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Rachel Maddow

Dirty Wars review: the self-perpetuating “War on Terror”

Mon, Feb 24, 2014
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An infuriating and depressing look at how American foreign policy and warfare have been transformed in highly undemocratic ways, and a reminder of what real journalism looks like.

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wtf: Keith Olbermann off the air?!

Sun, Jan 23, 2011
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Is it time to be scared yet?

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watch it: Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart have a civilized discussion about journalism

Mon, Nov 15, 2010
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If TV can look like this as a rarity, surely it can look like this more often.

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Martin Freeman is not Bilbo; Apple takes over Twitter; ‘The Dark Tower’ is a go; more: leftover links

Sun, Sep 12, 2010
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Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post…

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Joss Whedon will direct ‘Avengers’; much ado about ‘Inception’ and ‘Mad Men’; celebrity stalkers; more: leftover links

Sun, Jul 25, 2010
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Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…

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question of the weekend: How do we fix what’s wrong with American politics?

Sat, Feb 13, 2010
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Last night on The Rachel Maddow Show, Maddow proposed that we need to find a new word for “something that is both catastrophically important to the future of the United States and totally freaking boring,” something that “speaks directly to whether government is capable of actually governing.” She was referring to the filibuster, which is … more…

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Warren Beatty vs Pauline Kael, MacGruber movie in trouble, more: leftover links

Sun, Feb 07, 2010
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Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…

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watch it: a cry for solidarity for all bloggers in pajamas

Thu, Nov 13, 2008
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I am a blogger in pajamas. No, seriously, I am, right now, in my pajamas. It’s totally true. I’m not in my parents’ basement, however. My parents don’t have a basement, and I haven’t lived there for 20 years anyway. On the other hand, it’s also totally true that my reviews written while I am … more…

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