Tonight at 9pm on Frontline:
In the wake of yet another hard-fought and bitter presidential campaign, FRONTLINE presents a spirited and revealing biography of Lee Atwater, the charming, Machiavellian godfather of modern take-no-prisoners Republican political campaigns. Through eye-opening interviews with Atwater’s closest friends and adversaries, the film explores the life of the controversial political operative who […]

Punishment Park is a 1971 film written and directed by Peter Watkins. Conceived as a pseudo-documentary, it is hands down one of the most intense works ever in political cinema. To set the stage for the film… the Vietnam War escalates with Richard Nixion’s “secret” bombing campaign in Cambodia. Faced with a growing […]

I’ll readily admit I don’t really know what to make of the bailout situation. I’m no economic intellectual, but my gut tells me $700 billion is a lot of money (5% of our entire economy), and I can’t help but wonder if that money couldn’t be used to better serve the interests of Americans […]

This is a really funny online series. Check out the rest HERE.

this is really just a side show ..but points well taken.
Unbelievable farce from Mc Cain..
No end to the hideous lust for personal,partisan corperate power..at anyones..and everyones expense..
is it transparent enough yet?

Rachel Maddow is off to an incredible start.

After a rough week of screaming at the teevee, or allyson, or on this blog, about how ridiculous every aspect of this ‘08 Presidential Race is - from the cable news coverage, to McCain’s dishonorable campaign, to Obama’s closed campaign - I decided run my own campaign against McCain…
This wasn’t my idea, it was actually […]

An especially good use of “going to the tape” occurred last night on the Daily Show, cutting straight through the unholy amount of BS currently being lobbed on the airwaves. Do the network and 24-hr news channels even have a TiVO?

If you want some great commentary about the Republican convention, I highly recommend reading Matt Stoller over at OpenLeft.  He’s on the ground in St. Paul and has been putting together some great pieces.  For example, here’s him describing the “Security Theater”  of the police state in St. Paul…
The soundtrack of this convention so far […]