBC exclusive: The problem is what Akin believes
Latino vote can’t be ignored, Telemundo anchor says
Awesome Internets: Tuesday edition
Romney’s education plan would cut billions in aid
Romney jokes about the Clinton ‘bounce’
McCaskill ad slams Akin over rape comments
Matthews on voter suppression efforts: ‘Shameless’
Bipartisan support for NFL refs to return
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tue., Sep. 25
Ralph Reed courts evangelical vote with scare tactics
‘Newsweek’ cover writer explains why he thinks Obama is ‘the Democrats’ Reagan’
NFL ref lockout turns Republicans temporarily pro-union
Disputed game prompts Obama to urge NFL to get regular refs back
Per S.E.: Feelings on the U.N.
Different campaign rules for teachers?
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to US: Don’t ignore the fiscal cliff
Should teacher unions get a failing grade on education reform?
Should teacher unions get a failing grade on education reform?
A poor substitute for a housing plan
Paul Ryan on DADT: ‘We should not reverse it’
Deepak examines our evolving faith
Coming this November: The Pessimist vs. the Cynical Pessimist
Scott Brown will not apologize
Ralph Reed, back to his old tricks
Paul Waldman: It’s not about changing Washington, it’s about helping Americans
Obama outlines steps to fight human trafficking
The Very Last Word: Previewing the debates
Airline to offer baby-free ‘quiet zone’
Scott Walker discovers the value of union workers
Epistemic closure and poll denialism
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 25, 2012
Bill Clinton ties Romney back to GOP-targeted AmeriCorps
Obama to UN: ‘True democracy is…hard work’
Emergency rooms are not a substitute for coverage
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Could Romney take Ryan down with him?
President Obama’s lack of UN meetings plays into GOP narrative
Ryan ready to ‘move on’ past DADT; is Romney?
A new ‘Gang of Six’ looks for sequester ‘balance’
Mitt’s emergency contradiction
Obama: US will ‘do what we must’ to stop Iran getting nuclear weapons
Ryan in 2010: Caymans ‘the place you hide your money’
Report: Pakistanis in drone-stricken areas live under cloud of fear
Maddow skewers Romney for wondering why plane windows don’t roll down
Mitt Romney suggests ER for the uninsured
Romney bussed in Latino supporters for Univision interview
Newt: By November, Romney will be in the Todd Akin fan club
Obama ad presses Romney to ‘come clean’ on taxes
Romney fundraiser clips with enhanced audio
Matthews: The good news and bad news for Romney in the debates…
Michelle Obama: Voting rights are the ‘movement of our era’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Mon., Sep. 24
A New York City mayoral race exclusive
Campaign Calculus: ’47 percent’ fallout
Obama, Romney prepare debate strategies
Mitt Romney’s biggest problem: The GOP?
This is Madeleine Albright on drums
Sarah Silverman takes on voter ID laws in profane video
First Word: Romney and emergency rooms
Should the Romney campaign let Ryan shine?
Shifting focus again, this time to China
SNL takes a shot at the undecided voter
Mitt Romney: ‘In case of fire on this flight, please roll down your windows’
‘Congressman’ and ‘envelopes stuffed with cash’ don’t go together well
112th Congress says Bon Voyage; departs for seven-week break
Romney attacks Obama for calling Middle East events ‘bumps in the road’
How can we close the Education Gap
Airplane windows are sealed for a reason
Democrats surge in Senate races
Ryan doesn’t call them ‘death panels’ but…
Obama campaign ad hits Romney on 47%, taxes
Report from Tennessee: GOP invites Tea Party poll-watcher to train as poll official
When incumbents pretend to be challengers (and hope voters don’t notice)
Romney’s behind-the-scenes ‘tantrum’ at Univision
Voting laws may disenfranchise 10 million Hispanic US citizens: study
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Mitt and the threat of abandonment
Tax-return questions haven’t gone away
Contraception access remains a GOP target
‘Game Change’ cleans up at Emmys
The GOP’s emergency-room argument never dies
Kristol rejects Romney’s entire campaign rationale
Morning Headlines: Mon., Sept.24
Education experts debate the merits of charter schools
Education experts debate the merits of charter schools
Mass. Governor: My mother was part of the ’47 percent’
Bill Clinton: ‘No earthly idea’ if Hillary will run in 2016
Romney economic adviser ‘triples down’ on 47 percent remark
Romney economic adviser ‘triples down’ on 47 percent remark
This is what plutocracy looks like
Hayes: This is what plutocracy looks like
Students the focus of today’s #EdNatSTH
Is Paul Ryan to blame for GOP’s down-ballot decline?
