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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Anti-Abortion Crowd Blames Media, Tells Akin: Do Better PR. »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 21, 2012

Gary Bauer was apoplectic that anti-abortion politicians like Akin can’t get their script down.read more

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The Republican Party’s Problem with Rape and Incest »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 21, 2012

The callousness of this position is beyond belief, as anyone who has been victimized by rape or incest can testify.read more

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Todd Akin Puts Paul Ryan on the Spot »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 20, 2012

Akin’s Neanderthal comment puts Paul Ryan’s Neanderthal views on abortion in the spotlight.read more

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Paul Ryan: Amnesiac or Liar and Hypocrite? »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 17, 2012

Credibility is a non-renewable resource, and Paul Ryan’s is being rapidly depleted.read more

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The Third-Party Dilemma »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 2012 issue

Do you—do I—say no to Obama?read more

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The Koch-Adelson Ticket »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 15, 2012

Romney-Ryan is a ticket paid for by rightwing billionaires on behalf of rightwing billionaires and headed by rightwing millionaires who do their bidding.read more

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Ryan and Romney Want to Party Like It’s 1899 »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 14, 2012

They want to repeal not only the Great Society and the New Deal but the Progressive Era, as well.read more

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Paul Ryan, Snake Oil Salesman »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 13, 2012

Beware: He’s a better peddler of the myths of unbridled capitalism than Romney is.read more

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Paul Ryan, Snake Oil Salesman »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 13, 2012

Beware: He’s a better peddler of the myths of unbridled capitalism than Romney is.read more

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Victory for Anti-Nuclear Power Movement in the U.S. »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 10, 2012

The NRC bows to a federal court because it can’t adequately address the nuclear waste issue.read more

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Record Heat and Inaction Are on the Global Warming Check List »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 9, 2012

You might think this is a fluke year. It isn’t. It’s part of the trend scientists have been predicting.read more

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Romney Goes Racist on Welfare »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 8, 2012

He’s trying to reinforce the racist idea that Obama is not the President of the United States but the President of and for black America.read more

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The First Sikh Casualty and the Latest »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 7, 2012

The Oak Creek, Wisconsin, murders brought back the memory of Balbir Singh Sodhi.read more

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Take Nuclear Weapons Off of Hair-Trigger Alert »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 7, 2012

To honor those who died 67 years ago in Japan, we must march for nuclear disarmament.read more

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Chavis Carter Committed Suicide While Handcuffed in a Squad Car?!? »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 3, 2012

Too often in America, police are literally getting away with murder, especially when the victim is a young black man.read more

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