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Highway robbery

Is Internet populism destined for corporate ruin?
Not long ago, the path by which the recent Justice Department scandal traveled from tidbit to tsunami would have been seen as an exotic trip through an unknown land.
By DAN KENNEDY | October 04, 2007

The Mormonator

Mitt Romney has a steely-eyed mission to crush his opponents. Next battlefield: Ames, Iowa.
With the single-minded discipline and cold-blooded calculation of a cyborg, Mitt Romney is executing an aggressive campaign plan.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | May 23, 2007

The 100 unsexiest men 2007: 10-1

These guys couldn't turn on a radio
These guys couldn't turn on a radio
By | April 14, 2007

Using the Web to stop a war

Wes is more
Wesley Clark is 62 years old. He is a retired four-star general, and is the former supreme allied commander of NATO. He also has a MySpace page.
By MIKE MILIARD | March 14, 2007

The new armies of the ’net

Can pop technology ramp up public interest in politics?
More than a million people have downloaded the “Hello Garci” ring tone.
By ERICA SAGRANS | February 01, 2007

Seven for seven

What’s news in the New Year? Plan on these stories dominating Boston’s media landscape.
While coverage of the Red Sox is always excessive (except for the sweet deals they get from the politicians, but whatever), the arrival of Daisuke Matsuzaka will make things even worse than usual.
By ADAM REILLY | December 29, 2006

It wasn’t a dream

Four signs that the Democratic gains in 2006 could mark the start of a new, blue era in American politics
Many observers believe the Democrats’ gains were mostly a one-time rejection of all things Republican. But is this just the beginning of a period of political ascendancy for the Democratic Party? Ten to beat: Republicans who are ripe for the picking. By David S. Bernstein
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | December 28, 2006

The GOP’s tin ear

Republican silence in the face of attacks on the first Muslim congressman speaks volumes. Plus, Deval Patrick misses a “teachable moment.”
Anyone still wondering whether the GOP has lost touch with the electorate can find more evidence in the controversy over newly elected congressman Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress.
By EDITORIAL | December 27, 2006

Goodbye, cruel America

An in-death eulogy for 2006
Toward the end of 2006, we woke up to the glad news that Chile’s former strongman Augusto Pinochet had saved everyone the trouble of hanging his sickly carcass for war crimes and atrocities by dying of a heart attack.
By CLIF GARBODEN | December 20, 2006

Not that there’s anything wrong with that

Big media’s big gay baggage
Want to make the mainstream press squirm? Suggest that a major public figure is gay.
By ADAM REILLY | November 21, 2006

Can Mitt win?

Romney’s chances of winning the GOP presidential nod hinge on conservatives’ hatred of John McCain
To understand why Mitt Romney’s dream of capturing the Republican presidential nomination is not far-fetched, you first have to understand what Rudy Giuliani is doing — or rather, not doing.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | November 21, 2006

Blame game

The conservative press grapples with a very bad week
For Democratic partisans, the pleasure of watching Republicans lose their shirts in last week’s midterm elections was matched only by the joy of watching Republicans admit defeat.
By ADAM REILLY | November 15, 2006

Windbags of change

A front-row seat at the midterm elections
Regardless of which major party sits astride Capitol Hill, Washington is a conservative city. Not in ideological terms, mind you.
By CHRIS LEHMANN | November 08, 2006

Last of the Macacas

George Allen trumps noose
When we last saw George Allen, the Republican senator from Virginia was gamely struggling to explain why he’d kept a Confederate flag in his home and what looked to be a noose in his law office. Watch George Allen call S.R. Sidarth “Macaca” on YouTube
By ADAM REILLY | August 17, 2006

Romney's first draft

The Massachusetts media could play a big role in shaping Mitt’s ’08 bid — or close to none at all
If a few recent incidents are any indication, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, widely viewed as a likely Republican presidential hopeful in 2008, is quite concerned about the hometown press.
By MARK JURKOWITZ | January 19, 2006

2009: Rants of the Right

Going where few reviewers dare to tread.
Few "respectable" publications were willing to review the year's top-selling conservative books, but the Phoenix has no fear. After wading through 2500 or so pages of right-wing ravings, your brave correspondent reports back with the following analyses.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | December 22, 2009