Married, divorced women at risk of being disenfranchised on Nov. 6
Obama aims to lock in Wisconsin
In our September 22 show, the 47% vs. the 14.1%
Good Look: Melissa interviews Maya Angelou
Maddow: Top tier Romney surrogates looking ahead to 2016?
Romney trustee’s letter raises further tax questions
Bakery that Romney insulted launches ‘Confection Election’
Matthews: Romney’s tax returns still matter
Tim Kaine credits women for poll advantage in crucial Va. Senate race
‘ED Show’ playbook: Fri., Sep. 21
Paul Ryan booed at AARP convention when he calls for repeal of Obamacare
Endeavour follows flight path of deflating party balloon
Romney releases more tax returns, but provides little distraction
Photo Finish: Cycle Guilty Pleasure Jams
‘Mitt Romney and the Infinite Sadness’
Sean Hannity’s Letterman hypocrisy
Ryan’s chilly reception from the AARP
Toure TV: The next best picture nominee
Romney pays more taxes than ‘legally due,’ disqualifies himself to be president
Romney overpaid his taxes — because he’s running for office for Pete’s sake
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXXV
Romney paid 14.1 percent effective tax rate in 2011
Mitt Romney releases 2011 tax returns, paid 14.1 percent rate
Photo Finish: Cycle Guilty Pleasure Jams
Washington Nationals clinch MLB playoff spot
An interview with Louis Burgdorf, the man in the green room
Paul Ryan opposes Social Security, too
Bill Clinton, Jon Stewart talk ‘facts’ and the former president’s ‘alone’ time
Judge puts brakes on voter purge in Texas
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: “Professor Warren’s” lesson
The struggle to define President Obama
Ann Romney to GOP naysayers: ‘Stop it’
After Sikh temple shooting, a historic hearing
Turning the enthusiasm gap on its head
NOW Today: Obama ahead in at least 6 swing states
Barney Frank rips Scott Brown over his attacks on Elizabeth Warren
Conservative group calls 30,000 North Carolina voter registrations into question
Mitt Romney’s pitch to Latinos doesn’t jibe with primary stance
T-Paw peaces out from Romney campaign
Republican candidates evacuate the Romney train
Krystal Clear on the Romney Mess
‘West Wing’ reunites to walk and talk the vote
No trace of Trayvon Martin’s DNA on gun
Matthews: ‘Get ready for the worst’ as GOP makes last attempts to defeat Obama
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thu., Sep. 20
LIVE VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren debates Sen. Scott Brown in Boston (NOW)
TRMS Writing Challenge: Romney’s Missing Two Minutes RESULTS
Forget about fraud: GOP state rep. uses voter ‘laziness’ to excuse voter ID law
Romney campaign, national polls wobble as November nears
Team Obama fights back with tongue-in-cheek video taking Romney out of context
How Warren prepped for debate with Brown
First Word: Softening the message
Obama talks about how Washington changes
Why are the wealthiest one percent so angry?
Empty chair ‘lynchings’: Anti-Obama protests gone too far?
