Editors’ Blog - 2012
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05.21.12 | 7:19 am
What’s Up With Cory Booker?

Here’s my take on what that Cory Booker thing was about. (Hint: 1) Class divide in the Democratic party. 2) Cory Booker is mainly a surrogate for Cory Booker.)





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05.21.12 | 8:06 am
Notre Dame to Obama: See You In Court

Notre Dame files suit against Obama administration over contraception mandate.

05.21.12 | 9:09 am
No Turning Back on Bain

Damn the Bookers, Obama camp presses on with Bain attacks.

05.21.12 | 10:21 am
Amazing Numbers

Last week we got a lot of great feedback about this article about TPM at Nieman Lab, which focused on the way we’re rethinking the site in light of the rapid growth of mobile readership. With that in mind, let me show you some data which is simply amazing to anyone who has been tracking the evolution of the Internet over the last 15 years. Read More

05.21.12 | 1:11 pm
The Brittle Grip

Republicans often say that the business community feels threatened by President Obama — that he’s hostile to money, hostile to business, etc. You’ve heard this before. And much of it is campaign chatter. But not all. I don’t think we can understand the dynamics of this campaign without getting that a lot of it is actually true — not the reality necessarily (in my mind not the reality at all) but the perception of it in key parts of the financial sector like Wall Street, venture capital and the dread world of private equity. Read More

05.21.12 | 1:22 pm
To The Moon, Claire!

Vying for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate from Missouri, Sarah Steelman says she is “ready to punch Claire McCaskill out.”

05.21.12 | 1:28 pm
High Comedy

Remember Arizona’s birther Secretary State who wants to boot President Obama from the state ballot? Here are his hilarious emails with Hawaii state officials. If nothing else, the folks in Hawaii seem not to have lost their sense of humor.

05.21.12 | 6:08 pm
Cory Booker: I’m Loving This!

Corey Booker says it’s all good on Maddow.

05.22.12 | 2:53 am
Craven Is As Craven Does

Before you write off Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett as another one of those fringy state officials diving deep into the birther waters of Hawaii, consider this: He is one of the co-chairs of the Romney campaign in Arizona. Read More

05.22.12 | 5:00 am
Destination: International Space Station

After a series of delays, including one Saturday that occurred at the last moment before liftoff, the private, commercial Dragon spacecraft was successfully launched early this morning from Cape Canaveral.