Matthew Rothschild

Matthew Rothschild is the editor of The Progressive magazine, which is one of the leading voices for peace and social justice in this country. Rothschild has appeared on Nightline, C-SPAN, The O'Reilly Factor, and NPR, and his newspaper commentaries have run in the Chicago Tribune, the L.A. Times, the Miami Herald, and a host of other newspapers. Rothschild is the host of "Progressive Radio," a syndicated half-hour weekly interview program. And he does a two-minute daily radio commentary, entitled "Progressive Point of View," which is also syndicated around the country.
Rothschild is the author of You Have No Rights: Stories of America in an Age of Repression (New Press, 2007). He also is the editor of Democracy in Print: The Best of The Progressive, 1909-2009 (University of Wisconsin Press, 2009).
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Obama’s Disastrous Debate »

By Matthew Rothschild, October 4, 2012

A sluggish and dull Obama was reduced to uttering clichés like “The genius of America is the free enterprise system.” What about the Bill of Rights? Or the separation of powers? We don’t need a Democrat to curtsy to capitalism. By Matthew Rothschildread more

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Debate Drinking Game »

By Matthew Rothschild, October 3, 2012

Tips for getting tipsy tonight.read more

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Barry Commoner, Visionary »

By Matthew Rothschild, October 2, 2012

When I heard that the great environmentalist Barry Commoner had died on Sunday at 95, I scurried through the back volumes of The Progressive to find an article he wrote more than four decades ago. By Matthew Rothschildread more

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Tammy Baldwin Is Surging »

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Feds Boost Digital Snooping Four-Fold in Five Years »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 28, 2012

They are “doing so without warrants, sufficient oversight, or meaningful accountability,” says the ACLU.read more

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Romney Wants to Waterboard Again: Bringing Torture Back »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 28, 2012

The neocons and Cheneyites are just biding their time, waiting for their opportunity to abuse power once more.read more

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Tommy Thompson Says He Wants to “Do Away with Medicaid and Medicare” »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 26, 2012

“Who better than me?” Thompson told a Tea Party crowd, after bragging about “finishing off” welfare.read more

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Obama at the U.N.: Pretty Words, Distorted Pictures, Veiled Threats »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 26, 2012

Violence, war, and the killing of innocents are OK when the United States engages in them, but not when others do?read more

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The Lesson of the NFL Scab Refs »

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Hey NFL, You Hire Scab Labor, You Get a Scab Product »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 25, 2012

The scab referees must have had one eye closed to make the original call on the field, and two eyes closed to make the call in the replay booth.read more

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Romney on 60 Minutes: Kiss the Safety Net Goodbye »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 24, 2012

In his 60 Minutes interview, Mitt Romney made clear that he’d pull the safety net apart.read more

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Paul Ryan Got What He Asked for at AARP: Boos. »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 21, 2012

They weren't buying the slop that he was selling.read more

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Bill McKibben: Go After the “Outlaw” Fossil Fuel Companies »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 20, 2012

“It is up to us to bring them to justice. They’ve got an awfully lot of money. And time is awfully short. But there are people all over the world ready to fight with us.”read more

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Ann Romney, Paul Ryan Spin Themselves Dizzy in Defending Romney »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 19, 2012

The new "Message: He Cares" is not an easy one to peddle.read more

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In Hedges Case, Crucial Court Ruling on NDAA Up in the Air »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 18, 2012

Executive power and the constitutionality of the National Defense Authorization Act hang in the balance.read more

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