Aung San Suu Kyi: ‘With every generation, there must be improvement’
Construction begins on 2013 presidential inauguration platform
On the ground: Highlights of the DNC
Size of Arctic ice cap shrinks to smallest mileage yet
Keeping Romney at arm’s length, Part III
Choosing a budget: easier said than done
Why Christie is cozying up to King
Eva Longoria: Romney’s on the ‘wrong side’ of Latino issues
Pennsylvania Republican condemns ‘lazy’ Americans without voter ID
Police begin enforcing controversial Arizona immigration measure
Pawlenty quits Romney campaign to run Wall Street lobby shop
Casualties in the education wars
A dumb twist on the Buffett Rule
Ron Darling on Gary ‘The Kid’ Carter, brain tumor awareness and 1986
Pawlenty quits Team Romney, becomes bank lobbyist
Romney: I’m for the ‘100%,’ the ‘100%’ – the ‘100%’
McCain on Afghanistan: leaving is an option
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Mitt can’t ignore the 47 percent
Chris Matthews skewers Romney’s ‘redistribution’ fixation
Jobless claims inch lower, remain too high
Muddling the message on health care (again)
Morning Headlines: Thu., Sept.20
Top Bush adviser: Romney is ‘running out of time’
Is ‘compassionate conservatism’ dying out?
‘Disgrace’: Senate GOP kills jobs bill for vets
In rest of ’98 clip, Obama speaks of ‘competition’ and ‘the marketplace’
McKinnon not sure Romney campaign can bounce back
Republicans win, veterans lose
Ryan’s challenger: American Dream is not just for wealthy people
Whoopi Goldberg tweets epic response to Romney dig
Technicalities aim to take down abortion services
Monocles: ‘Ow, do people really wear these?’
On Romney’s definition of ‘redistribution’…
Fast and Furious probe clears Attorney General Eric Holder
Addressing Tea Partiers, Husted calls for new Ohio voter ID laws
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wed., Sep. 19
Romney’s recent missteps reflected in new polls
GOPers to Mitt: You blew it with your 47% remark
Romney’s father was a ’47 percenter,’ mom confirms in video
The 47% gets a (satirical) Tumblr
The battle for the future of Mitt Romney’s Campaign
Ronald Reagan: champion of the 47%?
The uses and abuses of the word ‘redistribution’
Romney’s 47% attack is ‘gospel on the right’
Senate Republicans kill veterans’ jobs bill
Ravens linebacker on legalizing same-sex marriage: ‘It’s the right thing to do’
Haiti + Qatar + New Orleans = Change
The GOP freak-out starts to take shape
Chick-fil-A says it will stop funding anti-gay groups
Tight Senate races remain a ‘jump ball’
Map shows where the ’47 percent’ live
Wagner: Sitting down with Aung San Suu Kyi will be a moment of great joy, responsibility
A look back at Morning Joe behind the scenes: Picture edition
Romney finds role for government in economy after all: ‘create space’
Peggy Noonan calls for ‘an intervention’
Paul Ryan and listening comprehension
Women soldiers to be fitted with test armor tailored to fit their bodies
What constitutes an ‘opportunity’
NOW Today: Is this race over? Not so fast…
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: The danger of writing off Mitt
Why Romney won’t appear on SNL
We’re all redistributionists now
‘If you want to be president, you’ve got to work for everybody’
Morning Headlines: Wed., Sept.19
MSNBC Exclusive: Author Salman Rushdie looks back on the fatwa against him
Romney’s private words on two-state solution contradict his public position
Salman Rushie: Anti-Islamic film ‘disgraceful’
Matthews: Romney said exactly what he thinks
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tue., Sep. 18
Obama: ‘As president you represent the entire country’
Heilemann: Is Romney in a ‘downward spiral’?
