August 11 2012
Paul Ryan’s Extreme Abortion Views
Mitt's VP pick is a known fiscal conservative, but his social ideology is at least as radical. Michelle Goldberg on Ryan's insinuations that women who choose abortion could be jailed.
August 10 2012
Christian Right Historian David Barton in Freefall Over ‘Jefferson Lies’
David Barton has been a hero to the right for claiming the founding fathers wanted a Christian nation. But now even his conservative peers are disowning his work.
April 7 2012
Wisconsin’s Repeal of Equal Pay Rights Adds to Battles for Women
Governor Scott Walker signed a repeal of his state’s workplace-discrimination law—the latest battleground over the issues that matter most to women.
April 4 2012
Why Conservative GOP Voters Aren’t Giving Up on Rick Santorum
The more the Republican establishment pushes Mitt Romney, the more alienated the religious right becomes. Why the party’s hard-core base isn’t coming around.
March 25 2012
Michelle Goldberg: The Case Against Liberal Despair
In the latest installment of our 'Op-Vid: Campaign 2012' video series, Michelle Goldberg issues a reality check and a history lesson to those liberal activists who now despair electoral politics, Obama and the squalid compromises of governing.
February 6 2012
Lila Rose- The Woman Who Sparked the Planned Parenthood Flap
The Planned Parenthood flap was a triumph for conservative mischief-maker Lila Rose. The woman who lit the fuse.
January 22 2012
Newt’s Winning Formula: He Does Scorn and Disgust Better Than Anyone
How did a hypocritical, erratic leader—a cosseted lobbyist masquerading as a scrappy insurgent—win in South Carolina? It’s all about Newt’s disdain.
November 29 2011
Evangelicals Flocking Toward Newt Gingrich
How the religious right is learning to love the adulterous, thrice-married former speaker.
October 25 2011
The Right’s Failed Protest Smear
Right-wing figures like Bill Kristol are pushing the idea that Occupy Wall Street is anti-Semitic to scare Jews and embarrass politicians like Obama, but the tactic is not gaining traction.
October 20 2011
Cain’s Abortion Blunder
As the GOP front-runner scrambles to recant his seemingly pro-choice rhetoric, Michelle Goldberg asks: Will social conservatives trust him now?
September 23 2011
Rick Perry’s Debate Fumble
The Texas governor is supposed to be a ruthless campaigner, but his performance was inarticulate and amateurish—in contrast to Romney’s smooth string of banalities, says Michelle Goldberg.
September 18 2011
Marry—or Else
Forced weddings and ‘honor’ killings aren’t just a developing-world issue. New research shows how it happens in England and the United States.
September 1 2011
Abortion Ruling Won’t Stop Perry
A Texas judge just blocked an onerous abortion law championed by Gov. Rick Perry—but that won’t keep him from pushing to reverse the 'tragedy' of 'Roe v. Wade' if he reaches the White House.
August 22 2011
Christian Group’s New Gay War
The conservative Charity Giveback Group secured ads from popular companies like Apple and Wells Fargo—until a grassroots effort slammed its antigay stance. Now the firm is fighting back.
August 22 2011
Christian Group’s New Gay War
The conservative Charity Giveback Group secured ads from popular companies like Apple and Wells Fargo—until a grassroots effort slammed its antigay stance. Now the firm is fighting back.
August 17 2011
The Liberals’ Tea Party
Green activist Van Jones was ousted by Obama administration early on. He’s back, launching a new progressive movement—and choking up about John McCain.
August 17 2011
A Christian Plot for Domination?
Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry aren't just devout—both have deep ties to a fringe fundamentalist movement known as Dominionism, which says Christians should rule the world.
July 24 2011
Norway Killer’s Hatred of Women
Anders Breivik used anger against women to cast himself as a crusader, believing feminism is destroying the West from the inside and creating space for Islamism, says Michelle Goldberg.
July 11 2011
Marcus Bachmann’s Gay ‘Cure’
A hidden-camera exposé proved that Michele Bachmann’s husband practices a controversial therapy aimed at turning gays straight. Michelle Goldberg on the fallout for 2012.
June 30 2011
Michelle on Democracy Now!
Watch Amy Goodman and Michelle Goldberg Deconstruct Michele Bachmann's GOP Presidential Bid
