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Can Current TV Establish Itself as a Real Competitor in Political Broadcast--With or Without Keith Olbermann?

Anna Clark, AlterNet. February 26, 2012.

Current TV made a rapid switch to progressive political programming--and some big-name talent with big-time personalities that might conflict with what the network wants.

Matt Taibbi: Break Up the 'Too-Big-to-Fail' Financial Behemoths that Destroyed the Economy

Matt Taibbi, Keith Olbermann, Current.com. October 14, 2011.

Taibbi and Keith Olbermann discuss whether it's possible to break apart "too-big-to-fail" institutions.

Keith Olbermann on Rachel Maddow, Glenn Beck and Leaving MSNBC

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. June 17, 2011.

On the cusp of a new show and a new network, the superstar political host opens up to "Rolling Stone" in a revealing interview.

MSNBC's Cenk Uygur: 'I Plan to Beat Fox News in the Ratings and Make Them Fear Me'

Don Hazen, AlterNet. February 8, 2011.

AlterNet speaks with Cenk Uygur, the newest addition to MSNBC's nightly lineup.

Olbermann's Ouster Increases Conservative Media Advantage in 2012

Franklin L. Johnson, Consortium News. February 6, 2011.

MSNBC's actions are setting the stage for a virtual conservative monopoly of the U.S. national political debate going into next year's election cycle.

Scahill and Olbermann on Blackwater: Murderous Crusaders for Christ

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 27, 2009.

Scary stuff.

Why It's Not Smart to Call Women Conservatives 'Whores'

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. November 2, 2009.

Conservative women should be strongly criticized. But using gendered language to attack them doesn't help progressives.

Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann Slam Fox News Propaganda About Their Meeting with Obama

AlterNetOctober 27, 2009.

The commentators point out that liberals could not get an invitation to meet with President Bush to save their lives, while Obama meets with liberals and conservatives.

Olbermann Slams "Corporate Truce"

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. August 4, 2009.

The NYT ran a piece alleging MSNBC and Fox made to make Olbermann and O'Reilly stop attacking each other.

Right-Wing Violence Will Continue, And Fox News Will Have to Answer For It

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. June 10, 2009.

Agitators like O'Reilly and Beck traffic in incendiary rhetoric and it's pretty obvious where it's leading to.

Former NSA Analyst: NSA 'Monitored All Communications' of Americans, Targeted Journalists

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. January 22, 2009.

"The National Security Agency had access to all Americans' communications -- faxes, phone calls, and their computer communications."

Why Rachel Maddow Getting Her Own Show Matters ... A Lot

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. August 20, 2008.

When you step back and consider Rachel's promotion in context ... the announcement isn't just heartening -- it's important.

Keith Olbermann Talks with Senator Jim Webb (D-VA)

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. July 3, 2008.

Olbermann scolds Bush for congratulating himself for Sen. Webb's new GI Bill.

Olbermann: Obama Makes a Play for Evangelical Support

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. July 2, 2008.

Interview with Rev. Barry Lynn of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.

What Happened to Scott McClellen?

Beta Tester, AlterNet. June 3, 2008.

Former White House Press Secretary reinvents himself with interviews on "Daily Show", ""Countdown with Keith Olbermann" and "Meet the Press".

Network Feud Fuels O'Reilly Attacks on GE, Olbermann

Mike Connery, AlterNet. May 19, 2008.

A TV-made political feud has morphed into a proxy battle between executives at the highest levels of Fox News and NBC.

Glenn Beck Claims Wal-Mart Made a "Deal With Terrorists" by Ending Its Lawsuit Against a Brain Damaged Employee

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. April 3, 2008.

The corporation was under no obligation whatsoever to sue the Shanks. It was a discretionary choice.

Olbermann Wages a "Nightly, Indefinite" War Against Wal-Mart for Suing Brain Damaged Employee

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. April 2, 2008.

Keith Olbermann says he will keep reminding people of “what they’re supporting when they go to Wal-Mart.

Keith Olbermann Presents the Commander-in-Chief Test [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet. March 31, 2008.

How often should the commander-in-chief joke about nuclear holocaust?

Obama Condemns His Pastor's Controversial Remarks, Right Wing Bloggers Unconvinced

Jeff Fecke, Shakesville. March 15, 2008.

Will the right wing make an issue of this in the fall? Of course, but they'll be blowing it ridiculously out of proportion.

Olbermann's Special Comment on Clinton and Ferraro: "This Is Not a Campaign Strategy, This Is a Suicide Pact" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet. March 12, 2008.

"This, Sen. Clinton, is your campaign, and it's your name. Grab the reins back from whoever has led you to this precipice, before it is too late."

Ferraro Fiasco: the Ex-VP Nominee Claims "They're Attacking Me Because I'm White"

Pachacutec, Firedoglake. March 12, 2008.

Daily Kos has uncovered a quote from 1988 where Ferraro made the same dismissive racial remark about Jesse Jackson.

NAFTA-Gate Shocker: Did Hillary's Camp Lie and Frame Obama?

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. March 7, 2008.

The Canadian Government says it was the Clinton campaign who told them not to worry about NAFTA, not Obama's.

Hillary Campaigns for John McCain, While Berating Barack

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. March 4, 2008.

Obama has never argued publicly that a leading GOP candidate brought a better background to the table than a leading Democratic candidate.

Olbermann Slams O'Reilly's Michelle Obama/"Lynching Party" Remark [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet. February 21, 2008.

In an ironic twist, Olbermann used the words of President Bush to excoriate O'Reilly's insensitive remark.