James Carter IV on how he found the infamous leaked Romney tape
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama leads Romney nationally by 5 points
Rula Jabreal talks mobs in the Arab world
Pennsylvania voter ID opponents optimistic law won’t survive to November
Christie: I’m governor of all New Jerseyans
Occupy, like previous political movements, is only the prequel
Pennsylvania voter ID law sent back to lower court for review
Sununu: Romney was just responding to Obama’s ‘class warfare’
Pa. voter ID law sent back to lower court
Pennsylvania Supreme Court sends voter ID bill back for review
A look back at 2009, Part One: Inauguration Day
Paul Waldman: On foreign policy, Romney’s focus on ‘strength’ is a pose, not a principle
Poll: Reaction to Romney’s reaction
Two secret videos, two different visions
Conservative response to Romney fundraiser remarks mixed
Pres. Obama’s celebrity fundraisers
Discovery’s series: How Booze Built America
Mitt Romney, ‘kind of a Snooki fan’
An interview with Morning Joe director TJ Asprea
Romney wrong on entitlements: More goes to seniors than poor
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 18, 2012
Why the ’47 percent’ is so large
Chuck Todd to Romney: ‘Act like a candidate that wants this thing’
A ‘kick-the-ball-down-the-field’ style of leadership
Chicago teachers agree to end strike, classes to resume Wednesday
Rewriting Romney’s family history ‘joke’
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: A uniquely self-destructive candidate
NOW Today: Caught on tape, Romney admits remarks were ‘not elegantly stated’
Twitter announces new profile pages, iPad app
Romney’s contempt for the ’47 percent’
Morning Headlines: Tue., Sept.18
A look back at 2008, Part Two: Election Day
A look back at 2008, Part One: 2008 prior to Election Day
Ayaan Hirsi Ali on overcoming ‘Muslim Rage’
Romney: Comments from surreptitiously recorded video were ‘not elegantly stated’
Values Voters Summit: Giving up on smart people
Romney not worried about the ’47 percent’
Voter suppression group: ‘Obama gang’ to ‘steal the election’
Surreptitious video catches Romney speaking at fundraiser: David Corn discusses on Hardball
Romney downplays rumors of campaign disarray: ‘Our campaign is doing well’
Study: Private sector job growth double under Democratic presidents
Matthews: ‘Do not ask what Mitt Romney stands for’
Romney: No, I — I’ve got a good team
Voter-ID laws about more than just competing opinions
Romney to wealthy donors: Obama voters are ‘dependent upon government’
Twitterverse reacts to Newsweek’s ‘MuslimRage’ hashtag with humor
Occupy sees more energy, arrests with anniversary protest
First Word: 50 days until the election
Awesome Internets: Monday edition
Tea Party-backed group challenging voters in Ohio
Birthers lose, Obama stays on Kansas ballot
Chicago Education Board sues to end strike, citing health and safety
True the Vote to Husted: Do more to make voting harder
Ohio state senator: ‘Vote is last great equalizer in this country’
President Obama announces trade complaint against China in Ohio
Outside groups make up almost half of all presidential campaign ads
An excerpt from Bob Woodward’s “The Price of Politics”
NYT’s Kristof on Romney’s foreign policy cred: ‘Everything he touches, he manages to break’
Seven weeks out, Romney oversees campaign in disarray
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 17, 2012
Obama’s pushback on the ‘better off’ question
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com: How Obama stole the GOP’s issue
Santorum decries attitudes of ‘smart people’
Op ed: Big Brother to Spare Your Big Gulp
New York kicks off Occupy Wall Street anniversary
Czechoslovakia still doesn’t exist
When rationalizations turn desperate
A look back at 2007, Part Three: Willie Geist
A look back at 2007, Part One: Our first year on the air
A look back at 2007, Part Two: Our first year on the air
Morning Headlines: Mon., Sept.17
Monday marks the first birthday of Occupy Wall Street
Libyan president: 50 arrests in response to US Consulate attack
A mentor of impoverished Chicago youth describes ‘desolate’ poverty of the city’s poor
Netanyahu: My Iran demands have nothing to do with the US elections
How Republicans are using the crisis of poverty… against Obama
Phil Griffin introduces the Morning Joe crew to their new 30 Rock studio
Photo Finish: Historical Reflections
Morning Joe celebrating its fifth birthday
