The story is nearly a week old, but Gov. Jan Brewer’s response to a local reporter’s question about global warming has the internet buzzing. Last Friday, local Arizona station KTVK aired a story and a video clip with Gov. Brewer’s saying that she did not believe that humans were to blame for climate change. At the end […]
Progressives have a lot at stake in “fiscal cliff” negotiations, including fair taxation for the wealthy, reasonable military spending and preserving the social safety net. With the daily back-and-forth, it can be confusing to keep track of all the details. Robert Reich boils it all down with these 8 principles to guide you through the […]
Aurora shooting survivor Stephen Barton and Eric Boehlert, senior fellow at Media Matters for America, join “Viewpoint” host Eliot Spitzer to discuss the need for gun control. In a wide-ranging conversation, they consider whether President Obama will address gun control during his second term, assess media response to Bob Costas’ recent commentary in reaction to […]
“My View” from the Nov. 29, 2012, edition of “Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer.” Eliot Spitzer: As Monty Python used to say, “And now for something completely different.” Not something about the fiscal cliff or the Benghazi kerfuffle. Let’s talk British press scandals, or more pointedly, the scope of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire’s breach of trust, […]
Bill O’Reilly continued his trademark vendetta against the War on Christmas, confronting Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee over his decision to rename the state Christmas tree as a “holiday tree.” ‘Tis not the first Christmas season that Chafee has earned O’Reilly’s ire, but Chafee this time appeared on The Factor to defend his decision. O’Reilly […]