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Cuspers
CUSPERS....Debra Dickerson points to an essay at CNN.com by Marian Salzman about the end of the baby boom era:After strutting and tub-thumping and preening their way across the high ground of politics, media, culture and finance for 30 years, baby... -
Conservative Publisher’s New Book: “If There Had Been No Civil War, the South Would Have Abolished Slavery Peaceably”
Regnery Publishing, the home of such conservative stalwarts as Swift Boat Veteran John O'Neill (who wrote Unfit for Command,... -
The Audacity of Hype?
Is Barack Obama exaggerating when he compares his campaign to the great progressive moments in US history? We asked Pat Buchanan, Naomi Klein, and 18 other thinkers that question; read their responses below. Later this fall, join Washington Bureau Chief David Corn for an online forum on the same topic. -
Slang White People Like
I don't know much about the folks at Soft Skull Media. Apparently, it's some kind of underground publishing house, or used to be. I dunno. But, I got a 'please review this book' plea from them today, which is utterly unusual in my line of work, free books being one of the decidedly few perks of my job. If that sad benny is is... -
Evangelicals Hold Their Breaths as Baptism Numbers Drop
In our current issue Debra Dickerson writes approvingly of Christine Wicker's new book, The Fall of the Evangelical Nation,... -
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Group Demands Marriott Turn Off the Porn
From citizenlink.com: Focus on the Family Action is calling on families to co-sign a letter urging Marriott hotels to stop offering in-room pornography. The letter, signed by 47 family groups, will be presented at a meeting May 14 between pro-family leaders and Marriott International officials. It's the first time a major hotel chain has agreed to meet to discuss the issue. Tom Minnery, senior... -
Blogging While Brown
Someone forwarded me a link to a blog called Electronic Village which is tabulating rankings for black blogs. Somehow I qualify, even though it's the MoJo Blog (a 'problematic' they address). I offer this not because I'm on it but because it's a convenient way to figure out where to go looking for black blogs/topics of interest (there's a looong list of black blog... -
Debra Dickerson Awesome on the Colbert Report (Again)
As promised, Mother Jones' own Debra Dickerson dropped by Stephen Colbert's show last night, and, as usual, held her own against the onslaught of satire. Two important things came out of her appearance, I think: a) the entrance into the lexicon of "sphincter-like" as probably the best description of Bill Clinton's recent purple-faced anti-Obama sputtering (let's hope it catches on) and b) the fact... -
An Open Letter from American Feminists (And a Raised Fist From Me)
A while back, I gave the world the finger about it's dissing of mainstream feminism for not being all things... -
David Corn To Become Mother Jones’ Washington Bureau Chief
Everybody here at Mother Jones is very pleased to announce that David Corn, long-time Washington Editor for The Nation, best-selling... -
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