An interview with Morning Joe music guy David Quanvie
Sudan rejects addition of Marines at US Embassy
Read Forward with Corey Robin: Conservatives have always embraced the ‘fanatical’
Virginia uses building code to shutter abortion clinics
‘Big, dumb spending cuts:’ that no one wants but everyone might get
Matthews: American leadership is ‘holding together, getting stronger’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Fri., Sep. 14
Romney: Obama will ‘say things that aren’t true’ in debates
Romney campaign overrun by extreme politics
BREAKING: Judge strikes down Wis. law limiting union rights
‘Time Out’ Mitt, you’re no jazz virtuoso
Unrest in the Middle East Continues
Romney thinks $250K is ‘middle-income’
Obama attends the transfer of Americans killed in Libya
The NOW interns unpack the week:
RYAN ROLLS INTO CONSERVATIVE CONFAB
Obama honors return of Libya attack victims
Amateur hour continues, this time on Iran
GOP Rep. calls Planned Parenthood ‘racist’ baby killers
‘A Child’s Treasury of Politicians Refusing to Answer Very Simple Questions’
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 14, 2012
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: The psychology of defeat
House ensures there will be no pre-election shutdown
Latest Marist poll shows solid Obama lead in three key battleground states
Fox News tries to rewrite its own poll
Mounting evidence suggests attack on US Consulate in Libya was terrorist plot
NAACP rallies against PA voter ID law
Pennsylvania Supreme Court hears challenge to voter ID law
Matthews: ‘Mitt Romney is fretting his hour upon the stage’
Bob Woodward: Tea Party stymied ‘grand bargain’ on debt limit
Obama up in Florida, Virginia and Ohio
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thu., Sep. 13
On foreign policy, Romney counts ex-Bush officials among his closest allies
Romney silent about anti-Islamic film that helped spark violence
Polls: Obama holds the edge in Florida, Ohio and Virginia
Look out America, here comes the soda police!
Ex-Komen executive goes after Planned Parenthood in new book
First Word: Broadening the attack
The bogus ‘intelligence briefings’ talking point
Molly Ringwald joins ‘The Cycle’
Infoxication continues its descent into self-parody
Jared Bernstein: Fed move will help economy, but Ben can’t do it alone
GOP voted to allow states to end welfare’s work requirement, nonpartisan analysis finds
After Romney’s debacle, GOP blames press
Have you seen this vice president?
Paul Ryan’s Wisconsin ad – for Congress – touts small government
Putin thankful for Romney rhetoric
NAACP hosts Pa. rally as Supreme Court takes up state’s voter ID law
Beyonce, Jay-Z to fundraise for Obama’s re-election
S.E. Cupp latest Daily News article: To the shores of Tripoli
10 years of tax returns for me, not for thee
Charlie Crist not ready to commit to Democrats
When bad analogies go horribly awry
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: How to pick a losing fight
Hurricane Isaac pushes jobless claims to two-month high
NOW Today: ‘Neither an ally nor an enemy’
Rewriting danger facing State Dept workers
WATCH: John McCain on Amb. Chris Stevens’ death: ‘I have lost a friend’
Obama: Romney shoots first and aims later
Obama: Egypt is neither ‘ally’ nor ‘enemy’
With Obamacare in place, number of Americans without health insurance drops
Flashback: Bush condemned Danish anti-Islam cartoons, apologized for Iraq shooting
Sherrod Brown: ‘This wouldn’t be a race’ if it weren’t for the outside money being spent against me
Matthews: Romney ‘likes the notion of fighting, not so much the reality’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wed., Sep. 12
US ambassador killed in attack in Libya
Matthews: Mitt Romney’s bumbling Libya response shows how ‘desperate’ he is
Secretary Clinton responds to attacks
Chicago mayor: ‘Two final issues’ of teachers strike are not legally strikeable
What the Mideast means for 2012
What the teachers’ strike means for President Obama
Hooters faces lawsuit following anti-Asian slur on guest’s receipt
Changing their foreign policy stripes
‘Make no mistake, justice will be done’
Senators vie to keep same-sex marriage ceremonies off military bases
S.E. Cupp latest NY Daily News article: Teach feminism some new tricks
Census: U.S. income falls, poverty rate remains at record high of 46.2 million people
Romney digs deeper after Libya debacle
‘There is no justification for this. None’
US ambassador, 3 others killed in attacks on Libya mission
