Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy In this clip, Rachel Maddow interviews Melissa Harris-Perry, professor of politics at Tulane University about the role of the federal government in assuring safety in the commons – clean air clean water, national security, etc. The Republicans in the House just voted to [...]

Well, it was a pretty exciting night in Anchorage! Rachel Maddow came and filmed her Tuesday night show right here in our humble city. Before I go pour myself into bed, I thought I’d put up one of my favorite segments of the show. This is Rachel interviewing Vic Fischer, one of the original delegates [...]

This election cycle, Alaskans have found it particularly difficult to breathe due to the lack of available air. The reason: it’s being sucked directly out of the atmosphere by the family feud between want-to-be-Senator-again Lisa Murkowski and professional grifter/East German Cold War admirer, Joe Miller. Of course, the person having the most difficult time finding [...]

Lisa Murkowski used to be my favorite senator. Granted, that’s only because Ted Stevens was my other one. Even Ted Stevens used to be my favorite senator. Granted that’s only because the other one was Frank Murkowski. It was all a matter of perspective. But those were the old days. Now, Frank Murkowski is relegated [...]

Do you want to wish someone a Muddy Christmas and a Bloggy New Year? I got an email from Newt Gingrich’s “Human Events Newsletter” that told me all about what I could buy those special conservatives on my Christmas List. The list ranged from Glenn Beck’s book “The Christmas Sweater” (I get itchy just thinking [...]

[cross-posted at The Huffington Post] Once again, you may have thought the charity ”Dinner with Sarah Palin” eBay auction had passed into the mist of time. The winner, Republican woman, defense contractor from Alabama and huge Palin fan Ms. Cathy Maples won the bid at $63,500. (low whistle) But then, one of the non-winning bidders upped the [...]

[cross-posted at The Huffington Post] Think of it as a second chance. Or a second course in the “Dinner with Sarah Palin” eBay auction that you thought was already history. Here’s a quick recap for those of you who haven’t been playing along at home. Sarah Palin decides to auction off dinner with herself with proceeds [...]

I got to tag along on a great trip to MSNBC the other day.  Shannyn Moore, who was my traveling companion and roomie at the Netroots Nation conference and beyond, was asked to be a guest on Countdown with Keith Olbermann while we were in the Big Apple. So off we went to the studio.  [...]

Senator Begich is in Anchorage, and just finished up a press conference. He’s not happy with the governor’s rejection of stimulus money and reminds us that other Republican Governors, like Arnold Schwartzenneger of California will gladly take stimulus money rejected by other states. We deserve the money allocated to us. We don’t need to give [...]