Michael Moore is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and author. He directed and produced Roger & Me, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Sicko. He has also written seven books, most recently, Mike’s Election Guide 2008.
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What Happened to the Real Lou?
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Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Just how did a respected financial-news guru turn into an immigrant-hating, birther-supporting zealot? The Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove reports. Plus CNN's former CEO on "good Lou," "bad Lou" and why Ted Turner would never let Dobbs do what he is doing today.
Catering to Obama Haters
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Paul Campos is a professor of law at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Lunatic right-wing "birthers" have gotten a toehold on CNN and Fox News, and even the McCain campaign investigated their claims. Paul Campos on why the media kowtows to the far-right fringe.
Is Obama an American?
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John Avlon's new book Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America is available now by Beast Books both on the Web and in paperback. He is also the author of Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics. Previously, he served as chief speechwriter for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and was a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun.
Anti-Obama conspiracy theorists are gaining momentum with a new video clamoring for the president's birth certificate. John Avlon on how the roots of the "Birther" movement lie in the 2008 campaign.
The Obama Family 'Homecoming'
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Dayo Olopade is the Washington correspondent for TheRoot.com.
Ghana's new president described President Obama's trip there as a "homecoming," but it is Michelle who is really going back to her roots.
The Pure Greed of Obama's Phony Health-Care Reform
How Oscars Ruin a Marriage
Nicole LaPorte is a West Coast reporter for The Daily Beast. A former film reporter for Variety, she has also written for The New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Observer, and W.
The Courting of Christiane
Rebecca Dana is a senior correspondent for The Daily Beast. A former editor and reporter for the Wall Street Journal, she has also written for the New York Times, the New York Observer, Rolling Stone and Slate, among other publications.
15 Reasons to Watch TV This Spring
Jace Lacob is the writer/editor of Televisionary, a website devoted to television news, criticism, and interviews. Jace resides in Los Angeles. He is a contributor to several entertainment Web sites and can be found on Twitter and Facebook.
The '80s, Part II
Gina Piccalo spent a decade at the Los Angeles Times covering Hollywood. She's now a contributing writer for Los Angeles Magazine and her work has appeared in Elle, More and Emmy. She can be found at ginapiccalo.com.