Romney and RNC chair lash out at Obama over embassy attacks
Time’s Joe Klein on Netanyahu’s saber-rattling: ‘This is a fool’s errand’
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Mitt’s shameful Libya statement
Filling in the gaps on a vague agenda
Chicago strike: A wiser teacher evaluation policy benefits the kids
Facing downgrade threat, GOP still won’t compromise
Americans attacked in Libya, four reportedly killed
US won’t rule out Islamist militant link to attack, sends forces to Libya
The questions Romney refuses to answer
Virgil Goode, potential third party presidential spoiler, talks to Lawrence O’Donnell
Michael Lewis on his Vanity Fair profile of Obama: ‘He’s an interesting cat’
US embassies in Libya and Egypt attacked
Frustrated conservatives demand more policy specifics from Romney
The politics behind the Medicare debate
Boehner doubtful on avoiding fiscal cliff
Matthews to GOP: Stop playing the blame game
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tue., Sep. 11
NYT: Bush administration ignored more terror warnings before 9/11 than previously thought
Poll: 15% of Ohio Republicans believe Romney ‘more responsible’ for killing bin Laden
Jim Cramer’s dad saved from voter ID issues
On ‘Sacred Ground,’ and what American Muslims owe to the civil rights movement
More Republicans talking to inanimate objects
Lies, damned lies, and statistics in Fox News graphics
First Word: 56 days left, 11 years later
Sen. Rand Paul embarrasses himself on TV, then makes it worse
Deciphering the Romney tax plan
About those intelligence briefings…
Paul Waldman: Romney’s lack of policy details shortchanges voters
California politician not yet famous for phony abortion theory
Exclusive: National Republicans behind military coalition fighting early voting in Ohio
9/11 politicking makes an unexpected comeback
The biggest economic challenge of Obama’s second term
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 11, 2012
Pat Robertson, marital counselor
Morning Joe lookback: September 11 coverage throughout the years
Country remembers 9/11 terrorist attacks
Romney reverses course (again) on health care
Krystal Ball & Steve Kornacki on The Very Last Word
‘9/11 Surfer’ tells survival tale 11 years later
Paul Ryan has a theory on gas prices
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: Mitt’s specificity problem
Honoring those lost on September 11, 2001
Obama’s post-convention bounce continues
Lihn family tells O’Donnell: Obamacare saved our daughter’s life
After omitting Afghan war from speech, Romney compounds problem by lying about it
Chicago teacher: Strike was Rahm’s choice, not ours
Reagan budget director slams Romney’s ‘secret budget plan’
Allen West thinks Dems are uber socialist
Matthews: ‘What a beaut this campaign’s become…’
The key to understanding it all
Slipping in polls, Romney stokes culture war
Fired Dem elections officials sue Ohio Secretary of State
‘ED Show’ playbook: Mon., Sep. 10
New poll shows bounce for Obama after DNC
It’s September and Romney is still shoring up the base
Toure TV: Debunking Romney’s Welfare Claim
Rep. Walsh to Sandra Fluke: ‘Get a job!’
DADT, an accountability moment, and a look ahead
Obama jokes about birth certificate
Dem. pollster Cornell Belcher on convention bounces
Study: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal had no negative impact on military
Clint Eastwood finally explains his RNC disaster
Reasonable doubt: Jay-Z and Occupy
‘We’re going to fight for what’s right for the kids’: Chicago teachers on why they’re striking
Obama is right where he wants to be
Anti-warriors are citizens without a party
Ohio towns challenge state over fracking
Romney still struggling with Afghanistan neglect
Guest Spot: What it takes to win
Man who bear hugged Obama: ‘I was caught up in the moment’
‘Specifics’ and ‘principles’ are not the same thing
Trying (and failing) to Etch A Sketch on health care
Obama campaign captures narrow August fundraising lead over Romney
A GOP ticket divided against itself
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: Barack Obama is winning
Emanuel vows to end strike, get kids back in class
Romney: No plans to nix ‘all of health care reform’
NOW Today: The electoral reality
Rand Paul’s puzzling incredulity
Republican small-business owner hugs Obama
Are the Republicans losing their historic advantage on foreign policy?
Are the Republicans losing their historic advantage on foreign policy?
