Clinton Gets the Star Treatment

The Indy paper makes its endorsement

By Megan Garber   May 2, 2008 at 09:27 AM

The Indianapolis Star, Indiana's biggest paper, is endorsing Hillary Clinton to become the Democrats' presidential nominee. The decision came down,... More

Lipstick Jungle

By Megan Garber   May 1, 2008 at 06:15 PM

Ohmygod, the economy is awful right now. It’s really, like, wretched. I was in Bloomie’s the other day, and I... More

Murder with Impunity

By Megan Garber   May 1, 2008 at 02:17 PM

The Committee to Protect Journalists just released its Impunity Index, a list of the countries with the worst records for... More

Bus-ted!

By Megan Garber   May 1, 2008 at 01:13 PM

The phrase "under the bus"—as in, to throw someone under the bus, or betray them—has long been a favorite on... More

Priorities

By Megan Garber   May 1, 2008 at 11:55 AM

Why didn't The New York Times's "blockbuster" military analysts story get more traction? "Out of sight, out of mind" might... More

The Anatomy of Anger

America, meet “Angry Obama”

By Megan Garber   Apr 30, 2008 at 05:33 PM

Barack Obama is angry. He is outraged. He is appalled. He is offended. He is profoundly, genuinely sad and shaken.... More

Dept. of Hubris

By Megan Garber   Apr 30, 2008 at 02:44 PM

In response to the moderator-less debate to which Hillary Clinton challenged Barack Obama last week, Fox & Friends aired a... More

Times Op-Ed Page: The Bizarro World Edition

When partisan lines get crossed

By Megan Garber   Apr 29, 2008 at 05:04 PM

Yesterday, as most Mondays do, brought an extra-special meeting-of-the-minds to the op-ed pages of The New York Times. Yep: the... More

Together at Last: Hill and Bill (The Other One)!

O’Reilly’s Clinton factor

By Megan Garber   Apr 29, 2008 at 02:37 PM

Hold onto your Talking Points, everyone: Hillary Clinton will make her first-ever appearance on The O'Reilly Factor on Wednesday night!... More

The Goldberg Variations

By Megan Garber   Apr 29, 2008 at 12:13 PM

Yesterday afternoon, a new writer trotted into The Atlantic’s impressive stable of bloggers: Jeffrey Goldberg rolled out the magazine’s latest... More

Jimmy Carter: I Couldn’t Become President in Today’s Media World

By Megan Garber   Apr 29, 2008 at 08:55 AM

During his appearance on The Daily Show last night, former president Jimmy Carter told Jon Stewart that...he couldn't have become... More

Elizabeth Bennet, Meet Elizabeth Edwards

The health care advocate offers an ironic take on campaign coverage

By Megan Garber   Apr 28, 2008 at 11:14 AM

About halfway through Elizabeth Edwards's campaign-coverage criticism on yesterday's New York Times op-ed page came one of the most affecting... More

Mystery No Longer!

Obama’s backgrounders come forward

By Megan Garber   Apr 25, 2008 at 04:32 PM

The Pennsylvania primary, as has been widely lamented at this point, left many a lingering question in the minds of... More

Seats of Power

NPR looks at The Other Campaign: 2008’s Senate Race

By Megan Garber   Apr 25, 2008 at 02:31 PM

Hey, Democrats! You know how your party is basically on the verge of implosion, teetering on the precipice of permanent... More

Seriously, Keith?

Keith Olbermann provides Exhibit W in the case of Hillary v. MSNBC

By Megan Garber   Apr 25, 2008 at 11:11 AM

This is getting ridiculous. On Wednesday night's Countdown, Keith Olbermann and Howard Fineman, discussing Hillary Clinton's continued presence in the... More