Phil Donahue
Not With a Bang, But a Whimper: The Long, Slow Death Spiral of America’s Labor Movement
Many commentators have correctly observed that the reelection of Governor Scott Walker is a grave blow to unions, especially public sector unions. They went all in to defeat Walker and, despite the great outpouring of protest last year against his collective bargaining bill, he won by a greater margin this time than he did in 2010. READ MORE >>
Why MSNBC Isn't Like, And Can't Beat, Fox News
My favorite moment in Gabe Sherman's account of the cable news network wars is a return to the days when MSNBC was terrified of allowing any liberals on the air: READ MORE >>
Stagestruck
Picture Perfect: The Art and Artifice of Public Image Making by Kiku Adatto (Basic Books, 200 pp., $20) READ MORE >>