Obama didn’t run from hope, but doubled down on it
President Obama and the House of obstructionism
Ryan defends not specifying which tax loopholes Romney would close
Mitt Romney admits he likes parts of Obamacare
America in the dark about laws governing the war on terror
America in the dark about laws governing the war on terror
In our September 9 show, the thirst for power
Obama seeks to widen support base with Florida seniors, Hispanics
Photo Finish: London 2012 Paralympics
In our September 8 show, off to the hoosegow
Good Look: Remembering Barbara Jordan
Cocktail Moment: Harry’s Pick-me-up
Ed Show exclusive: Vikings punter schools MD delegate on free speech, gay marriage
Labor Secretary: GOP ‘obstructionists’ are killing job bills
Matthews: ‘If a person wants your vote, he should ask for it’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Fri., Sep. 7
Romney endorses Rep. Steve King
August jobs numbers leave something to be desired
Vikings punter drop kicks ‘mind-boggingly stupid’ Maryland lawmaker in defense of marriage equality
Ohio’s Husted prepared to honor court ruling
Romney, GOP still haven’t come to terms with Iraq
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXXIII
Chart: Unemployed since forever
Steve Kornacki talks to Governor Dukakis
Two weeks, two conventions, little change
‘Register to vote’ Google searches double after Obama speech
‘A staggering shift’ on the politics of foreign policy
Obama on labor report: ‘We need to create more jobs, faster’
‘I may have irritated a lot of the lefties…’
GOP hatred of student loans intensifies
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 7, 2012
Reich: Today’s disappointing jobs report and the 2012 election
Democratic convention shuts down ‘enthusiasm gap’ chatter
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: Will Obama get a real bounce?
The American Jobs Act — One Year Later
US adds 96,000 jobs, unemployment ticks down to 8.1%
Job creation short of expectations, unemployment rate at 8.1%
‘The clearest choice of any time in a generation’
Rachel Maddow: Obama speech was a ‘cynicism eraser’
‘I think Barack Obama won the election tonight’: Pundits react to president’s convention speech
Obama’s speech inspires a record 52,757 tweets per minute
Determined Obama zings Romney, offers forceful case for second term
‘Visceral, vintage’ Joe Biden addresses the DNC
John Kerry gleefully skewers Romney on foreign policy
Ezra Klein: Obama’s stimulus ‘fundamentally’ changed the economy for the better
Ed Schultz: Joe Biden ‘face of the lunch-bucket Democrats’
Gabby Giffords brings down the house with inspiring Pledge of Allegiance
Chris Matthews on Obama’s task: ‘He has to be grounded in a new way’
At convention, Democrats embrace the word ‘Obamacare’
Live coverage of the Democratic National Convention
Civil rights hero John Lewis on GOP voter suppression: ‘I’ve lived this before’
Obama: ‘The path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place’
Matthews: The difference between Tampa and Charlotte
Clinton rips bogus welfare claims
Gold Star Mom: ‘I have two sons and a hero’
Mayor Julian Castro or Jimmy Fallon?
Final Spin: President Clinton hits it out of the park
S.E. Cupp latest NY Daily News: Clinton tries to right a far-left Democratic pitch
One-On-One with Governor Dukakis
Online calculator adjusts ‘Paul Ryan time’
The fight over early voting continues
Platforms as a proxy for ‘mainstream’ thought
The rebranding of the president, 2012
Barney Frank on Log Cabin Republicans: ‘Their role model is Uncle Tom’
Michael Steele: Speech was ‘vintage Clinton,’ but not ‘where the country is headed’
Wanda Sykes on gay weddings: ‘You don’t have to attend one’
RNC ad has own staffer ‘breaking up’ with Obama cardboard cut-out
Michigan GOP resigned to reindeer herder
Toure’s new TIME article: How To Read Political Racial Code
MSNBC’s Krystal Ball, Richard Wolffe and more liveblog President Obama’s acceptance speech
Krauthammer gives Dems way too much credit
Federal judge orders Ohio’s Husted back to court
Judge upholds Arizona ‘show-your-papers’ measure in mixed ruling
Bill Clinton delivers DNC pitch for President Obama
The welfare lie makes a furious comeback
