The Left's Top 25 Journalists

From Jane Hamsher and Ezra Klein to Kos and Krugman, Tunku Varadarajan counts down the most influential left-wing journalists in the country.

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25. Jessica Valenti

Adam Joseph

24. David Rieff

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23. Eric Alterman

22. Deborah Solomon

21. Adam Moss

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20. Katrina vanden Heuvel

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19. Matthew Yglesias

18. Christiane Amanpour

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17. Jane Hamsher

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16. Franklin Foer

15. Ezra Klein

Lindsay Beyerstein

14. Thom Hartmann

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13. Steve Coll

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12. Joshua Micah Marshall

11. Rachel Maddow

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10. Jonathan Chait

9. Hendrik Hertzberg

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8. David Leonhardt

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7. Frank Rich

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6. Markos Moulitsas

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5. Fred Hiatt

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4. David Shipley

3. Arianna Huffington

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2. Paul Krugman

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1. Jon Stewart

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