Dear Friend, Through the stories of these every day Americans it is clear that we need to take the "For Sale" sign off the Capitol Lawn. These interviews with Jim Kalbach, a farmer, Dominica Cibilich, an oyster fisherwoman and Chuck Nelson, a coal miner, show how hard-working people often pay a life-changing price when corporate […]

It was no surprise to us that Fox News left its viewers largely in the dark about the fact that its parent company, News Corp., donated an unprecedented $1 million contribution to the Republican Governors Association, a campaign operation that aims to elect Republican governors and defeat Democratic candidates. We at Media Matters for America […]

While I give the president kudos for calling out the Republicans on passing the tax cuts for small businesses I think he is way behind the curve in being interventionist in the economy. The titans of capitalism have failed America and it is now time that we use Keynesian economic principles to stabilize this economy. […]

We are all well aware of the great innovation online aggregating tools are. We have wikipedia for encyclopedias, we have Google, Bing, and other general purpose search engines, and now we have ShopWiki.com for all of your shopping needs. If you are exercising as we all should be doing right now you are sure to […]

  Nothing is more important to Republican politicians these days than jobs and the deficit—at least according to Republican politicians. As House Minority Leader John Boehner put it in a "major economic address" on Tuesday, President Obama is "doing everything possible to prevent jobs from being created" while refusing to do anything at all "about […]

I am sure you have heard you are what you eat. The corollary to this is that you are how you look or you are how you smell. How you look or smell can cost you a pretty penny. It is not inexpensive to maintain good hygiene or to purchase product to maintain that good […]

I am not sure how effective golf is for ones health. I last played golf about 5 months ago with a friend before it got too hot. It was muggy and sweated as if I cycled for 50 miles. You cannot feel good when you lose that much fluid without burning any substantial number of […]

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Extremist Makeover – Homeland Edition www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party This guy has some of the best writers and some good researchers.

One for the ages. It is amazing how Jon Stewart’s satire makes supposedly intelligent people look ignorant and petty. It is simple the only reason someone would have a problem with a Mosque near Ground 0 is if they equate the Muslim religion with being implicitly terrorist. The GOP with their platform of hate did […]

  First Posted: 08-17-10 07:43 AM   |   Updated: 08-17-10 07:43 AM  Rachel Maddow will receive an award named after Walter Cronkite. The Interfaith Alliance announced Monday that it would award its 2010 Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom award to the MSNBC anchor in honor of her work covering religion and politics. Maddow will receive the […]