The most important political news this week isn’t convention-related
S.E. Cupp latest NY Daily News article: The Dems big abortion gamble
Workers laid off by Bain-owned companies take stage at DNC
The AP’s puzzling non sequitur
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 6, 2012
Sen. Mark Warner: Clinton ‘hasn’t lost a step’
Steve Kornacki’s latest Salon.com article: Bill Clinton’s long game
Sandra Fluke: A choice between two futures
Bill Clinton: ‘I want Barack Obama to be the next president of America’
NOW Today: Four years later, Obama’s adversary becomes his biggest advocate
Clinton delivers a tour de force
On the ground: Highlights of the RNC
Romney tax records allegedly held for $1 million ransom
Bill Clinton talks policy, slams GOP and stokes crowd in convention speech
Democratic convention’s day two dominated by economic populism
This is what a convention bounce looks like
Elizabeth Warren: ‘The system is rigged’
Franken: We’ve got to move forward
Outspoken nun argues for shared responsibility
Democrats reclaim ‘Obamacare’ at DNC
Obama’s face in surprising places at the DNC
Young DREAMer takes center stage at the DNC
Former Rep. Wexler defends Democratic platform’s Israel language
Planned Parenthood supporter says being pro-life means being pro-women’s health care
Obama reportedly intervenes to get pro-Israel language into Democratic platform
Bill Clinton on Barack Obama: ‘Our relationship is good’
Fiery former Rep. Alan Grayson is back on the political stage
Romney campaign launches Black Leadership Council in new outreach effort
Lawrence talks Michelle Obama’s speech
Live coverage of the Democratic National Convention
No big balloon drop for Obama at DNC
Chuck Norris issues dire Obama warning
DNC protests lack organization or a coherent message
Matthews: Democrats put on best show in years
Frequent ‘ED Show’ guest Sandra Fluke to address DNC tonight
Women at the DNC weigh in on women’s issues
Obama and Democrats silent on civil liberties as convention wears on
5p.m. ET: Live chat with Hardball executive producer
Dems reach out to vets, but offer few new ideas
A look back at President Clinton’s DNC history
Melissa reacts to Day 1 of #DNC2012
For delegates, the political is personal
Pro-Romney super PAC runs anti-gay-marriage ad during DNC
GOP critiques Dems’ platform on Jerusalem, God
What we know now about True the Vote
Ed Schultz answers questions from DNC visitors in Charlotte
The respite from the welfare lie was short lived
Michelle Obama hits it out of the park
The news isn’t Goode for Romney in Virginia
Must-Read Op-Eds for Sept. 5, 2012
DNC speeches unified by theme of helping others to create successful society
On outreach to women, conventions offer stark contrast
The drivers of the $16 trillion debt
Mayor Julian Castro makes plea for Democratic ideals in rousing DNC speech
What the Constitution and the Dems’ platform have in common
Steve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: Bill Clinton, redeemed
S.E. Cupp latest NY Daily News article: Stumped by a simple question
Ted Kennedy Jr. on future political run: ‘I’d be honored to serve’
The misguided argument over ‘net’ jobs
Embracing ‘Obamacare’ with pride
NOW Today: Mrs. Obama owns the night in Charlotte
The ‘Mom in Chief’ sets the bar high
Ed Schultz on DNC: ‘This has been such a night of relatability for the viewer’
‘Tonight, we were reintroduced to a star’: Pundits rave over Michelle
Off The Cliff buttons on display at the DNC
Michelle Obama: ‘Being president doesn’t change who you are, no it reveals who you are’
Michelle Obama: ‘My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world’
Romney camp responds to DNC’s first night
Ed Schultz: Democrats are showing ‘there’s more to America than just a profit’
Ed Schultz: ‘This is an election about guts’
Ed Schultz: Democrats have ‘real opportunity’ to be ‘business friendly’
Harry Reid still hitting Romney on tax returns
Should Democrats counter Eastwood with Betty White?
Schmidt: ’04 GOP convention changed the race. Will Charlotte do the same?
Paul Ryan’s ‘disappointing’ record of lies
Harry Reid and Mormon Democrats: We exist!
Live coverage of the Democratic National Convention